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Influenza vaccination appears safe in hospitalized surgical patients

Patients who were admitted and discharged for surgery between Sept. 1 and March 31 from 2010-2013 and who were 6 months of age and older were included.

Model developed to predict mortality risk after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Data from 13,718 consecutive U.S. patients in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry were used to develop the model.

Study finds no difference between N95 masks, surgical masks in clinical settings

In this meta-analysis, outcomes from clinical studies were laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, influenza-like illness, and workplace absenteeism, while outcomes from surrogate exposure studies were filter penetration, face-seal leakage, and total inward leakage.

Health care-acquired infection rates falling, but vigilance remains necessary

The likelihood of health care-acquired infections caused by any of 6 resistant bacteria ranged from 12% in inpatient rehabilitation facilities to 29% in long-term acute care hospitals.

And the winner is …

ACP Hospitalist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.