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Drugs associated with fractures continued in patients who had fragility fractures
Approximately 7% of patients discontinued fracture-risk drugs after a hip, shoulder, or wrist fracture, but about an equal percentage started a drug in the category after the fracture.
Antibiotic duration excessive in hospitalized VA patients with CAP and HCAP
Pneumonia patients spent a median of 4 days on inpatient IV antibiotics, 1 day on inpatient oral, and 6 days on outpatient oral.
Anemia, low hemoglobin linked to increased mortality up to 1 year after stroke, study finds
British researchers studied 8,013 patients hospitalized with acute stroke as well as conducting a systematic review of 20 studies that evaluated the impact of anemia and hemoglobin levels on stroke.
Frailty may help predict outcomes after cardiac surgery in older adults
The authors recommended that clinicians should try to classify patients preoperatively into 3 groups: extreme risk, high risk, and low risk.
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