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Aspirin, rivaroxaban similarly effective at preventing VTE after total hip or total knee arthroplasty
The trial had a number of limitations, including inclusion of few patients at very high risk of a clot, but the results are still likely to be practice-changing, according to an accompanying editorial.
Prophylactic haloperidol not supported for reducing mortality in critically ill adults
The randomized trial compared thrice-daily prophylactic IV treatment of 1 mg haloperidol, 2 mg haloperidol, or placebo in patients staying in the ICU for at least a day.
CMS sepsis bundle may not improve survival, review finds
The authors expressed concern that basing hospital accreditation and reimbursement on use of SEP-1 interventions for all septic patients will transform unproven practices into universal care and potentially harm patients.
Frailty associated with readmission risk and postdischarge mortality in older surgical patients
Higher rates of readmission and death were seen in abdominal surgery patients deemed “vulnerable” by a frailty scale, as well as those meeting the full criteria for frailty.
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