Health
Excessive ICU noise may harm patients
New research shows that overnight noise levels in the medical ICU (MICU) often exceed recommended levels, which could potentially lead to worse outcomes.
Oct 22, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chest band may relieve a chronic cough
A soft, extendible band fitted around the chest may help to relieve cough in patients with persistent dry cough.
Oct 22, 2012
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Health
24-hour ICU in-house staff intensivist improves mortality and decreases length of stay
The implementation of a 24-h ICU in-house staff intensivist coverage was associated with improved mortality rates and reduced length of stay, along with quicker decision-making and a positive trend in quality of end-of-life ...
Oct 22, 2012
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Other
Trainee presence during endobronchial ultrasound increases complications
The presence of a trainee during endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) may have negative implications, including increased procedure time and complications.
Oct 22, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New findings highlight the challenges of managing blood clotting in cancer patients
New findings that highlight the challenges of managing thromboembolic events in patients being treated for cancer were released at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna.
Oct 1, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers
New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.
May 20, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Low-dose CT screening may benefit individuals at increased risk for lung cancer
Peter B. Bach, M.D., of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to examine the evidence regarding the benefits and harms of low-dose computerized tomography (LDCT) ...
May 20, 2012
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Cardiology
ED chest pain units and physician discretion may lower stress test use
Rhode Island Hospital physicians report that managing chest pain patients within an emergency department chest pain unit by both emergency medicine staff and cardiologists is safe and effective and may lower the use of stress ...
Mar 26, 2012
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Cardiology
Non-invasive scans accurately predict 30-day risk for patients with chest pain
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) -- a non-invasive way to look inside arteries that supply blood to the heart -- can quickly and reliably determine which patients complaining of chest pain at an emergency department can safely ...
Mar 26, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New guidelines developed for improved deep venous thrombosis diagnosis
A researcher at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City is part of a select panel of international experts to help develop new evidence-based clinical guidelines used by physicians worldwide for the diagnosis and treatment ...
Feb 14, 2012
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