Jonathan Sackier, MD, a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia, discusses the steps needed to reduce the incidence of catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI).…
Jonathan Sackier, MD, a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia, discusses the complicated issue of calculating the cost of catheter related blood stream infections. (CRBSI).…
Jonathan Sackier, MD, a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia, discusses the incidence and costs of catheter related blood stream infections (CRBSI) in hospitals in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The percentage of cardiac surgery patients given blood transfusions varies widely from center to center, but a conservative use of transfusions is not…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with age-related macular degeneration treated with the anti-VEGF monoclonal antibodies bevacizumab and ranibizumab do not have any higher rates of mortality, MI…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Mortality in acute coronary syndromes is no lower among those taking aspirin before the event than in non-aspirin users. This apparent “aspirin paradox”…
Jonathan Sackier, MD, a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia, discusses the ongoing problem of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections in hospitals in the United…
Jeff Donnell, President of NoMoreClipboard speaks about the impact of Personal Health Records on doctor-patient communication, patient adherence, decreased medical costs, and improved health outcomes. Jeff Donnell will…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes in patients with acute MI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are better with increasing levels of LDL cholesterol, a Korean group reports. However,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of developing symptomatic deep vein thrombosis with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is associated with the size of the catheter,…