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Positioning patients sitting up or lying flat doesn't affect stroke outcomes, study finds
The results suggest that any modification of cerebral blood flow that may have occurred as a result of head positioning was insufficient to reduce the neurologic deficit associated with acute stroke, the study authors said.
Statins associated with reduced risk of delirium in ICU study
The retrospective study found that the delirium rate in patients on statins, including atorvastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin, was about half (or even less) than that of patients not on statins.
Antibiotic stewardship programs reduce incidence of C. difficile, multidrug-resistant infections, review finds
The systematic review also found that antibiotic stewardship programs were significantly more effective when implemented along with infection control measures.
Hospital revisits, admissions appear common after observation stays in Medicare beneficiaries
From 2006 to 2011, an increase was seen in revisit rates after ED treatment-and-discharge stays, repeated observation stays, and any hospital revisit, the retrospective study found.
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