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England Health Agency: Transobturator slings should not be offered routinely

lukej January 5, 2024 No Comments

English Health Authorities after a lengthy appraisal of the transobturator slings used in the surgical management of SUI wrote damning assessment English Health Authorities after a lengthy appraisal of the…

Spinal Epidural Abscess: Red Flag Warning Signs, the ‘Classic Triad’

lukej January 2, 2024 No Comments

Investigating cases of neurological loss from spinal epidural abscesses in patients who were previously discharged from care centers without diagnostic testing. Neurological deficits are considered the last presenting factor of…

Stroke Management During the Global Pandemic Should Not be Compromised

lukej December 29, 2023 No Comments

COVID-19 has caused significant logistical issues for hospitals from the initial “stroke alert.” The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has caused significant logistical issues for hospitals from the initial “stroke…

Neonatal Sepsis in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: PICC Lines

lukej December 10, 2023 No Comments

Obsolete technology poses risks for infant sepsis, safer technology exists that reduces the risk of blood clots and infection. “This large cohort study suggests that neonatal infections among extremely low-birth-weight…

Acute Vertigo and Nausea: Basilar Stroke…Please Go To ER

lukej December 9, 2023 No Comments

Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) leads to a catastrophic stroke syndrome that…carries a risk between 40-80 percent death and severe disability. Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) leads to a catastrophic stroke syndrome…

Malnutrition in Patients with Decubitus Ulcers, Early Treatment Necessary

lukej December 8, 2023 No Comments

“There must be no delay in treating malnutrition in patients with deep Grade III or Grade IV decubitus ulcers as the body needs to be in ‘positive nitrogen balance’ to…

Bad News for Women: “The Altis Sling…Performance is Consistent with…Predicate Devices”

lukej December 5, 2023 No Comments

Does the Altis sling, like other mini-slings, reduce the risk of obturator and pudendal neuralgia when compared to TVT-O or TOTs? Coloplast sponsored an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for the…

Red Flag Warning: Subacute and Acute Cauda Equina Syndrome

lukej December 4, 2023 No Comments

In practice, many patients with CES have presentations that are chronic or subacute that are indolent and often overlooked by careless medical providers. Acute cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a…

Neonates and Sepsis: Safer PICC Line Technology Available

lukej December 4, 2023 No Comments

Older PICC lines and central lines are unreasonably dangerous as they cause avoidable injuries “The current National Healthcare Safety Network benchmark for central line-associated bloodstream infections in the NICU ……

Vasoconstrictor Agents in Sepsis: Cause or Effect for Bedsore/Decubitus Ulcers

lukej November 27, 2023 No Comments

Vasoconstrictor agent administration raised the risk of pressure injuries in critical care patients by nearly twofold. “Vasoconstrictor agent administration raised the risk of pressure injuries in critical care patients by…

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