Birth Centers and the Increased Risk of Adverse Neonatal Outcomes
“Birth Centers are popping up all over the place … despite the data on adverse neonatal outcomes. This is simply [...]
Tele-ICU MDs and Traditional Care Show Similar Outcomes in ICU Length of Stay
“Daily multidisciplinary rounds conducted by a board-certified intensivist through telemedicine did not reduce ICU LOS in critically ill adult patients,” [...]
Complications of Physical and Chemical Restraint in Hospitals
“Complications of restraints include documented falls, decubitus ulcers, fractures, and death," states John Ellis Agens, MD, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics. Dr. [...]
Phasix Mesh, the Safer Alternative Design for Mesh Augmented Hernia Repair
“Phasix Mesh and P4HB Plug demonstrated significant mechanical strength compared to the native abdominal wall, despite significant material resorption over [...]
Septic Shock from Infected Decubitus Ulcer and PICC lines: Critical Illness Polyneuropathy
“If patients survive, those with mild polyneuropathy may recover within weeks and those with more severe forms within months. Unusually [...]
Vigna Law Group: Brown-Sequard Syndrome Not a Common Diagnosis in Trauma
“It has been estimated it (Brown-Sequard Syndrome) has been estimated to constitute 1%-4% of traumatic spinal cord injury," states Dr. [...]
Kindred, Vibra, and Cornerstone LTACs Hit with Ineffective Care Lawsuit: Decubitus Ulcers
“We describe treatments and outcomes of hospitalized patients with decubitus ulcer-related osteomyelitis who did not undergo surgical reconstruction or coverage [...]
Progesterone ‘Hormone of Pregnancy’ and ‘Hormone of Meningioma’
“Progesterone blood levels increase throughout pregnancy, peaking during the last 4 weeks of gestation and decreasing after labor and placental [...]
PICC lines, Sepsis and Septic Shock
“More than 20% of hospitalizations for sepsis among U.S. adults occur in patients with cancer, and the incidence of sepsis [...]
Select Specialty Hospital-Columbus South Hit with “Never Event” Lawsuit
“Among patients with decubitus-related osteomyelitis who did not undergo myocutaneous flapping, outcomes were generally poor regardless of treatment, and not [...]
Study: Grim Prognosis for Those with Pelvic Decubitus Ulcers Who Are Not Offered Flaps
“We describe treatments and outcomes of hospitalized patients with decubitus ulcer-related osteomyelitis who did not undergo surgical reconstruction or coverage… [...]
Meningioma Subtotal Resection/Reoccurrence: Radiation versus Observation versus Re-resection
“These findings indicate that for patients with benign meningioma desiring to avoid the high stroke risk of fractionated proton-photon RT [...]