Invasive MRSA Infections Declining in Dialysis Population
Incidence rates decreased from 6.5 cases per 100 dialysis patients in 2005 to 4.4 cases per 100 dialysis patients in 2010.
Incidence rates decreased from 6.5 cases per 100 dialysis patients in 2005 to 4.4 cases per 100 dialysis patients in 2010.
Only 21% of urologists and radiation oncologists recommend this management strategy for patients with low-risk prostate cancer.
Researchers noted that their study results demonstrate “the importance of leadership in promoting a work environment in which employees feel it is safe to reveal performance errors.”
Researchers speculate that children with chronic conditions stay in the hospital longer or require more complicated treatments.
The court held that the law, which was enacted in 1988, is still an adequate remedy despite the fact that the sum of money is not worth as much as it had been close to a quarter of a century earlier.
Focusing on nephrology patients who become pregnant may seem to be a niche business, but as specialist Madeleine Pahl, MD, tells Renal & Urology News, this population is increasing.
Confirming earlier researchers, new study shows that cardiovascular event risk is greater with higher daily doses.
Each 5 mm increase is associated with a 17% decreased risk.
Treatment with the drug used in combination with prednisone resulted in significant delays in most measures of pain progression and functional decline.
A recently published study examined the effect of allowing patients open electronic access to the visit notes of their primary care physicians (PCPs).