Background Over the past 30 years, numerous studies have been performed that assess the efficacy of intraoperative music as an adjunctive means to regional and local anaesthesia to improve clinical outcomes. Despite an emerging body of evidence and growing adoption of music in surgical settings, the variety of interventions studied, and the heterogeneity of outcomes and outcome measurement tools…
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AHRQ Cross-Sectional Innovation to Improve Rural Postpartum Mental Health Challenge
AHRQ announces a competition to improve postpartum mental health care for rural American families.
Report Identifies Factors Linked to Culturally Appropriate HIV Testing
A survey from Thailand noted that there is room for growth in HIV testing and identified the factors associated with testing.
Trump has launched an all-out attack on the FDA. Will its integrity survive?
The Trump administration has repeatedly undercut the Food and Drug Administration, sparking fears that its long-term credibility is shot.
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The variability in how physicians think: a casebased diagnostic simulation exercise – PubMed
Objectives Little is known about how physician diagnostic thinking unfolds over time when evaluating patients. We designed a case-based simulation to understand how physicians reason, create differential diagnoses, and employ strategies to achieve a correct diagnosis. Methods Between June 2017 and A …
ChristianaCare Used AHRQ Resources to Reduce Blood Infections, Expedite Stroke Care
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The Cost of Speed: FDA Regulatory Flexibilities During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Examination of whether the FDA’s regulatory accommodations to the public health emergency are appropriate in a postpandemic world.
Complex relationship between low albumin level and poor outcome after lower extremity procedures for peripheral artery disease – PubMed
Low preoperative albumin levels are associated with in-hospital death, prolonged length of stay, and severe morbidity after open and endovascular lower extremity procedures. As the majority of lower extremity procedures are elective, serious consideration should be given to deferring elective proced …