United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends the following as guidelines for imaging and transfusion in trauma: Key Recommendations Use CT early and liberally in adults with major trauma, even omitting plain films and the focused…
Read MoreA study was executed to decipher the best cut-off point for a positive Allen’s test. Ninety-three hands of 47 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery were screened. The average age of the patients was 63.3 years. Independent observers examined these…
Read MoreThe key points of dual antiplatelet therapy are that there is NO mortality benefit for DAPT vs ASA alone; there is a small but significant decrease in coronary stent thrombosis and major adverse cardiac events, but there is also an…
Read MoreRisk for postoperative adverse cardiovascular events was especially high during the first 9 months after stroke. If possible, you should wait at least 9 months and preferably 12 months after an ischemic stroke to undergo elective non cardiac surgery. Stroke…
Read MoreChicago was a great location to host a Hospital Procedures Consultants Conference! I was looking forward to visiting Chicago for my first time. The Chicago weather was superb both during the day and at night. Chicago’s food scene is one…
Read MoreMy second Hospital Procedures Consultants Conference took place in Denver, Colorado! I was very excited to visit Denver, as it was my first time to the city. Denver was beautiful in June. The day time weather was warm with plenty…
Read MoreI could not have asked for a better location than San Francisco to take part in my very first Hospital Procedures Consultants Conference! To be honest, I was a bit nervous to be the newest Event Secretary. I accepted the…
Read MoreWhat better place to travel in the start of summer than beautiful and sunny San Diego? The beginning of the trip was shadowed by a bit of notorious Southern California June gloom, but by the afternoon the sun was shining…
Read MoreHospital Procedures Consultants made a successful showing at The Society of Hospital Medicine 2012 conference in San Diego between April 2-4. Our booth offered clinicians free training in ultrasound-guided central line placement which was a smashing success. There was tremendous interest…
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