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Elevated BAR Signals Poor Prognosis in Patients With CKD Admitted to ICU

Physician's Weekly

The study investigated the association between BAR and 28-day mortality risk in 4,625 adult patients from the publicly available Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV database, which included health records for patients in the ICU at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center between 2008 and 2022. By tertile, mortality rates were 14.6%

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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

As chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation, Dr. Bridges oversees coordination of national clinical quality care programs across Kaiser Permanente for its 12.6 Dr. Bridges joined SCPMG in 2008. million members.

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Exploring the Use of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Anxiolysis and Minimal Sedation

PEMBlog

Dexmedetomidine: a review of clinical applications. 2008 Aug;21(4):457-61. What is Dexmedetomidine? Dexmedetomidine, often known by its brand name Precedex, is a fascinating medication. It’s a highly selective central alpha-2 agonist that’s able to induce a state of sedation that closely mimics natural sleep. Plus, it’s versatile!

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FDA Cracks Down on ClinicalTrials.gov Reporting Failures

FDA Law Blog

On April 28, FDA issued its first Notice of Noncompliance for failure to submit required clinical trial results information to ClinicalTrials.gov. The ClinicalTrials.gov database is a public database of clinical studies administered by the U.S. The ClinicalTrials.gov database was launched more than 10 years ago in 2008.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

Which patients are eligible to go to an ACE unit? What are the benefits of an ACE unit? If ACE units are so great, why are they not so common? . What does the future look like for ACE units and how does it differ (if at all) from Age Friendly Health Systems? But before we do, do you have a song request? I think Kellie, do you have it? Alex: Yeah.

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FDA Cracks Down on ClinicalTrials.gov Reporting Failures

FDA Law Blog

Butler — On April 28, FDA issued its first Notice of Noncompliance for failure to submit required clinical trial results information to ClinicalTrials.gov. The ClinicalTrials.gov database is a public database of clinical studies administered by the U.S. The ClinicalTrials.gov database was launched more than 10 years ago in 2008.

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Telemedicine and the Prescribing of Controlled Substances After the End of The Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency: DEA Announces Two Significant Proposed Rules: Read the Summary Below, But Learn All the Details and More at HPM’s Webinar on March 23, 2023 (Details Forthcoming….)

FDA Law Blog

Palmer — The 2008 Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act placed strict limits on online prescribing or the use of telemedicine encounters to prescribe controlled substances. By Karla L. 829(e); and 2) the modified registration requirement for online pharmacies. 21 U.S.C. § 21 U.S.C. § 802(54)(D)(i).