Saturday, January 10, 2009

Chances Of Surviving Cardiac Arrest Depend On Where Patients Are Treated

Chances Of Surviving Cardiac Arrest Depend On Where Patients Are Treated
Efforts to fight the toll of cardiac arrest have typically focused on pre-hospital factors -- bystander CPR education and improvement, public defibrillation programs, and quicker EMS response. But new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine reveals that the hospital where patients are cared for after being resuscitated plays a key role in their chances of survival following these incidents, which takes the lives of more than 300,000 Americans each year.

Significance Of LVI In TURBT And Cystectomy Specimens On Survival Of Patients With Urothelial Bladder Cancer
UroToday.com - Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in urothelial cancer has recently gained interest in the urology community. Several papers have been published emphasizing the poor prognostic significance of this finding both on TURBT (transurethral resection of bladder tumor) and cystectomy specimens.

Significance Of LVI In TURBT And Cystectomy Specimens On Survival Of Patients With Urothelial Bladder Cancer

Significance Of LVI In TURBT And Cystectomy Specimens On Survival Of Patients With Urothelial Bladder Cancer
UroToday.com - Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in urothelial cancer has recently gained interest in the urology community. Several papers have been published emphasizing the poor prognostic significance of this finding both on TURBT (transurethral resection of bladder tumor) and cystectomy specimens.

Adherence To AAP Practice Guidelines For Urinary Tract Infections At Our Teaching Institution
UroToday.com - A study by Dr. Lopa Shah et al. evaluated the adherence to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) practice guidelines for urinary tract infections (UTI). The AAP developed guidelines to better direct clinicians in the workup. This retrospective study evaluated the uniformity of adherence to these guidelines. A total of 104 charts were reviewed, and data were collected based on the parameters outlined by the AAP.

Healthcare Commission Finds Substantial Improvement In Infection Control At Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
The Healthcare Commission welcomed substantial improvements in infection control at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust since an investigation by the watchdog in 2007 identified serious failings. An estimated 90 people definitely or probably died as a result of Clostridium difficile, during two outbreaks of the infection at the trust in 2005 and 2006. It is estimated that a further 30 patients definitely or probably died of C. difficile between April 2004 and September 2005.

Evaluation Of The Safety And Efficacy Of Sildenafil Citrate For Erectile Dysfunction In Men With Multiple Sclerosis
UroToday.com - The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS)-emergent erectile dysfunction (ED) is still matter of debate, since both organic and psychological factors have been implicated. There is an association between sexual dysfunction (SD) and destructive lesions in the pons, in MS patients. Central and peripheral nerves systems play a key role in the erectile process. The innervation of the penis is both autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic) and somatic (sensory and motor).

Continued Increase In Measles Cases, UK
1, 217 cases of confirmed measles have been reported to the Health Protection Agency up to the end of November 2008. Dr Mary Ramsay, an immunisation expert at the Health Protection Agency, said: "We are still seeing a continued increase in measles cases across England and Wales. This rise is due to relatively low MMR vaccine uptake over the past decade and there are now a large number of children who are not fully protected with MMR.