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AI algorithms predict mortality after traumatic brain injury
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
Editor’s Note Two artificial intelligence-based algorithms predicted the probability of a patient dying in the ICU within 30 days of traumatic brain injury with accuracies up to 81% and 84%, in this study from Finland. The first algorithm is based on objective monitor data, and the second one includes data on the level of consciousness. […]
READ MOREFDA: B. Braun recalls blood administration sets
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
Editor’s Note The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on November 26 announced a voluntary recall by B. Braun Medical (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) of 22 lots of blood administration sets. The recall was initiated because of the potential for leakage at the joint between the blood filters and tubing. This could force healthcare providers to connect a […]
READ MOREData-use practices linked to successful implementation of ERPs
Monday, December 2nd, 2019
Editor’s Note In this study, the most important data-use practice associated with successful implementation of enhanced recovery pathways (ERPs) was data feedback to frontline providers of process and outcome measures. Of 140 hospitals analyzed, 52% reported previous ERP implementation, with wide variations in data-use practices. Feedback of process and outcome measure data was performed by […]
READ MOREFDA approves first system for insertion of ear tubes with local anesthesia
Monday, December 2nd, 2019
Editor’s Note The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on November 25 approved a new system for the delivery of tympanostomy tubes into the eardrums of young children without using general anesthesia. The Tubes Under Local Anesthesia (Tula) System (Tusker Medical, Menlo Park, California) is the first ear tube delivery system that can be performed using […]
READ MOREHospital-based care coordination strategies linked to CMS star ratings
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
Editor’s Note Care coordination strategies were found to be associated with high overall hospital quality star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in this study. A total of 710 general acute care noncritical access hospitals that received star ratings and responded to the 2015 American Hospital Association Care Systems and Payment […]
READ MOREAutomated software app reduces perioperative controlled substance discrepancies
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
Editor’s Note In this study, a software app that tracks perioperative controlled substance use and is integrated into the electronic health and pharmacy records and database systems was associated with a decrease in management errors. This analysis includes data on missing controlled substance medications, controlled substance kits, and witness return signatures for 54,302 surgical cases requiring anesthesia services […]
READ MOREJoint Commission announces update of book on building new, updating facilities
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
Editor’s Note The Joint Commission on November 20 announced an update to the book, “Planning, Design, and Construction of Health Care Facilities,” which was developed in partnership with the American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health (AIA/AAH). This 4th edition includes: Eight new case studies that highlight design challenges, such as designing hybrid operating […]
READ MOREFDA updates device failure linked to Getinge’s Maquet/Datascope Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
Editor’s Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 19 updated the device failure associated with Getinge’s Maquet/Datascope Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps (IABPs) in a letter to health care providers. Since 2017, the FDA has received more than 75 reports of the IABPs shutting down while running on battery. Five of the reports describe three […]
READ MOREAI evaluation of ECGs predicts irregular heart rhythm, death risk
Monday, November 18th, 2019
Editor’s Note Artificial intelligence (AI) was able to predict which patients were likely to develop an irregular heart rhythm, even when physicians interpreted results as normal, and identified patients at increased risk of dying of any cause within 1 year, in this study presented November 16 at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019 in […]
READ MOREFDA clears first duodenoscope with disposable elevator component
Monday, November 18th, 2019
Editor’s Note The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on November 15 announced that it had cleared for marketing in the US the first duodenoscope with a sterile, disposable elevator component. The clearance of the Pentax Medical Video ED34-i10T2 duodenoscope represents a major step toward lowering the risk of infection in patients having procedures with these […]
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