A new approach to assessing patients with disorders of consciousness

In intensive care units, some patients who appear unconscious occupy a gray zone in their relationship to the world. To ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Patient-Centered Outcome Assessment May Lead to Different Conclusions and Different Treatment Decisions

Most illnesses today are measured in terms of their effects on daily activities, but who do not always consider the outcomes based on the patient's perspectives. Many clinical studies instead apply ...
Healio

Patient psychology matters: Lessons learned from the MOON Shoulder Group

Kuhn, MD, MS, discussed lessons learned on shoulder instability from the Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network Shoulder ...
DrBicuspid

Philips introduces online risk assessment program

At the recent Yankee Dental Congress in Boston, Philips introduced a new, free, online patient risk assessment tool called CARE (Customized Assessment and Risk Evaluator) to aid dental professionals ...
Firehouse

Simplifying Prehospital Agitation Management with the Sedation Assessment Tool

Janine E. Curcio and Dr. Robert Lowe provide a seven-point scale based on speech and responsiveness to decide whether or not to use sedation for an agitated patient. Managing an agitated or aggressive ...
GEN

Assessment of NAb Levels in MS Patients

New Assay Evaluates Neutralizing Anti-IFN-β in Individuals Afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis Groundbreaking news concerning multiple sclerosis (MS) appeared in the mainstream media earlier this year ...
MedPage Today

Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests

Diagnostic errors among hospitalized adults who died or were transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) were fairly common, a retrospective cohort study suggested. In a random sample of over 2,400 ...