23Jan/13

Medicare Patients with Heart Failure, Attack, Pneumonia Return to Hospital for … – SeniorJournal.com

January 23, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Medicare Patients with Heart Failure, Attack, Pneumonia Return to Hospital for …
SeniorJournal.com
Jan. 23, 2013 – Among approximately 3 million Medicare patients hospitalized for heart failure, heart attack, or pneumonia, re-admissions were frequent throughout the 30 days following the hospitalization, and resulted from a wide variety of diagnoses …
20 Statistics on Hospital ReadmissionsBecker’s Hospital Review
Medicare Readmissions Common, Diagnoses NewMedPage Today
Spectrum of 30-day readmission risks seen after HF, acute MI hospitalizationsTheHeart.Org
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23Jan/13

Intense Diuresis Plan Promising in Heart Failure – MedPage Today

January 23, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Intense Diuresis Plan Promising in Heart FailureMedPage TodayA diuretic protocol designed to allow rapid real-time assessment and adjustment of treatment for acute heart failure patients showed gains, but also potential losses, according to an observat…

23Jan/13

New Guidelines Issued for MCS Device Use in Heart Failure – Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

January 23, 2013Organ Failureadmin

New Guidelines Issued for MCS Device Use in Heart Failure
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
(HealthDay News) – The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation has developed practice guidelines on the use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices in the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure; the guidelines have …

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23Jan/13

Acute Kidney Injury Risk Linked to Adiposity – Renal and Urology News

January 23, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Acute Kidney Injury Risk Linked to Adiposity
Renal and Urology News
PUERTO RICO—Excessive body fat in trauma patients as quantified using computed tomography (CT) scans may be associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), data suggest. In a prospective study of 49 trauma patients presented at the …

23Jan/13

Risk Factors for ICU-Treated Acute Kidney Injury Identified – Renal and Urology News

January 23, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Risk Factors for ICU-Treated Acute Kidney Injury IdentifiedRenal and Urology NewsRisk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) include hypovolemia, use of diuretics, and the presence of chronic kidney diseas…

23Jan/13

Comparison of RIFLE with and without urine output criteria for acute kidney … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

January 23, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Comparison of RIFLE with and without urine output criteria for acute kidney …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Comparison of RIFLE with and without urine output criteria for acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a task still not concluded…

23Jan/13

Hypertension during pregnancy ups risk of chronic kidney disease – Daily News & Analysis

January 23, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Hypertension during pregnancy ups risk of chronic kidney disease
Daily News & Analysis
A study has found that women with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy are at higher risk of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease compared with women without the disorders. Hypertensive disorders such as gestational hypertension and …

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23Jan/13

Hypertension during pregnancy ups risk of chronic kidney disease – Newstrack India

January 23, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Hypertension during pregnancy ups risk of chronic kidney diseaseNewstrack IndiaWashington, January 23(ANI): A study has found that women with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy are at higher risk of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disea…

22Jan/13

Chronic heart failure treatment, Inspra (eplerenone), accepted for use within … – News-Medical.net

January 22, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Chronic heart failure treatment, Inspra (eplerenone), accepted for use within …News-Medical.netInspra (eplerenone) has now been accepted by the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) for use in adult patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) NYHA…

22Jan/13

Fibroblast growth factor 23 is associated with carotid artery calcification in … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

January 22, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Fibroblast growth factor 23 is associated with carotid artery calcification in …7thSpace Interactive (press release)The present study aimed to clarify the relationship between FGF23 and CAAC in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who were not …

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