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Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Scaffolds for Coronary Artery Disease.

N Engl J Med

November 2015

From Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.G.E.), the Christ Hospital, Heart and Vascular Center, Lindner Research Center, Cincinnati (D.J.K.), and Mercy St. Vincent's Medical Center, Toledo (A. Kini) - all in Ohio; Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN (D.C.M.); St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Liverpool, NY (R.P.C.); Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ (D.G.R.); Scripps Clinic, La Jolla (P.S.T.), and Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara (R.M., Z.Z., C.S.) - both in California; Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL (M.R.L.); Mount Sinai Medical Center (A. Kabour), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M., G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.) - all in New York; and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (J.J.P.).

Background: In patients with coronary artery disease who receive metallic drug-eluting coronary stents, adverse events such as late target-lesion failure may be related in part to the persistent presence of the metallic stent frame in the coronary-vessel wall. Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds have been developed to attempt to improve long-term outcomes.

Methods: In this large, multicenter, randomized trial, 2008 patients with stable or unstable angina were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive an everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular (Absorb) scaffold (1322 patients) or an everolimus-eluting cobalt-chromium (Xience) stent (686 patients).

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Case of antibiotic-associated diarrhea caused by Staphylococcus aureus enterocolitis.

Am J Health Syst Pharm

June 2015

Lisa M. Avery, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Associate Professor, Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY, and Clinical Pharmacist Infectious Diseases, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, NY. Matt Zempel is Pharm.D. student; and Erich Weiss is Pharm.D. student, Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. John Fisher College.

Purpose: A case of Staphylococcus aureus enterocolitis (SEC) misdiagnosed as toxin-negative Clostridium difficile is reported.

Summary: An 82-year-old white man weighing 50 kg (body mass index, 16.8 kg/m(2)) was transported from an assisted living facility to the emergency department with the chief complaints of weakness, nausea, and diarrhea for one week and one bright-red stool on the morning of admission.

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Impact of the combination of daptomycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole on clinical outcomes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

April 2015

Anti-Infective Research Laboratory, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA Department of Pharmacy Practice, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Complicated Staphylococcus aureus infections, including bacteremia, are often associated with treatment failures, prolonged hospital stays, and the emergence of resistance to primary and even secondary therapies. Daptomycin is commonly used as salvage therapy after vancomycin failure for the treatment of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections.

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Bupivacaine liposomal injection was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a local anesthetic for use in management of postsurgical pain in adults. When compared to placebo, bupivacaine liposomal decreases postoperative pain and opioid use. This review examines the efficacy of bupivacaine liposomal when compared to conventional bupivacaine ± epinephrine using published and unpublished data provided to the FDA by the manufacturer.

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Objective: To assess sublingual asenapine for acute agitation.

Method: Agitated adults 18-65 years (any diagnosis) presenting for treatment in an emergency department and found to have a score of ≥14 on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale-Excited Component (PANSS-EC) were randomized to receive either a single dose of a sublingual 10 mg tablet of asenapine or placebo. Primary outcome measure was change in the PANSS-EC score from baseline to 2 h after medication or placebo administration.

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Purpose: In a number of small studies focused on one or two sports, exercise and competitive level has been observed to favor attainment of higher bone mineral density (BMD) in otherwise healthy athletes. We analyzed merged data from 10 studies to determine the effects of competitive level on upper extremity BMD in female athletes across multiple sports.

Methods: This study is a meta-analysis of 10 articles reporting results of similar case-control and cross-sectional studies of BMD in female athletes and nonathletes reporting an effect of athletic participation level.

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End-of-life issues affect everyone at some time. Individuals with chronic illness need to face these issues earlier to ensure their wishes are carried out. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 5 have only three options: dialysis in its various forms, renal transplant, or death.

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Utilization of the Iowa Model of evidence-based practice (EBP) helps to facilitate change in nursing care. This was observed when an alteration in pain-rating assessment scales needed to be implemented at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY Research showed that the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) was psychometrically sound in assessing pain in the nonverbal (unconscious, unresponsive, and sedated) intensive care unit patient population.

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Vitamin D and pelvic floor disorders in women: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Obstet Gynecol

April 2010

From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Gynecology and Urogynecology Center, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York; Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in women with pelvic floor disorders and to evaluate possible associations between vitamin D levels and pelvic floor disorders.

Methods: Using 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of nonpregnant women older than 20 years of age with data on both pelvic floor disorders and vitamin D measurements (n=1,881). Vitamin D levels lower than 30 ng/mL were considered insufficient.

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Health care providers' opinions can influence how parents place their infant to sleep. Neonatal nurses can improve how they teach and model safe infant sleep practices to parents. To increase neonatal nurses' knowledge, a sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) prevention program was implemented.

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Purpose: To describe and explore the experiences that contribute to the construction of professional identity in hospital nurses 1 to 3 years postgraduation from nursing school.

Methodology: This qualitative study used in-depth interviewing and open-ended questions with a semistructured format. All interviews were audiotaped and transcribed.

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Unlabelled: Infants requiring neonatal intensive care are often placed prone during their acute illness. After hospital discharge the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends supine sleep position to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Little is known about nursing knowledge and practice regarding best sleep positions for infants as they transition from neonatal intensive care to home.

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A review and synthesis of recently published literature regarding lower respiratory infections in athletes was conducted. Diagnosis and treatment of common etiologies, specifically acute bronchitis, pneumonia, and influenza, are examined and discussed. In addition, potential complications, including spontaneous pneumothorax, bronchiectasis, hemoptysis, and acute respiratory failure that may result from inadequate diagnosis and treatment, are addressed.

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Research can be defined as a process that systematically investigates a situation with the objective of expanding the existing knowledge of a profession. Research asks the question "Does what we do as nurses help or hinder?" The purpose of this article is to provide a brief history of nursing research and to review basic research methods. In addition, examples of potential research projects focused in the perianesthesia practice arena will be explored.

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The psychiatric nurse can play a vital role on a palliative care team. Psychiatric nurses can work with patients to sort out the intense and conflicting feelings that affect patients and their families facing terminal illness and death. Patients can be guided through "life reviews," or nurses can craft interventions to reduce patient anxiety, assist with pain management, or promote physical and psychological comfort.

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