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May 25, 2022
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VIDEO: New technique helps reduce infections with buttonhole access

VIDEO: New technique helps reduce infections with buttonhole access

FORT WORTH, Texas— In this video from the American Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Symposium, Peggy Bushey, BSN, RN, CDN, talks about a new technique to reduce access-related blood stream infections.

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April 18, 2022
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AAOS issues guideline for surgical site infection prevention after major extremity trauma

AAOS issues guideline for surgical site infection prevention after major extremity trauma

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons released a clinical practice guideline and appropriate use criteria to help clinicians prevent surgical site infection in adults with major extremity trauma, according to a press release.

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January 19, 2022
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Biden administration announces plan to distribute 400 million free N95 masks

Biden administration announces plan to distribute 400 million free N95 masks

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a plan to distribute 400 million N95 masks from the Strategic National Stockpile and make them available for free at tens of thousands of pharmacies and health centers in the U.S.

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November 06, 2021
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Standardized, evidence-based strategies might reduce peritoneal dialysis infections

Implementing evidence-based prevention practices across the nephrology community may be a solution to limiting peritoneal dialysis infections, according to a speaker at ASN Kidney Week.

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July 01, 2021
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Pandemic-themed escape room improves infection control adherence among hospital staff

Pandemic-themed escape room improves infection control adherence among hospital staff

A pandemic-themed escape room increased staff adherence to infection prevention and control measures in a Texas health care system, researchers reported at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology meeting.

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June 15, 2021
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Top in ID: Persistent COVID-19 symptoms, RCT assesses transmission risk

Top in ID: Persistent COVID-19 symptoms, RCT assesses transmission risk

Researchers found that most patients recovering from COVID-19 had at least one persistent symptom, the most common being shortness of breath or dyspnea, exhaustion or fatigue and sleep disorders, according to an analysis of 45 studies.

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April 29, 2020
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Ophthalmic societies develop guidelines to reopen ASCs

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society developed and released a checklist to resume ASC operations for patients who deferred ophthalmic care due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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