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Deconstructing the Veterans Affairs MRSA prevention bundle.
During the 1970s and 1980s, methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) became endemic in hospitals worldwide [1]. By 2007, a large-scale epidemiological study determined that 94 000 cases of invasive MRSA disease and 19 000 MRSA-related in-hospital deaths occurred annually in the United States [2]. Using these estimates, an editorial suggested that the burden of MRSA deaths exceeded that...
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A core mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Epidemiologic Research and Information Centers (ERICs) is to contribute to knowledge on the frequency and causes of health conditions and their outcomes in U.S. veterans. The Seattle ERIC selected the growing burden of diabetes in veterans as a priority area and with our colleagues prepared this supplement. Our goals are 1) to provide an...
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Purpose: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has provided transgender transition-related care to veterans since 2011. However, little is known about the experiences of transgender veteran patients accessing transgender transition-related healthcare at Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics since the establishment of this care. The purpose of this study was to explore transgender veterans' experienc...
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At laboratory and clinical levels, therapeutic hypothermia has been shown to improve neurologic outcomes and mortality following cardiac arrest. We reviewed each cardiac arrest in our community-based Veterans Affairs Medical Center over a three-year period. The majority of cases were in-hospital arrests associated with initial pulseless electrical activity or asystole. Of a total of 100 patient...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Care
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0025-7079
DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000781