The impact of preoperative biliary drainage on postoperative healthcare-associated infections and clinical outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy: a ten-year retrospective analysis | BMC Infectious Diseases

The impact of preoperative biliary drainage on postoperative healthcare-associated infections and clinical outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy: a ten-year retrospective analysis | BMC Infectious Diseases

Gerstenhaber F, Grossman J, Lubezky N, Itzkowitz E, Nachmany I, Sever R, et al. Pancreaticoduodenectomy in…

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Using spectral characterization to identify healthcare-associated infection (HAI) patients for clinical contact precaution

Using spectral characterization to identify healthcare-associated infection (HAI) patients for clinical contact precaution

Kallen, A. J. et al. Health care-associated invasive mrsa infections, 2005–2008. JAMA 304, 641–647 (2010). ADS …

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How integrating AI and clinical decision support systems can help in the ER

How integrating AI and clinical decision support systems can help in the ER

Deployment of artificial intelligence for point-of-care clinical decision support is in its nascency. Despite the media…

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What Role Does the EHR Play in Clinical Informatics?

What Role Does the EHR Play in Clinical Informatics?

Healthcare data are the “driving force” of clinical informatics, according to the American Medical Informatics…

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Selective digestive tract decontamination to prevent healthcare associated infections in critically ill children: the PICNIC multicentre randomised pilot clinical trial

Selective digestive tract decontamination to prevent healthcare associated infections in critically ill children: the PICNIC multicentre randomised pilot clinical trial

Patient characteristics for the pilot cRCT Enrolment across the baseline, intervention and ecology study periods are…

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