Abstract Importance To date, no studies have described the financial burden and behaviors of left ventricular mechanical unloading (LVMU) for patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO). Given the..
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Abstract The purpose of this report was to estimate the additional annual cost to the U.S. healthcare system attributable to preventable medication errors (MEs) in the operating room. The ME..
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Abstract Although the global pandemic is officially over, it has left a permanent mark on the health care landscape, reshaping the dynamics of hospitals in the United States. While staffing..
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Abstract Background The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services decreased reimbursement rates for peripheral venoarterial (VA) (ECMO) and venovenous (VV) ECMO procedures in October 2018. Limited data are available describing hospital..
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Abstract Background Bleeding as a complication is associated with poorer results in cardiac surgery. There is increasing evidence that the use of blood products is an independent factor of increased..
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