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Anchor lead: Can CT scans replace traditional autopsy? Elizabeth Tracey reports Does the thought of autopsy make you squeamish? You may have heard that there’s a technique employing CT scanning called ‘virtual autopsy’ that can allow information to be gathered …
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Anchor lead: Nationally, rates of autopsy continue to fall, Elizabeth Tracey reports Rates of autopsy continue to fall nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Jody Hooper, deputy director of autopsy at Johns Hopkins, says there are multiple …
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Anchor lead: Can surgical checklists reduce harm? Elizabeth Tracey reports The World Health Organization introduced a safe surgery checklist in 2008, and now new research concludes that if used properly, the checklist could reduce preventable harms relative to surgery more …
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Anchor lead: Can safety and quality data in healthcare reveal flaws in the system? Elizabeth Tracey reports How easily can outcome measures for healthcare be overcome so results look better than they are? Fairly easily, as one surgeon revealed recently …
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Anchor lead: Why do hospitals provide safety and quality measures publicly? Elizabeth Tracey reports Should hospitals provide quality and safety data to patients and families easily and transparently? Johns Hopkins Medicine says yes, with a website devoted to this purpose. …
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This week’s topics include a new type of prosthetic leg, breast cancer risk and obesity, mobile phones and CPR, and surgical mishaps. Program notes: 0:40 Mobile phones and CPR 1:41 Almost 6000 trained in CPR 2:40 Only compressions needed 3:20 …
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This week’s topics include cavity shaving for breast tumors, long term outcomes in treated type 2 diabetes, addition of another agent to lower LDL cholesterol, and breast cancer screening recommendations. Program notes: 0:35 Breast tumor cavity shaving 1:35 Had surgeons …
