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Medications and Falls
The November issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine brings more attention to an increase of falls in patients who are on sedatives, sleeping pills, anti-depressants or benzodiazepines. We discussed the recent article, and how drugs such as Ambien, Valium and other drugs in this category are related to increased falls on Channel 7.
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Patient Safety in the Hospital
10. July 2009
Patient Safety
With all of the news this week about patient safety issues, it is another reminder for every hospital in Denver to double check, once again, to make sure we are doing all we can to protect our patients. Much like the work we know of the Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates the airline [...]
1. December 2009
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