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<p>This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: <a href="https://info.ahrq.gov/">https://info.ahrq.gov</a>. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information. </p>
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<h2>March 2004, No. 283</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
<h3>Feature Story</h3>
<p><a href="0304RA1.htm">Relying on clinical guidelines to treat young infants with fevers may not improve outcomes</a></p>
<h3><a href="0304RA2.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
<p><a href="0304RA2.htm">Undiagnosed angina is common and is associated with a two-fold risk of death when ECGs are abnormal</a> <br />
<a href="0304RA3.htm">Patients with cardiac complications following noncardiac surgery are more likely to have other complications as well</a><br />
<a href="0304RA4.htm">Renal disease progression is not slower among women than men, and it may even be faster</a><br />
<a href="0304RA5.htm">EXCEED projects focus on prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease</a><br />
<a href="0304RA6.htm">Studies show low physician adherence to clinical guidelines for managing pneumonia and heart disease</a><br />
<a href="0304RA7.htm">Women with estrogen-positive breast tumors should not increase their intake of soy or other phytoestrogens</a><br />
<a href="0304RA8.htm">Patients who undergo surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease use less care later than those who receive only medications</a></p>
<h3><a href="0304RA9.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0304RA9.htm">Researchers examine physician prescribing of closely controlled antiarrhythmic drugs dofetilide and Betapace AF</a><br />
<a href="0304RA10.htm">Certain oral blood-sugar-lowering drugs may increase the risk of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes</a></p>
<h3><a href="0304RA11.htm">Elderly Health/Long-term Care</a></h3>
<p><a href="0304RA11.htm">Screening relatively healthy elderly women for breast cancer every 2 years is cost effective</a> <br />
<a href="0304RA12.htm">Inconsistent use of medications by elderly Mexican Americans with diabetes may explain their greater risk of some complications</a><br />
<a href="0304RA13.htm">Depression is common among people who are primary caregivers for patients with dementia</a><br />
<a href="0304RA14.htm">Only about half of stroke survivors living in nursing homes receive medicine to prevent another stroke</a></p>
<h3><a href="0304RA15.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
<p><a href="0304RA15.htm">Hospital costs are higher for elderly Medicare patients with low functional status</a> <br />
<a href="0304RA16.htm">Hospitalizations for work-related injuries and illnesses declined from 1997-1999, but charges increased</a><br />
<a href="0304RA17.htm">Medicare's role in financing nursing home care has greatly expanded</a><br />
<a href="0304RA18.htm">Many major teaching hospitals might not be able to offer adequate access to specialty care for uninsured patients</a><br />
<a href="0304RA19.htm">Researchers find SCHIP and Medicaid networks compete for physicians in some markets</a><br />
<a href="0304RA20.htm">Researchers examine the management of chronic illness in managed care settings</a><br />
<a href="0304RA21.htm">State shifting of Medicaid home care costs to Medicare greatly increases Medicare expenditures for home care</a></p>
<h3><a href="0304RA22.htm">Quality of Care</a></h3>
<p><a href="0304RA22.htm">Both low- and high-risk patients benefit from undergoing coronary bypass surgery at high-volume hospitals</a><br />
<a href="0304RA23.htm">Higher RN staffing is associated with fewer deaths among elderly Medicare patients hospitalized for heart attack</a><br />
<a href="0304RA24.htm">Updated ICU information systems substantially free nurses from documentation, giving them more time for direct patient care</a><br />
<a href="0304RA25.htm">Nurses' contributions to patient-centered care and care equity are important components of health care quality</a><br />
<a href="0304RA26.htm">Physicians are much less likely to examine patients in contact isolation, compared with nonisolated patients</a><br />
<a href="0304RA27.htm">Study shows the culture of medical group practice changes as practices become larger and more complex</a></p>
<h3><a href="0304RA28.htm">Organ Transplantation</a></h3>
<p><a href="0304RA28.htm">Understanding the implications of brain death for a patient's recovery may help families decide about donating organs</a></p>
<h3><a href="0304RA29.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="0304RA29.htm">Treadmill testing, EKG, and CT scans not recommended for screening patients a low risk for heart disease</a><br />
<a href="0304RA30.htm">New AHRQ tool for PDAs helps clinicians treat community-acquired pneumonia</a></p>
<h3><a href="0304RA31.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
<p><a href="0304RA31.htm">Register now for conference on quality-based health care purchasing</a></p>
<p><a href="0304RA33.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of March 2004<br />AHRQ Publication No. 04-0038</em></p>
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