Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Use of tunneled femoral catheters to prevent catheter-related infection. A randomized, controlled trial.
The risk for catheter-related infection seems higher with femoral catheters than with catheters inserted at other sites. ⋯ The incidence of femoral catheter-related infections in critically ill patients can be reduced by using subcutaneous tunneling.
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Meta Analysis
Cost-effectiveness of alternative test strategies for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
The appropriate roles for several diagnostic tests for coronary disease are uncertain. ⋯ Echocardiography, SPECT, and immediate angiography are cost-effective alternatives to PET and other diagnostic approaches. Test selection should reflect local variation in test accuracy.