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Daily blood tests for all critically ill patients deemed unnecessary

Posted on Thu, Mar 21, 2013 - 8:18pm

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ICU, blood test, study, Dr. Peter Dodek, intensive care unit, quality improvement

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Intensive care unit doctors at St. Paul’s Hospital have done away with daily routine blood tests on patients without affecting the quality of care, simply by challenging a long-held dictum that those who are critically ill need to have blood drawn that frequently.

St. Paul’s Hospital pioneers cutting number of routine chest X-rays

Posted on Thu, Feb 14, 2013 - 12:19pm

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Radiology, X-ray, ICU, St. Paul's Hospital

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Doctors at St. Paul’s Hospital have changed the x-ray policy, saving $40,000 annually and sparing patients from X-ray radiation and freeing up staff time and other resources for more-proven interventions.