Drive-Through Angioplasty

Drive-through angioplasty: is it safe or necessary?

In this issue of Circulation, Bertrand et al 1 report the results of the Early Discharge after Transradial Stenting of Coronary Arteries (EASY) Study. After receiving a standard bolus of abciximab and undergoing a successful and uncomplicated transradial stent placement, 1005 patients were randomized to a traditional strategy with overnight hospitalization or early discharge after 4 to 6 hours....

Mitosis can drive cell cannibalism through entosis

Entosis is a form of epithelial cell cannibalism that is prevalent in human cancer, typically triggered by loss of matrix adhesion. Here, we report an alternative mechanism for entosis in human epithelial cells, driven by mitosis. Mitotic entosis is regulated by Cdc42, which controls mitotic morphology. Cdc42 depletion enhances mitotic deadhesion and rounding, and these biophysical changes, whi...

Drive-through delivery: where are the "savings"?

Using a natural experiment, this study estimates the effects of Medicaid managed care on total hospital costs of a birth. The authors study 5,585 vaginal deliveries from 1993 through 1995. Hospital length of stay for maternity care has been reduced by 21 percent after the introduction of managed care. The resultant program saving, however, is $280 in total hospital cost per delivery, 12 percent...

Putting the brakes on drive-through deliveries.

First drive-through pharmacy services in Taiwan.

BACKGROUND Taiwan has separated drug prescribing and drug dispensing services since 1997. Because of this, patients with chronic illness as well as those with diseases that have a relatively stable status may have their prescriptions refilled in nearby clinic pharmacies without having to go to hospitals. METHODS Shuang-Ho Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, implemented a drive-through pharmacy servic...