Does a continuous quality improvement initiative reduce inappropriate prescribing of prophylactic antibiotics for endoscopic procedures?
A divisional continuous quality improvement initiative on antibiotic prophylaxis for endoscopy significantly reduced the proportion of patients receiving antibiotics unnecessarily. This quality improvement initiative enhanced the quality of care for patients having endoscopy and yielded a small cost saving. These improvements were achieved with minimal effort and cost to the division.
RE increases muscle amino acid transporter expression in young and older adults, however, post exercise EAA ingestion enhances amino acid transporter expression only in young indicating that aging may influence the function of specific amino acid transporters.