The Evidence Gap: The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension Study Categories: Posted on November 29, 2008November 30, 2008
Infection in the Pathogenesis and Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2008November 30, 2008
Diagnosis and management of patients at risk of or with metastatic spinal cord compression: summary of NICE guidance. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2008November 30, 2008
Commentary: Controversies in NICE guidance on metastatic spinal cord compression. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2008November 30, 2008
Resources must be diverted to allow people to die at home. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2008November 30, 2008
Treatment of patients with gastric variceal hemorrhage: Endoscopic N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate injection versus balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration. Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Disparity in drug-eluting stent utilization by insurance type. Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Cholesterol levels and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Independent prognostic value of echocardiography and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with heart failure. Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Enhanced external counterpulsation improves systolic blood pressure in patients with refractory angina. Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Direction of blood flow from the left ventricle during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in humans-its implications for mechanism of blood flow. Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Long-term Outcomes and Costs of Ventricular Assist Devices Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Risk of Hepatotoxicity Associated with the Use of Telithromycin: A Signal Detection Using Data Mining Algorithms (December). Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Novel Algorithm for More Accurate Calculation of Renal Function in Adults with Cancer (December). Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: The Role of Endotracheal Aspirate Surveillance Cultures (January). Categories: Posted on November 27, 2008
Fairness of financial penalties to improve control of Clostridium difficile. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Diagnosis and management of headache in adults: summary of SIGN guideline. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Relation of Mortality to Failure to Prescribe Beta Blockers Acutely in Patients With Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation Following Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion trial [VALIANT] Registry). Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Role of myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing coronary angiography. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Comparison of Myocardial Reperfusion in Patients With Fasting Blood Glucose 125 mg/dl and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Two-year clinical outcome with drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents in a real-world registry of unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis from the italian society of invasive cardiology. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Emergency Pretreatment for Contrast Allergy Before Direct Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Risk predictors of retroperitoneal hemorrhage following percutaneous coronary intervention. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Incidence of bleeding and compliance on prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin + thienopyridine) following drug-eluting stent implantation. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe Added on to Atorvastatin (20 mg) Versus Uptitration of Atorvastatin (to 40 mg) in Hypercholesterolemic Patients at Moderately High Risk for Coronary Heart Disease. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe Added on to Atorvastatin (40 mg) Compared With Uptitration of Atorvastatin (to 80 mg) in Hypercholesterolemic Patients at High Risk of Coronary Heart Disease. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Reproducibility of electrocardiographic findings in patients with suspected reflex neurally-mediated syncope. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Dosing of Beta-Blocker Therapy Before, During, and After Hospitalization for Heart Failure (from Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure). Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in Cardiovascular Diseases (from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001 to 2004). Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Relation of elevation in cardiac troponin I to clinical severity, cardiac dysfunction, and pulmonary congestion in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Electronic Patient Record use during ward rounds: a qualitative study of interaction between medical staff. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Antibiotic Prescribing and Outcomes of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in UK Primary Care. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Gasping During Cardiac Arrest in Humans Is Frequent and Associated With Improved Survival. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation. The A4 Study. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Nonrandomized Comparison of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for the Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in Octogenarians. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2008
Percutaneous lung biopsy: an ordering clinician’s guide to current practice. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2008
Adverse renal and metabolic effects associated with oral sodium phosphate bowel preparation. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2008
Hospital resource utilization with doripenem versus imipenem in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2008
Fulfilling the Promise of Hospital Medicine: Tailoring Internal Medicine Training to Address Hospitalists' Needs. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2008November 30, 2008
Surgical site infections: epidemiology, microbiology and prevention. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2008
Treatment of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: Part II. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Beta-blockers for primary prevention of heart failure in patients with hypertension insights from a meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Austrian syndrome (pneumococcal pneumonia, meningitis, and endocarditis): a case report. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators after Myocardial Infarction. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Computerized Provider Order Entry Adoption: Implications for Clinical Workflow. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Concurrent evaluation of novel cardiac biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome: myeloperoxidase and soluble CD40 ligand and the risk of recurrent ischaemic events in TACTICS-TIMI 18. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Phenylephrine versus norepinephrine for initial hemodynamic support of patients with septic shock: a randomized, controlled trial. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008November 21, 2008
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism With the Angiogenesis Inhibitor Bevacizumab in Cancer Patients: A Meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008November 21, 2008
Scope, Completeness, and Accuracy of Drug Information in Wikipedia (December). Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008November 21, 2008
Probable Interaction Between Warfarin and Torsemide (December). Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008November 21, 2008
Clinical Application of Voriconazole Concentrations in the Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis (December). Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Long-term Anticoagulant Therapy for Idiopathic Pulmonary Embolism in the Elderly: A Decision Analysis. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Major Bleeding Complications and Mortality in Patients With Indication for Oral Anticoagulation Undergoing Coronary Stenting. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Comparative Performance of Tuberculin Skin Test, QuantiFERON-TB-Gold In Tube Assay, and T-Spot.TB Test in Contact Investigations for Tuberculosis. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Predicting Aspiration in Patients With Ischemic Stroke: Comparison of Clinical Signs and Aerodynamic Measures of Voluntary Cough. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
A Prospective Study of the Volume of Pleural Fluid Required for Accurate Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Health-Care-Associated Pneumonia Among Hospitalized Patients in a Japanese Community Hospital. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Sleepiness in Medical Intensive Care Unit Residents. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008November 30, 2008
Effect of antibiotics on the bacterial load of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation in anterior nares. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
A clinical risk index for Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalised patients receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Contribution of acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia to overall mortality in a general intensive care unit. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Acceptability of a wearable hand hygiene device with monitoring capabilities. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
How clean is clean? Proposed methods for hospital cleaning assessment. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Epidemiology of community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus obtained from the UK West Midlands region. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Meta-analysis to assess risk factors for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2008
Diagnostic accuracy of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in the evaluation of postoperative left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Bedside assessment of swallowing in stroke: water tests are not enough. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Learning not to take it seriously: junior doctors’ accounts of error. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Risk factors associated with mortality of infections caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: a systematic review. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Prospective randomized trial of 3 antiseptic solutions for prevention of catheter colonization in an intensive care unit for adult patients. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of central venous catheters treated with anti-infective agents in preventing bloodstream infections: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: chronic imaging findings and review of the medical literature. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Can a change in policy reduce emergency hospital admissions? Effect of admission avoidance team, guideline implementation and maximising the observation unit. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Surgical comanagement: a natural evolution of hospitalist practice. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should: A call for the rational application of hospitalist comanagement. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
The pneumonia severity index: a decade after the initial derivation and validation. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Clinical end points of therapy for patients with mild community-acquired pneumonia. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Spectrum of microbial etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients: implications for selection of the population for enrollment in clinical trials. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Initial antibiotic selection and patient outcomes: observations from the National Pneumonia Project. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
A systematic review on quality indicators for tight glycaemic control in critically ill patients – need for an unambiguous indicator reference subset. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Duration of salmeterol-induced bronchodilation in mechanically ventilated COPD patients: a prospective clinical study. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2008
Novel approaches to the identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae as the cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2008November 30, 2008
Is activity against "atypical" pathogens necessary in the treatment protocols for community-acquired pneumonia? Issues with combination therapy. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2008November 30, 2008
Is activity against “atypical” pathogens necessary in the treatment protocols for community-acquired pneumonia? Issues with combination therapy. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2008
Perioperative beta blockers in patients having non-cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2008November 30, 2008
beta blockers in non-cardiac surgery: haemodynamic data needed. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2008