Exploratory study of relationship between hospitalized heart failure and chronic renal replacement therapy. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Albumin dialysis improves hepatic encephalopathy and decreases circulating phenolic aromatic amino acids in patients with alcoholic hepatitis and severe liver failure. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Clinical predictors of cardiac syncope at initial evaluation in patients referred urgently to a general hospital: the EGSYS score. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Is it more difficult to cannulate the right internal jugular vein in morbidly obese patients than in nonobese patients? Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
The effect of routine rounding by nursing staff on patient satisfaction on a cardiac telemetry unit. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ “never events”: an analysis and recommendations to hospitals. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Efficacy of pneumococcal vaccination in adults: a meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Incidence and clinical implications of venous thromboembolism in advanced colorectal cancer patients: the ‘GISCAD-alternating schedule’ study findings. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak by alginate-producing pan-antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Postoperative exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Does it exist? Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Current use of beta blockers in patients with reactive airway disease who are hospitalized with acute coronary syndromes. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Differentiating ST elevation myocardial infarction and nonischemic causes of ST elevation by analyzing the presenting electrocardiogram. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Frequency of electrocardiographic recordings in patients presenting with angina pectoris (from the Investigation of National Coronary Disease Identification). Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Cost-effectiveness of drug-eluting stents including the economic impact of late stent thrombosis. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Comparison of the sirolimus-eluting versus paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent in patients with diabetes mellitus: the diabetes and drug-eluting stent (DiabeDES) randomized angiography trial. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Once-a-week rosuvastatin (2.5 to 20 mg) in patients with a previous statin intolerance. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Relation of serum sodium level to long-term outcome after a first hospitalization for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
Review of mobile communication devices as potential reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2009
RESEARCH LETTERS: Ability of Hospitalized Patients to Identify Their In-Hospital Physicians Categories: Posted on January 26, 2009May 10, 2012
Primary Care Consultations About Medically Unexplained Symptoms: How Do Patients Indicate What They Want? Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Brushes and picks used on nails during the surgical scrub to reduce bacteria: a randomised trial. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Aerial dispersal of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospital rooms by infected or colonised patients. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Waterlow score to predict patients at risk of developing Clostridium difficile-associated disease. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
The use of intravenous enoxaparin in elective percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with renal impairment: results from the SafeTy and Efficacy of Enoxaparin in PCI patients, an internationaL randomized Evaluation (STEEPLE) trial. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Should all patients be told about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)? Pros and Cons. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Hand hygiene in the intensive care unit: prospective observations of clinical practice. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Dabigatran etexilate: an oral direct thrombin inhibitor for prophylaxis and treatment of thromboembolic diseases. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
New approaches to treating type 2 diabetes mellitus in the elderly: role of incretin therapies. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Zoledronic acid: a review of its use in the treatment of osteoporosis. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Antibiotic allergies in the medical record: effect on drug selection and assessment of validity. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Recombinant human erythropoietin therapy in critically ill Jehovah’s Witnesses. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2009
Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals. Categories: Posted on January 23, 2009
A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals. Categories: Posted on January 23, 2009
Trends and outcomes of malignant hyperthermia in the United States, 2000 to 2005. Categories: Posted on January 23, 2009
Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in the acute hospital care setting–results of the ENDORSE study in Poland. Categories: Posted on January 23, 2009
IOM: Shorten residents’ work shifts to reduce fatigue, improve patient safety. Categories: Posted on January 23, 2009
Correlation between galactomannan antigen levels in serum and neutrophil counts in haematological patients with invasive aspergillosis. Categories: Posted on January 23, 2009
Candidaemia: incidence, risk factors, characteristics and outcomes in immunocompetent critically ill patients. Categories: Posted on January 23, 2009
Outcome of late-onset hospital-acquired pneumonia related to causative organism. Categories: Posted on January 23, 2009
Hand-carried ultrasound performed by hospitalists: does it improve the cardiac physical examination? Categories: Posted on January 23, 2009
Single Versus Combined Blood Pressure Components and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease. The Framingham Heart Study. Categories: Posted on January 21, 2009
Assessment and management of non-visible haematuria in primary care. Categories: Posted on January 21, 2009
Effect of the Direct Renin Inhibitor Aliskiren, the Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Losartan, or Both on Left Ventricular Mass in Patients With Hypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. Categories: Posted on January 21, 2009
Does furosemide have a role in the management of hypercalcemia? Categories: Posted on January 21, 2009
First Case Report of Community-Acquired Pneumonia due to Tsukamurella pulmonis. Categories: Posted on January 21, 2009
FDA allows drug firms to distribute journal articles about unapproved uses. Categories: Posted on January 21, 2009
Assessing cardiovascular risk: should we discard diastolic blood pressure? Categories: Posted on January 21, 2009
Cost-effectiveness of using pharmacogenetic information in warfarin dosing for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Categories: Posted on January 21, 2009
Medical students need problem solving training to improve patient safety. Categories: Posted on January 21, 2009
Patients at high risk of invasive fungal infections: when and how to treat. Categories: Posted on January 19, 2009
Doripenem: a review of its use in the treatment of bacterial infections. Categories: Posted on January 19, 2009
Currently available antimicrobial agents and their potential for use as monotherapy. Categories: Posted on January 19, 2009
Catheter-related bacteremia in hemodialysis patients: the role of the central venous catheter in prevention and therapy. Categories: Posted on January 19, 2009
Review of the guidelines for complicated skin and soft tissue infections and intra-abdominal infections–are they applicable today? Categories: Posted on January 19, 2009
Opioids and the management of chronic severe pain in the elderly: consensus statement of an International Expert Panel with focus on the six clinically most often used World Health Organization Step III opioids (buprenorphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone). Categories: Posted on January 19, 2009
Bosentan for treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: BENEFiT (Bosentan Effects in iNopErable Forms of chronIc Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension), a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Categories: Posted on January 19, 2009
Severe consequences of healthcare-associated infections among residents of nursing homes: a cohort study. Categories: Posted on January 19, 2009
Influence of infection control report cards on patients’ choice of hospital: pilot survey. Categories: Posted on January 19, 2009
Current control and treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. Categories: Posted on January 16, 2009
Antimicrobial central venous catheters in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on January 16, 2009
Medically assisted nutrition for palliative care in adult patients. Categories: Posted on January 16, 2009
Updating the chest pain algorithm: incorporating new evidence. Categories: Posted on January 16, 2009
Endoscopic survey of low-dose-aspirin-induced gastroduodenal mucosal injuries in patients with ischemic heart disease. Categories: Posted on January 16, 2009
Proton pump inhibitors and recurrent bleeding in peptic ulcer disease. Categories: Posted on January 16, 2009
Atypical antipsychotic drugs and the risk of sudden cardiac death. Categories: Posted on January 16, 2009
Prognostic value of elevated cardiac troponin I in ESRD patients with sepsis. Categories: Posted on January 16, 2009
In-hospital management and mortality in elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes treated in centers without on-site invasive facilities. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009
The antiplatelet effect of atorvastatin in patients with acute coronary syndrome depends on the hs-CRP level. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009
Risk prediction in acute coronary syndrome from serial in-hospital measurements of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009
Management of hypertension in patients with coronary artery disease. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009
Hypertension management in patients with chronic kidney disease. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009
Early microbiological response to linezolid vs vancomycin in ventilator-associated pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009
Effectiveness of digoxin in reducing one-year mortality in chronic heart failure in the Digitalis Investigation Group trial. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009
Multidetector row computed tomography of small bowel obstruction. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009
Rational thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients: not quite there yet. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009
Use of lipoteichoic acid-T for pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusion: a phase I toxicity and dose-escalation study. Categories: Posted on January 15, 2009