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Month: November 2009

Use of Diuretics in Patients with Hypertension.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Identification of a Novel Antibody Associated with Autoimmune Pancreatitis.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Residents’ and Attending Physicians’ Handoffs: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

“Renters” or “Owners”? Residents’ Perceptions and Behaviors Regarding Error Reduction in Teaching Hospitals: A Literature Review.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Perspective: Autonomic Care Systems for Hospitalized Patients.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Observation and Measurement of Hand Hygiene and Patient Identification Improve Compliance With Patient Safety Practices.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Restructuring Within an Academic Health Center to Support Quality and Safety: The Development of the Center for Quality and Safety at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Understanding and Improving Inpatient Mortality in Academic Medical Centers.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Commentary: “Who Was Caring for Mary?” Revisited: A Call for All Academic Physicians Caring for Patients to Focus on Systems and Quality Improvement.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Hospital Computing and the Costs and Quality of Care: A National Study.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Is it possible to safely administer early a loading dose of clopidogrel before coronary angiography to patients who are candidates for percutaneous coronary intervention?

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Are natriuretic peptides a reliable marker for mortality in ESRD patients?

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Resident and RN perceptions of the impact of a medical emergency team on education and patient safety in an academic medical center.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

The use of antiviral agents for the management of severe influenza.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

H1N1 novel influenza A in pregnant and immunocompromised patients.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Complications of seasonal and pandemic influenza.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: A severe complication of liver cirrhosis.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

‘Bare below the elbows’ and quality of hand washing: a randomised comparison study.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

BNP Testing and the Accuracy of Heart Failure Diagnosis in the Emergency Department.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

Biphasic insulin aspart in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Posted on November 28, 2009

A randomised controlled comparison of early post-pyloric versus early gastric feeding to meet nutritional targets in ventilated intensive care patients.

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Posted on November 27, 2009

Pulmonary artery catheters in acute heart failure: end of an era?

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Posted on November 27, 2009

Daptomycin Versus Other Antimicrobial Agents for the Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: A Meta-Analysis(January).

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Posted on November 26, 2009

Intensification with prandial insulin.

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Posted on November 26, 2009

Persistence of Skin Contamination and Environmental Shedding of Clostridium difficile during and after Treatment of C. difficile Infection.

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Posted on November 26, 2009

Clinical findings and demographic factors associated with intensive care unit admission in Utah due to 2009 novel influenza A (H1N1) infection.

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Posted on November 26, 2009

Pulmonary/renal interaction.

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Posted on November 26, 2009

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment in cancer: a consensus statement of major guidelines panels and call to action.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

2009 ACCF/AHA Focused Update on Perioperative Beta Blockade.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Transesophageal Echocardiography Before Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Looking Before Cooking.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Role of the CHADS(2) Score in the Evaluation of Thromboembolic Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography Before Pulmonary Vein Isolation.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Appropriate Evaluation and Treatment of Heart Failure Patients After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Discharge Time to Go Beyond the Initial Shock.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy After Acute Myocardial Infarction The Results Are Not Shocking.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

2009 ACCF/AHA Focused Update on Perioperative Beta Blockade Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Hemodynamic impact of a positive end-expiratory pressure setting in acute respiratory distress syndrome: Importance of the volume status*

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Rivaroxaban, the first oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Reduction of blood pressure in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Pharmacotherapy for acute pancreatitis.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Management of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

VIROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY VIRUS INFECTION IN PATIENTS ATTENDING AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DURING THE INFLUENZA SEASON.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Positive Deviance: A New Strategy for Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance.

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Posted on November 24, 2009

Risk of pneumonia associated with long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a critical review and update.

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Posted on November 21, 2009

2009 Focused Updates: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2004 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update) and ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Updating the 2005 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update). A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

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Posted on November 20, 2009

Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: an overview.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Contrast-induced nephropathy after intravenous administration: fact or fiction?

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Nadroparin for the prevention of thromboembolic events in ambulatory patients with metastatic or locally advanced solid cancer receiving chemotherapy: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

A stepwise approach to management of stable COPD with inhaled pharmacotherapy: a review.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Combination immunomodulator and antibiotic treatment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and clostridium difficile infection.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Systematic review: safety and efficacy of extended-duration antiviral chemoprophylaxis against pandemic and seasonal influenza.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy combined with catheter-directed thrombolysis in the treatment of symptomatic lower extremity deep venous thrombosis.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Hospitalists as Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Association of Blood Pressure at Hospital Discharge With Mortality in Patients Diagnosed With Heart Failure.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Prognosis in Heart Failure and the Value of {beta}-Blockers Are Altered by the Use of Antidepressants and Depend on the Type of Antidepressants Used.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

A Computerized Handheld Decision-Support System to Improve Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis: A Randomized Trial.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Advanced Heart Failure Treated with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Acute lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage.

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Propylene Glycol Accumulation in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Continuous Intravenous Lorazepam Infusions(December).

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Does Simvastatin Cause More Myotoxicity Compared with Other Statins? (December).

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Seasonal, Avian, and Novel H1N1 Influenza: Prevention and Treatment Modalities (December).

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Posted on November 19, 2009

Does This Patient With Palpitations Have a Cardiac Arrhythmia?

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Posted on November 19, 2009

A randomized, controlled clinical trial of ketoprofen for sickle-cell disease vaso-occlusive crises in adults.

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Posted on November 18, 2009

Management of ascites due to gastrointestinal malignancy.

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Posted on November 18, 2009

Ultrasound guided vascular access: efficacy and safety.

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Posted on November 18, 2009

Impact of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Amiodarone, and Placebo on the Mode of Death in Stable Patients With Heart Failure. Analysis From the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial.

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Posted on November 18, 2009

B-Type Natriuretic Peptides and Cardiovascular Risk. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 40 Prospective Studies.

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Posted on November 18, 2009

Long-Term Outcome Associated with Early Repolarization on Electrocardiography.

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Posted on November 18, 2009

Combined use of pretest clinical probability score and latex agglutination D-dimer testing for excluding acute deep vein thrombosis.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Estimated GFR reporting is not sufficient to allow detection of chronic kidney disease in an Italian regional hospital.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Glycaemic control in hospitalised diabetic patients at the University Hospital Basel in 2002 and in 2005.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Patient outcomes after implementation of a protocol for inpatient insulin pump therapy.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Protein-calorie malnutrition as a prognostic indicator of mortality among patients hospitalized with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Underutilisation of cardiovascular medications among at-risk individuals.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Update on gout and hyperuricemia.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Health Care-Associated Bloodstream Infections Associated with Negative- or Positive-Pressure or Displacement Mechanical Valve Needleless Connectors.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Clinical Effectiveness of Oseltamivir and Zanamivir for Treatment of Influenza A Virus Subtype H1N1 with the H274Y Mutation: A Japanese, Multicenter Study of the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 Influenza Seasons.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis by Antigen Detection.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Notes from the Field: Outbreak of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus at a Large Public University in Delaware, April-May 2009.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Limited-Resource Countries: A Review of the Literature.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

The HCAP Gap: Differences between Self-Reported Practice Patterns and Published Guidelines for Health Care-Associated Pneumonia.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Health Care-Associated Pneumonia: Perception versus Reality.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Telavancin: A Novel Lipoglycopeptide.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

A proposed algorithm for initiation of renal replacement therapy in adult critically ill patients.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Swine flu: provision of ventilation in a worst-case scenario.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Patients’ perspectives on how doctors dress.

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Can changes in clinical attire reduce likelihood of cross-infection without jeopardising the doctor-patient relationship?

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Posted on November 17, 2009

Pleural effusion: diagnosis and management.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

2008 SOR guidelines for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis associated with central venous catheters in patients with cancer: report from the working group.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Clinical effectiveness of oseltamivir for influenza A(H1N1) virus with H274Y neuraminidase mutation.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Emergence of oseltamivir-resistant influenza A H1N1 virus during the 2007-2008 winter season in Luxembourg: clinical characteristics and epidemiology.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

The first pandemic of the 21st century: a review of the 2009 pandemic variant influenza A (H1N1) virus.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Ruling out novel H1N1 influenza virus infection with direct fluorescent antigen testing.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Epidemiology of fatal cases associated with pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in New Zealand: the experience from April to August 2009.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Influenza A(H1N1)v in Germany: the first 10,000 cases.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Prone Positioning in Patients With Moderate and Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Feasibility of combined treatment with enalapril and candesartan in advanced chronic kidney disease.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Impact of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone blockade by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or AT-1 blockers on frequency of contrast medium-induced nephropathy: a post-hoc analysis from the Dialysis-versus-Diuresis (DVD) trial.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates after Heart Failure Hospitalization.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

Linezolid versus vancomycin for the treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

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Posted on November 12, 2009

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