A Quantitative Approach to Defining “High-Touch” Surfaces in Hospitals. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2010
Handoffs in teaching hospitals: situation, background, assessment, and recommendation. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2010
Non-adherence to Recommendations for Further Testing after Outpatient CT and MRI. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2010
Admission Hypoglycemia and Increased Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2010
Adherence to Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis Orders in Hospitalized Patients. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2010
Review: treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in the elderly. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2010
Internal jugular vein cannulation: an ultrasound-guided technique versus a landmark-guided technique. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2010
Hospital resource utilization and costs of inappropriate treatment of candidemia. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2010
Deposits on the intraluminal surface and bacterial growth in central venous catheters. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2010
Association of corticosteroid dose and route of administration with risk of treatment failure in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Effects of an adverse-drug-event alert system on cost and quality outcomes in community hospitals. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone: prevalence, causes and consequences. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Estimate of renal function in oldest old inpatients by MDRD study equation, Mayo Clinic equation and creatinine clearance. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
The validity of average 8-h pain intensity assessment in cancer patients. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Using in situ simulation to improve in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Challenging the holy grail of hospital accreditation: a cross sectional study of inpatient satisfaction in the field of cardiology. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Appropriateness of gastrointestinal consultations for hospitalized patients in an academic medical center. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Right ventricular dysfunction is an independent predictor for mortality in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients presenting with cardiogenic shock on admission. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Guidelines versus clinical practice in antimicrobial therapy for COPD. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
CT scan for suspected acute abdominal process: impact of combinations of IV, oral, and rectal contrast. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Utilizing audit and feedback to improve hospitalists’ performance in tobacco dependence counseling. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Discharge documentation of patients discharged to subacute facilities: a three-year quality improvement process across an integrated health care system. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Postoperative pneumonia in elderly patients receiving acid suppressants: a retrospective cohort analysis. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Iliac vein compression syndrome: An underdiagnosed cause of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Evolving trends in Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance: implications for therapy of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Relationship of Vancomycin MIC to Mortality in Patients with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Hospital-Acquired, Ventilator-Associated and Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
Adoption and non-adoption of a shared electronic summary record in England: a mixed-method case study. Categories: Posted on June 23, 2010
A multicentre study to evaluate the impact of timing of caspofungin administration on outcomes of invasive candidiasis in non-immunocompromised adult patients. Categories: Posted on June 18, 2010
Pharmacological interventions for the prevention of allergic and febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions. Categories: Posted on June 18, 2010
Pulmonary hypertension associated with HIV infection: pulmonary vascular disease: the global perspective. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary hypertension: pulmonary vascular disease: the global perspective. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Pulmonary hypertension in hemolytic disorders: pulmonary vascular disease: the global perspective. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Pulmonary hypertension in COPD: epidemiology, significance, and management: pulmonary vascular disease: the global perspective. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Why Don’t Patients Enroll in Hospice? Can We Do Anything About It? Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Angiography for Guiding Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease 2-Year Follow-Up of the FAME (Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Angiography for Multivessel Evaluation) Study. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Prognostic Value of Plasma Fibrinolysis Activation Markers in Cardiovascular Disease. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
A First-in-Man, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Feasibility of Autologous Delipidated High-Density Lipoprotein Plasma Infusions in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Evaluation of a new automated panel of assays for the detection of anti-PF4/heparin antibodies in patients suspected of having heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Future perspective of induced pluripotent stem cell for diagnosis, drug screening and treatment of human diseases. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism after a first oestrogen-associated episode. Data from the REVERSE cohort study. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Association Between Statin Use and the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Following Hospitalization for Coronary Artery Disease. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Taiwan Associated With Concomitant Use of Clopidogrel and Proton Pump Inhibitors in Patients Who Received Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Comparison of Long-Term (4-Year) Outcomes of Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Narrowing Treated With Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Impact of Lipid-Lowering Therapy on Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Long-Term Outcomes of Medicare Beneficiaries With Worsening Renal Function During Hospitalization for Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Continuous Versus Bolus Dosing of Furosemide for Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Comparison of 2 Doses of Liposomal Amphotericin B and Conventional Amphotericin B Deoxycholate for Treatment of AIDS-Associated Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Efficacy and Safety. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Incidence and prognostic impact of new onset atrial fibrillation in patients with septic shock: a prospective observational study. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Another step for noninvasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients! Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
In-hospital percentage BNP reduction is highly predictive for adverse events in patients admitted for acute heart failure: the Italian RED Study. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Model of end stage liver disease (MELD) score greater than 23 predicts length of stay in the ICU but not mortality in liver transplant recipients. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Clinical review: Strict or loose glycemic control in critically ill patients – implementing best available evidence from randomized controlled trials. Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Gram-negative versus Gram-positive bacteremia: what is more alarmin(g)? Categories: Posted on June 17, 2010
Teaching Quality Improvement and Patient Safety to Trainees: A Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2010
Diagnosis and management of necrotising fasciitis: a multiparametric approach. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2010
How the relationships between general practitioners and intensivists can be improved: the general practitioners’ point of view. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2010
Baseline C-reactive protein level as a predictor of mortality in bacteraemia patients: a population-based cohort study. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2010
Review: Rapid-response teams do not reduce mortality in hospital patients. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2010
Hepatic encephalopathy as a complication of liver cirrhosis: An Asian perspective. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2010
Effect of Hospital Follow-up Appointment on Clinical Event Outcomes and Mortality. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2010
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is a Risk Factor for Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2010
Equal Efficacy of Endoscopic Variceal Ligation and Propranolol in Preventing Variceal Bleeding in Patients with Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2010
Does This Patient Have a Hemorrhagic Stroke?: Clinical Findings Distinguishing Hemorrhagic Stroke From Ischemic Stroke. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Clinical Outbreak of Linezolid-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an Intensive Care Unit. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Long-term Acute Care Hospital Utilization After Critical Illness. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Potential Unintended Consequences Due to Medicare’s “No Pay for Errors Rule”? A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Educational Intervention with Internal Medicine Residents. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Potential Unintended Consequences Due to Medicare’s “No Pay for Errors Rule”? A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Educational Intervention with Internal Medicine Residents. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Cause-Specific Cardiovascular Risk Associated With Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Among Healthy Individuals. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Treatment of iron deficiency anemia associated with gastrointestinal tract diseases. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Hospitals during recession and recovery: Vulnerable institutions and quality at risk. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Hospital self-discharge among adults with sickle-cell disease (SCD): Associations with trust and interpersonal experiences with care. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Hemoglobin concentration variations over time in general medical inpatients. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Influence of language barriers on outcomes of hospital care for general medicine inpatients. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Health literacy and the quality of physician-patient communication during hospitalization. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Comparative effectiveness of macrolides and quinolones for patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Efficacy of the new cephalosporin ceftaroline in the treatment of experimental methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acute osteomyelitis. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010
Risk reduction in pleural procedures: sonography, simulation and supervision. Categories: Posted on June 10, 2010