Cerebrospinal fluid lactate: Is it a reliable and valid marker to distinguish between acute bacterial meningitis and aseptic meningitis? Categories: Posted on February 27, 2011
Treatment of Heart Failure in Long-term Dialysis Patients: A Reappraisal. Categories: Posted on February 27, 2011
Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy by Bolus Injection of Sodium Bicarbonate in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Emergent Coronary Procedures. Categories: Posted on February 27, 2011
Does a Multidisciplinary Team Decrease Complications in Male Patients With Hip Fractures? Categories: Posted on February 26, 2011
Pulmonary manifestations of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. Categories: Posted on February 26, 2011
How to diagnose ECG artifacts due to electrode misplacements. Categories: Posted on February 26, 2011
ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Endorsed by the American College of Chest Physicians. Categories: Posted on February 26, 2011
Beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: should they be stopped or not before ambulatory anaesthesia? Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Early effects of resident work-hour restrictions on patient safety: a systematic review and plea for improved studies. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Risk factors for acute adverse events during ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation in the emergency department. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Incidence of posterior vessel wall puncture during ultrasound-guided vessel cannulation in a simulated model. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Emergency re-admissions to hospital due to adverse drug reactions within 1 year of the index admission. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Inpatient cancer treatment: an analysis of financial and nonfinancial performance measures by hospital-ownership type. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Influence of Comorbid Conditions on One-Year Outcomes in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Acute-on-chronic liver failure: extracorporeal liver assist devices. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Acute-on-chronic liver failure: the liver and portal haemodynamics. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Drotrecogin alpha: a rational approach to the treatment of submassive pulmonary embolism? Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Too early initiation of renal replacement therapy may be harmful. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
In-hospital brain natriuretic peptide and N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide variations are predictors of short-term and long-term outcome in acute decompensated heart failure. Categories: Posted on February 25, 2011
Acute kidney injury in critical ill patients affected by influenza A (H1N1) v infection. Categories: Posted on February 24, 2011
Critical care management of patients with end-stage liver disease. Categories: Posted on February 23, 2011
Clinician blood pressure documentation of stable intensive care patients: An intelligent archiving agent has a higher association with future hypotension* Categories: Posted on February 23, 2011
Patterns of Interpreter Use for Hospitalized Patients with Limited English Proficiency. Categories: Posted on February 23, 2011
Patient-reported symptoms in acute myocardial infarction: differences related to ST-segment elevation. The MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry. Categories: Posted on February 23, 2011
Two Days of Dexamethasone Versus 5 Days of Prednisone in the Treatment of Acute Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Categories: Posted on February 23, 2011
Hospital Determinants of Emergency Department Left Without Being Seen Rates. Categories: Posted on February 23, 2011
Measuring the glomerular filtration rate in obese individuals without overt kidney disease. Categories: Posted on February 22, 2011
The american college of radiology strategy for managing incidental findings on abdominal computed tomography. Categories: Posted on February 22, 2011
Imaging of incidental findings on thoracic computed tomography. Categories: Posted on February 22, 2011
Selection of drug-laboratory result pairs for an inpatient asynchronous alert program: Results of a Delphi survey. Categories: Posted on February 22, 2011
Management of Gram-Positive Coccal Bacteremia and Hemodialysis. Categories: Posted on February 22, 2011
Prospective, randomised study of selective versus routine culture of vascular catheter tips: patient outcome, antibiotic use and laboratory workload. Categories: Posted on February 20, 2011
Rational use of laboratory testing in the initial evaluation of soft tissue and joint complaints. Categories: review Posted on February 19, 2011
Arthrocentesis and therapeutic joint injection: an overview for the primary care physician. Categories: procedures Posted on February 19, 2011
Factors associated with outcome in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: findings from the Irbesartan in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Study (I-PRESERVE). Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
The effects of presence and influence in nature images in a simulated hospital patient room. Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
Massive paradoxical air embolism in brain occurring after central venous catheterization: a case report. Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
Acute-on-chronic liver failure: concept, natural history, and prognosis. Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
Acute-on-chronic liver failure: the heart and systemic hemodynamics. Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
Bacteremia is an independent risk factor for mortality in nosocomial pneumonia: a prospective and observational multicentre study. Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
Gastroparesis: Approach, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Management. Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
Antifungal use in hospitalized adults in U.S. academic health centers. Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
Medication-error alerts for warfarin orders detected by a bar-code-assisted medication administration system. Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
Antiphospholipid syndrome: laboratory detection, mechanisms of action and treatment. Categories: Posted on February 19, 2011
Clinical practice guidelines for the use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure in the acute care setting. Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
Long-term outcomes of end-stage renal disease patients admitted to the ICU. Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
What is new in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia? Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
Anticoagulation for patients with cancer and central venous catheters. Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer. Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
Thirty-day readmission rates for medicare beneficiaries by race and site of care. Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
Modern treatment of patients at risk: still a HOPE for ACE inhibitors? Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
A Stepwise Approach to Insulin Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Failing Basal Insulin Treatment. Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
Residual vein obstruction as a predictor for recurrent thromboembolic events after a first unprovoked episode: data from the REVERSE cohort study. Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
Efficacy and safety of anticoagulants in the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage. a meta-analysis of controlled studies. Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
The incidence, risk factors and outcome of transfusion-related acute lung injury in a cohort of cardiac surgery patients: a prospective nested case control study. Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
Clinical guideline update on “Immune thrombocytopenia: an evidence based practice guideline developed by the American Society of Hematology” Categories: Posted on February 18, 2011
Bedside and radiologic procedures in the critically ill obese patient. Categories: procedures Posted on February 17, 2011April 23, 2023
Venous thromboembolic disease and hematologic considerations in obesity. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Acute kidney injury in the critically ill, morbidly obese patient: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in a unique patient population. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Efficacy of low dose spironolactone in chronic kidney disease with resistant hypertension. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Antiviral agents for the treatment and chemoprophylaxis of influenza — recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Levetiracetam-induced thrombocytopenia among inpatients: a retrospective study. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Embolic strokes after peripherally inserted central catheter placement. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (Update on Dabigatran): A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Optimal duration of anticoagulation after venous thromboembolism. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Meta-analysis: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Patients With Less Symptomatic Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Determinants of medical expenditures in the last 6 months of life. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Use of Intensive Insulin Therapy for the Management of Glycemic Control in Hospitalized Patients: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Intensive insulin therapy in hospitalized patients: a systematic review. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Acid-Suppressive Medication Use and the Risk for Nosocomial Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding. Categories: Posted on February 17, 2011
Routine hand hygiene audit by direct observation: has nemesis arrived? Categories: Posted on February 15, 2011
Atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation, fall risk, and outcomes in elderly patients. Categories: Posted on February 15, 2011
Incidence and clinical consequences of acquired thrombocytopenia after antithrombotic therapies in patients with acute coronary syndromes: Results from the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trial. Categories: Posted on February 15, 2011
Certoparin versus unfractionated heparin to prevent venous thromboembolic events in patients hospitalized because of heart failure: A subgroup analysis of the randomized, controlled CERTIFY study. Categories: Posted on February 15, 2011
Central line-associated bloodstream infections: prevention and management. Categories: Posted on February 15, 2011