Mentorship, Productivity, and Promotion Among Academic Hospitalists. Categories: Posted on September 29, 2011
Implementation of a continuous admission model reduces the length of stay of patients on an internal medicine clinical teaching unit. Categories: Posted on September 29, 2011
Procalcitonin-guided therapy in respiratory tract infections: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Categories: Posted on September 29, 2011
The Relationship Between Vancomycin Trough Concentrations and Nephrotoxicty: A Prospective, Multi-center Trial. Categories: Posted on September 29, 2011
Rapid Detection of Coronary Artery Stenoses with Real Time Perfusion Echocardiography During Regadenoson Stress. Categories: Posted on September 29, 2011
Comparison of Measured GFR, Serum Creatinine, Cystatin C, and Beta-Trace Protein to Predict ESRD in African Americans With Hypertensive CKD. Categories: Posted on September 29, 2011
Economic burden and cost determinants of deep vein thrombosis during two years following diagnosis: a prospective evaluation. Categories: Posted on September 29, 2011
Omission of Early Thromboprophylaxis and Mortality in Critically ill Patients: a Multicenter Registry Study. Categories: Posted on September 27, 2011
Impact of previous antibiotic therapy on outcome of Gram-negative severe sepsis. Categories: Posted on September 27, 2011
Are sequential compression devices commonly associated with in-hospital falls? A myth-busters review using the patient safety net database. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
The Short Stay Unit as a new option for hospitals: a review of the scientific literature. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Risk factors and mortality for nosocomial bloodstream infections in elderly patients. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Generic drug prescriptions following hospital discharge: A prospective study in France. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Percutaneous management of pancreatic abscesses: Long term results in a single center. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Empiric antimicrobial therapy and infectious diarrhea. Do we need local guidelines? Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Endocrine hypertension – Current understanding and comprehensive management review. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Rate vs rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Inflammatory biomarkers for the diagnosis, monitoring and follow-up of community-acquired pneumonia: Clinical evidence and perspectives. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Dose of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole to Treat Skin and Skin Structure Infections Caused by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Hospital Readmissions Among Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Synopsis of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Guideline for Management of Transient Loss of Consciousness. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Empirical management of community-acquired pneumonia: impact of concurrent A/H1N1 influenza pandemic on guideline implementation. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Acute Kidney Injury Network Criteria as a Predictor of Hospital Mortality in Cirrhotic Patients With Ascites. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
The Implications of Long Term Acute Care Hospital Transfer Practices for Measures of In-hospital Mortality and Length of Stay. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
The CT-STAT (Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Systematic Triage of Acute Chest Pain Patients to Treatment) Trial. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2011
Impact of a national propofol shortage on duration of mechanical ventilation at an academic medical center. Categories: Posted on September 20, 2011
Efficacy and safety of first-line rituximab in severe, acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with a suboptimal response to plasma exchange. Experience of the French Thrombotic Microangiopathies Reference Center. Categories: Posted on September 20, 2011
A clinical assessment of the Mucus Shaver: A device to keep the endotracheal tube free from secretions. Categories: Posted on September 20, 2011
The role of the medical emergency team in end-of-life care: A multicenter, prospective, observational study. Categories: Posted on September 20, 2011
Delirium in critically ill patients: Impact on long-term health-related quality of life and cognitive functioning. Categories: Posted on September 20, 2011
Intensive care unit readmissions in U.S. hospitals: Patient characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes. Categories: Posted on September 20, 2011
Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D at critical care initiation is associated with increased mortality. Categories: Posted on September 20, 2011
Survival in neutropenic patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Categories: Posted on September 20, 2011
Delayed enteral feeding impairs intestinal carbohydrate absorption in critically ill patients. Categories: Posted on September 20, 2011
Effect of medication review and cognitive behaviour treatment by community pharmacists of patients discharged from the hospital on drug related problems and compliance: design of a randomized controlled trial. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Assessing renal function with a rapid, handy, point-of-care whole blood creatinine meter before using contrast materials. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: analysis of risk factors in medical inpatients. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Evaluating the performance of a hospitalist system in Taiwan: A pioneer study for nationwide health insurance in Asia. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Hospitalists assess the causes of early hospital readmissions. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Tried and true: A survey of successfully promoted academic hospitalists. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Using observed structured teaching exercises (OSTE) to enhance hospitalist teaching during family centered rounds. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Is there a need for weekend face-to-face inpatient assessments by hospital specialist palliative care services? Evaluation of an out-of-hours service. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
How often pulmonary embolism mimics acute coronary syndrome? Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Diagnosis and management of anaemia of chronic disease: current status. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
DRESS syndrome with mild manifestations as a diagnostic and therapeutic problem: case report. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Bilirubin levels predict malignancy in patients with obstructive jaundice. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Provider Characteristics, Clinical-Work Processes and Their Relationship to Discharge Summary Quality for Sub-Acute Care Patients. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Prognostic Importance of Early Worsening Renal Function Following Initiation of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy in Patients with Cardiac Dysfunction. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Controversies in treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
The Relationship Between Time Spent Communicating and Communication Outcomes on a Hospital Medicine Service. Categories: Posted on September 18, 2011
Cardiac remodeling with rhythm versus rate control strategies for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: Insights from the AF-CHF echocardiographic sub-study. Categories: Posted on September 16, 2011
Hypertension in people with type 2 diabetes: Update on pharmacologic management. Categories: Posted on September 16, 2011
Incidence of Hospitalized Rhabdomyolysis with Statin and Fibrate Use in an Insured US Population (October). Categories: Posted on September 16, 2011
Glycated hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) and diabetes: a new era? Categories: Posted on September 16, 2011
A multicentric prospective study in usual care: D-dimer and cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation. Categories: Posted on September 16, 2011
Validation of an abbreviated Vitalpac™ Early Warning Score (ViEWS) in 75,419 consecutive admissions to a Canadian Regional Hospital. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
A systematic review of nicardipine vs labetalol for the management of hypertensive crises. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Venous vs arterial blood gases in the assessment of patients presenting with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Short-term Mortality Risk in Emergency Department Acute Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Hospital Admission Decision for Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Variability Among Physicians in an Emergency Department. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Severe acute kidney injury not treated with renal replacement therapy: characteristics and outcome. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
The Risk of Infection-Related Hospitalization With Decreased Kidney Function. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Does the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index accurately identify low risk patients eligible for outpatient treatment? Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Association Between the Use of Antibiotics and New Diagnoses of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Acute Pancreatitis and Concomitant Use of Pancreatitis-Associated Drugs. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Infected pancreatic necrosis: Not necessarily a late event in acute pancreatitis. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Diastolic dysfunction and mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole induced hyperkalaemia in elderly patients receiving spironolactone: nested case-control study. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
The effect of diabetes on mortality in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Antibiotics in critically ill patients – a systematic review of the pharmacokinetics of beta-Lactams. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Community acquired polymicrobial pneumonia in the intensive care unit: aetiology and prognosis. Categories: Posted on September 15, 2011
Patterns of hospitalisation before and following initiation of haemodialysis: a 5 year single centre study. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
Hospital-reported data on the pneumonia quality measure “Time to First Antibiotic Dose” are not associated with inpatient mortality: results of a nationwide cross-sectional analysis. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
A clinical index to stratify hospitalized older adults according to risk for new-onset disability. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
Effect of an inpatient geriatric consultation team on functional outcome, mortality, institutionalization, and readmission rate in older adults with hip fracture: a controlled trial. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
Mandatory public reporting of hospital-acquired infection rates: a report from California. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
Reusable venesection tourniquets: a potential source of hospital transmission of multiresistant organisms. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
Evaluation of the Accuracy of a Pharmacokinetic Dosing Program in Predicting Serum Vancomycin Concentrations in Critically Ill Patients (October). Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
A randomized trial of the efficacy and safety of sequential intravenous/oral moxifloxacin monotherapy versus intravenous piperacillin/tazobactam followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate for complicated skin and skin structure infections. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
Current review of antimicrobial treatment of nosocomial pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
Risks of stroke and mortality associated with suboptimal anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation patients. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011
Antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults. Categories: Posted on September 9, 2011