Cardiac complications in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Categories: Posted on October 30, 2011
Suboptimal care of the acutely unwell ward patient: a concept analysis. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
Evaluation and treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
Clinical review of pulmonary embolism: diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
Modifiers of symptomatic embolic risk in infective endocarditis. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
Short-term warfarin reversal for elective surgery–using low-dose intravenous vitamin K: safe, reliable and convenient*. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
How much teamwork exists between nurses and junior doctors in the intensive care unit? Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
Linezolid-resistant enterococci in Greece: epidemiological characteristics. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
Assessment of sotalol prescribing in a community hospital: opportunities for clinical pharmacist involvement. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
A clinical and investigative approach to the patient with diminished responsiveness. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
Short-term mortality among older persons hospitalized for pneumonia: Influence of baseline patient characteristics beyond severity of illness. Categories: Posted on October 29, 2011
Characteristics of CPOE systems and obstacles to implementation that physicians believe will affect adoption. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Underestimation of urinary albumin to creatinine ratio in morbidly obese subjects due to high urinary creatinine excretion. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Involving Clinical Librarians at the Point of Care: Results of a Controlled Intervention. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Can Eliminating Risk Stratification Improve Medical Residents’ Adherence to Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis? Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Why do patients agree to a “Do not resuscitate” or “Full code” order? Perspectives of medical inpatients. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
The role of nurse practitioners in hospital settings: implications for interprofessional practice. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Individual care plans can reduce hospital admission rate for patients who frequently attend the emergency department. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Restructuring an Inpatient Resident Service to Improve Outcomes for Residents, Students, and Patients. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Bedside ultrasound performed by novices for the detection of abscess in ED patients with soft tissue infections. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Treating primary headaches in the ED: can droperidol regain its role? Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
The value of procalcitonin level in community-acquired pneumonia in the ED. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Less painful arterial blood gas sampling using jet injection of 2% lidocaine: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Evaluation of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III in predicting the prognosis of patients admitted to Emergency Department, in need of intensive care unit. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
Decision Support Tool for Early Differential Diagnosis of Acute Lung Injury and Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema in Medical Critically-ill Patients. Categories: Posted on October 28, 2011
New oncolytic virus shows improved effectiveness in preclinical testing Categories: Posted on October 27, 2011
Continuous versus intermittent infusion of vancomycin for the treatment of Gram-positive infections: systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on October 27, 2011
Anidulafungin compared with fluconazole in severely ill patients with candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis: Support for the 2009 IDSA treatment guidelines for candidiasis. Categories: Posted on October 27, 2011
Hospitalization-associated disability: “She was probably able to ambulate, but I’m not sure”. Categories: Posted on October 27, 2011
Effective control of an acute gastroenteritis outbreak due to norovirus infection in a hospital ward in Athens, Greece, April 2011. Categories: Posted on October 27, 2011
Performance of the Traditional Age, Sex, and Angina Typicality-Based Approach for Estimating Pretest Probability of Angiographically Significant Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography: Results From the Multinational Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry (CONFIRM). Categories: Posted on October 27, 2011
Risk factors for developing delirium in older patients admitted to general medical wards. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Epidemiology of suspected Clostridium difficile-associated hospital-acquired diarrhea in hospitalized patients at Siriraj Hospital. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Efficacy of disposable needles versus angiocath needles for therapeutic abdominal paracentesis. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Preoperative alpha blockade for normotensive pheochromocytoma: is it necessary? Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Diagnostic value of urine sTREM-1 for sepsis and relevant acute kidney injuries: a prospective study. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Vital signs: central line-associated blood stream infections-United States, 2001, 2008, and 2009. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Improving vancomycin prescription in critical illness through a drug use evaluation process: a weight-based dosing intervention study. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case control study from China. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Nosocomial urinary tract infection in the intensive care unit: when should Pseudomonas aeruginosa be suspected? Experience of the French national surveillance of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit, Rea-Raisin. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Areas of uncertainty in prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in unselected subjects. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
An Evaluation of Inhaled Bronchodilator Therapy in Patients Hospitalized for Non-Life-Threatening COPD Exacerbations. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
C-reactive protein testing does not decrease antibiotic use for acute cough illness when compared to a clinical algorithm. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Prognosis of left-sided infective endocarditis in patients transferred to a tertiary-care hospital–prospective analysis of referral bias and influence of inadequate antimicrobial treatment. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Assessment of service delays and impact on bed utilisation in a major teaching hospital. Categories: Posted on October 26, 2011
Respiratory impact of paracentesis in cirrhotic patients with acute lung injury. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
The effect of workload reduction on the quality of residents’ discharge summaries. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Trial to end ambulance diversion in Boston: report from the conference of the Boston teaching hospitals consortium. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Protein C as an early biomarker to distinguish pneumonia from sepsis. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
The value of contrast enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation of the nature of portal vein thrombosis. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Contrast enhanced ultrasound for the characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
A new electrocardiographic criterion to differentiate between Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and anterior wall ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Prognostic Value of Stress Echocardiogram in Patients With Angiographically Significant Coronary Artery Disease. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Zero risk for central line-associated bloodstream infection: Are we there yet? Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Early diagnosis of candidemia in intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a prospective comparison of (1->3)-beta-D-glucan assay, Candida score, and colonization index. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Risk of Thiazide-induced Hyponatremia in Patients with Hypertension. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Hypoglycemia-associated Mortality Is Not Drug-associated but Linked to Comorbidities. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Cardiac amyloidosis: a practical approach to diagnosis and management. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction-then and now. A century of uncertainty. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Association between Proton Pump Inhibitor therapy and Clostridium difficile infection in a Meta-Analysis. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Benefits and risks of oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
A novel double stent system for palliative treatment of malignant extrahepatic biliary obstructions: a pilot study. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis: A Quality Improvement Report. Categories: Posted on October 25, 2011
Decongestive Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Cardiorenal Implications of Ultrafiltration and Diuretics. Categories: Posted on October 23, 2011
Outcomes of Non-invasive Ventilation for Acute Exacerbations of COPD in the United States, 1998-2008. Categories: Posted on October 23, 2011
Effect of Use of Combination Evidence-Based Medical Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndromes on Long-Term Outcomes. Categories: Posted on October 23, 2011
Diagnostic accuracy of a low-cost, urine antigen, point-of-care screening assay for HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis before antiretroviral therapy: a descriptive study. Categories: Posted on October 23, 2011
Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Normal High-sensitivity Troponin. Categories: Posted on October 23, 2011
Biomarkers for the prediction of mortality and morbidity in patients with renal replacement therapy. Categories: Posted on October 22, 2011
Management of hypertension in diabetic patients: outstanding issues. Categories: Posted on October 22, 2011
Use, tolerability and compliance of spironolactone in the treatment of heart failure. Categories: Posted on October 22, 2011
Dynamic Lactate Indices as Predictors of Outcome in Critically Ill Patients. Categories: Posted on October 22, 2011
Contact Precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization: Costly and unnecessary? Categories: Posted on October 22, 2011
Sensitization in medically unexplained dyspnea: Differential effects on intensity and unpleasantness. Categories: Posted on October 22, 2011
Role of the CHADS2 score in acute coronary syndromes – risk of subsequent death or stroke in patients with and without atrial fibrillation. Categories: Posted on October 22, 2011