Efficacy of corticosteroid therapy in patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving ventilatory support. Categories: Posted on November 30, 2011
Risk of pulmonary embolism in patients with autoimmune disorders: a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2011
Effect of Warfarin on Outcomes in Septuagenarian Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2011
Rates and Implications for Hospitalization of Patients ?65 Years of Age With Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2011
Outcomes of Drug-Eluting Stents for Protected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease (from the Multicenter, United States DEScover Registry). Categories: Posted on November 29, 2011
Intensive glycaemic control for patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised clinical trials. Categories: Posted on November 27, 2011
Sublingual Buprenorphine in Acute Pain Management: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2011
Timing of antibiotic administration and outcomes of hospitalized patients with community-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2011
Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2011
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Complication of Electroconvulsive Therapy (December). Categories: Posted on November 26, 2011
Evaluation of soluble glycoprotein V as a marker of venous thromboembolism. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2011
Transfusion related acute lung injury: incidence and risk factors. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2011
Rapid response systems: you won’t know there is a problem until you measure it. Categories: Posted on November 26, 2011
Septic acute kidney injury: hemodynamic syndrome, inflammatory disorder, or both? Categories: Posted on November 26, 2011
Risk factors associated with peripherally inserted central venous catheter-related large vein thrombosis in neurological intensive care patients. Categories: Posted on November 25, 2011
Computed tomography scans in severe asthma: utility and clinical implications. Categories: Posted on November 25, 2011
Tiotropium is superior to salmeterol in reducing frequency of exacerbations: but the effect of adding tiotropium to the combination of inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting ?(2)-agonist remains unclear. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Patients treated with aspirin after a first myocardial infarction who also receive a proton pump inhibitor have a higher incidence of cardiovascular events. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Usefulness of Adiponectin as a Predictor of All Cause Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Validation of a Clinical Score for Assessing the Risk of Resistant Pathogens in Patients With Pneumonia Presenting to the Emergency Department. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia: Determining the Need for Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Therapy. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
The Challenge of Identifying Resistant-Organism Pneumonia in the Emergency Department: Still Navigating on the Erie Canal? Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Daptomycin Versus Vancomycin for Bloodstream Infections Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus With a High Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration: A Case-Control Study. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Daptomycin for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection and Elevated Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations: Has the Time Come? Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
The Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection: A Population-Based Study. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
The Risk of Peptic Ulcer Bleeding Mortality in Relation to Hospital Admission on Holidays: A Cohort Study on 8,222 Cases of Peptic Ulcer Bleeding. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Treatment of Hospitalized Adult Patients With Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Toronto Consensus Statements. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Esomeprazole Compared With Famotidine in the Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome or Myocardial Infarction. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis Despite Normal Ejection Fraction Is Associated with Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction as Assessed by Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography: A Multicenter Study. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Copeptin for rapid rule out of acute myocardial infarction in emergency department. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Comparison of the reliability and validity of four contemporary risk stratification schemes to predict thromboembolism in non-anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Current antithrombotic agents for acute coronary syndromes: Focus on bleeding risk. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Vernakalant: Conversion of atrial fibrillation in patients with ischemic heart disease. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
The impact of the code drugs: cardioactive medications in cardiac arrest resuscitation. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Optimal timing of invasive angiography in stable non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: the Leipzig Immediate versus early and late PercutaneouS coronary Intervention triAl in NSTEMI (LIPSIA-NSTEMI Trial). Categories: Posted on November 24, 2011
Predictors of hospitalized patients’ intentions to prevent healthcare harm: A cross sectional survey. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2011
Universal screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care: risk factors and outcome from a multicentre study. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2011
A systematic review of bacteremias in cellulitis and erysipelas. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2011
Characteristics of healthcare-associated and community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in Taiwan. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2011
Prognostic Value of Uric Acid in Patients With ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Coronary Intervention. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2011
Comparison of Role of Early (Less Than Six Hours) to Later (More Than Six Hours) or No Cardiac Catheterization After Resuscitation From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2011
High-Dose Daptomycin for Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device-Related Infective Endocarditis. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2011
Multi-Detector Row CT of Acute Non-traumatic Abdominal Pain: Contrast and Protocol Considerations. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2011
Prevalence of validated risk factors for developing atrial fibrillation-can we identify high-risk ED patients? Categories: Posted on November 22, 2011
The prognostic value of early repolarization with ST elevation in African Americans. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2011
Changes in Patient Flow Among Five Hospitals Participating in a Learning Collaborative. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2011
The influence of social deprivation on length of hospitalisation. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2011
Usefulness of Urinary Biomarkers in Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery in Adults. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2011
Mortality and morbidity of heart failure treated with digoxin. A propensity-matched study. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Coronary computed tomography angiography for the evaluation of patients with acute chest pain. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Differences in Clinical Features and In-Hospital Outcomes of Older Adults with Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Incidence of Serious Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Events in Older Adults with and without Alzheimer’s Disease. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Factors Associated with Pneumonia Outcomes: A Nationwide Population-Based Study over the 1997-2008 Period. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Impact of Comorbidity on Mortality Among Older Persons with Advanced Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Effect of esomeprazole versus famotidine on platelet inhibition by clopidogrel: A double-blind, randomized trial. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Safety and efficacy of adjusted-dose eptifibatide in patients with acute coronary syndromes and reduced renal function. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Myeloperoxidase in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes: The importance of spectrum. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Predicting long-term mortality in older patients after non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: The CRUSADE long-term mortality model and risk score. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Role of Albumin Treatment in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Ethics Seminar: The Hospice Patient in the ED: An Ethical Approach to Understanding Barriers and Improving Care. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Mortality of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock treated by PCI is correlated to the infarct-related artery – Results from the PL-ACS Registry. Categories: Posted on November 19, 2011
Duration of antibiotic therapy for bacteremia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2011
Potentially preventable hospitalizations among older adults with diabetes. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2011
Reduction in hospital-wide mortality following implementation of a rapid response team: a long-term cohort study. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2011
Comparison of Outcomes of Patients With Painless Versus Painful ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2011
PS2-23: Reducing Rehospitalization in Survivors of Critical Illness: Description of a Novel Interventional Strategy. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2011
The use of insulin in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2011
Risk Factors of Cellulitis Treatment Failure with Once-Daily Intravenous Cefazolin Plus Oral Probenecid. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2011
Elevated vancomycin trough is not associated with nephrotoxicity among inpatient veterans. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2011
Post-discharge intervention in vulnerable, chronically ill patients. Categories: Posted on November 18, 2011
What every hospitalist should know about the post-bariatric surgery patient. Categories: Posted on November 17, 2011
Residents contributing to inpatient quality: Blending learning and improvement. Categories: Posted on November 17, 2011
Treatment of Unexplained Syncope: A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Cardiac Pacing Guided by Adenosine 5′-triphosphate Testing. Categories: Posted on November 17, 2011
Liraglutide: A Review of its Use in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Categories: Posted on November 17, 2011
Central line-associated blood stream infection in the critically ill trauma patient. Categories: Posted on November 16, 2011
Risk stratification and short-term prognosis in acute heart failure syndromes: a review of novel biomarkers. Categories: Posted on November 16, 2011
Biomarkers for ventilator-associated pneumonia: review of the literature. Categories: Posted on November 16, 2011
Risk factors, inpatient care, and outcomes of pneumonia after ischemic stroke. Categories: Posted on November 16, 2011
Predictors of fatal outcome after colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis: a 10-year experience. dr.markelov@gmail.com. Categories: Posted on November 16, 2011
Total Epinephrine Dose During Asystole and Pulseless Electrical Activity Cardiac Arrests is Associated with Unfavorable Functional Outcome and Increased In-Hospital Mortality. Categories: Posted on November 16, 2011
Lactated Ringer’s solution reduces systemic inflammation compared with saline in patients with acute pancreatitis. Categories: Posted on November 16, 2011
Readmission to intensive care: a qualitative analysis of nurses’ perceptions and experiences. Categories: Posted on November 16, 2011
Fungal bloodstream infections in tertiary care hospitals in Colombia. Categories: Posted on November 16, 2011