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Month: January 2012

New developments in the prevention of intravascular catheter associated infections.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Central nervous system device infections.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Cardiovascular implantable electronic device associated infections.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Infectious complications of dialysis access devices.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Vascular graft infections.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Urinary catheter-associated infections.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Left ventricular assist device-associated infections.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Novel approaches to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of medical device-associated infections.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

The frailty dilemma. Review of the predictive accuracy of major frailty scores.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

An observational study on bloodstream extended-spectrum beta-lactamase infection in critical care unit: Incidence, risk factors and its impact on outcome.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Impact on hand hygiene compliance following migration to a new hospital with improved resources and the sequential introduction of World Health Organization recommendations.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

The burden of multidrug-resistant organisms on tertiary hospitals posed by patients with recent stays in long-term acute care facilities.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

A new look at antiplatelet agent-related peptic ulcer: An update of prevention and treatment.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

D-Dimer Threshold Increase with Pretest Probability Unlikely for Pulmonary Embolism to Decrease Unnecessary Computerized Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Disorders of consciousness induced by intoxication.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Ischemic stroke: emergencies and management.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Urgent and emergent psychiatric disorders.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Neurologic emergencies in patients who have cancer: diagnosis and management.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Acute neurologic effects of alcohol and drugs.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Neurologic infectious disease emergencies.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Effect of a targeted glycemic management program on provider response to inpatient hyperglycemia.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Tiotropium: what came after the UPLIFT study.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Implementing early mobilization interventions in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Clostridium difficile in the ICU: the struggle continues.

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Posted on January 31, 2012

Utility of the COPD Assessment Test™ (CAT) to Evaluate Severity of COPD Exacerbations.

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Posted on January 30, 2012

Surgical treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis.

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Posted on January 29, 2012

Diagnosis and management of hyperglycemic emergencies.

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Posted on January 29, 2012

Developing Expert-Derived Rating Standards for the Peer Assessment of Lectures.

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Posted on January 29, 2012

Survival and outcome prediction using the APACHE III and the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) score in patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) following out-of-hospital, in-hospital or ICU cardiac arrest.

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Posted on January 29, 2012

A review of recent clinical trials and guidelines on the prevention and management of delirium in hospitalized older patients.

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Posted on January 28, 2012

Anticoagulation-associated adverse drug events.

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Posted on January 28, 2012

Management of acute stroke and transient ischemic stroke-an integrated, systematic approach from the emergency department to the inpatient setting to discharge.

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Posted on January 28, 2012

Detecting delayed microbiology results after hospital discharge: improving patient safety through an automated medical informatics tool.

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Posted on January 28, 2012

Bare Metal Stent Thrombosis in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.

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Posted on January 28, 2012

Baseline Platelet Count and Clinical Outcome in Acute Coronary Syndrome.

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Posted on January 28, 2012

Prospectively defined indicators to improve the safety and quality of care for critically ill patients: a report from the Task Force on Safety and Quality of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

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Posted on January 28, 2012

Predictive model for emergency hospital admission and 6-month readmission.

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Posted on January 27, 2012

Co-amoxiclav induces proliferation and cytotoxin production of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 in a human gut model.

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Posted on January 27, 2012

A critique of fluid bolus resuscitation in severe sepsis.

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Posted on January 27, 2012

The peri-operative management of anti-platelet therapy in elective, non-cardiac surgery.

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Posted on January 26, 2012

Impact of Vendor Computerized Physician Order Entry in Community Hospitals.

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Posted on January 26, 2012

Physician Behavior: Not Ready for ‘Never’land.

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Posted on January 26, 2012

Excessive daytime sleepiness among attending physicians: a pilot survey study at an academic institution.

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Posted on January 26, 2012

Evaluating Outcomes Associated with Alternative Dosing Strategies for Piperacillin/Tazobactam: A Qualitative Systematic Review (February).

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Posted on January 26, 2012

In-hospital mortality among rural Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction: the influence of demographics, transfer, and health factors.

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Posted on January 26, 2012

Killip classification in patients with acute coronary syndrome: insight from a multicenter registry.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Old and new oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism and atrial fibrillation: A review of the literature.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

The influence of clinical risk factors on pre-operative B-type natriuretic peptide risk stratification of vascular surgical patients.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Complications associated with peripheral or central routes for central venous cannulation.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Randomized, prospective, observational simulation study comparing residents’ needle-guided vs free-hand ultrasound techniques for central venous catheter access.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Cardiac stress testing for the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease: a reference for the primary care physician.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Contrast-induced kidney injury: mechanisms, risk factors, and prevention.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

High-sensitive troponin T measurements: what do we gain and what are the challenges?

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Sodium chloride vs. sodium bicarbonate for the prevention of contrast medium-induced nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Diagnostic performance of a pocket-sized ultrasound device for quick-look cardiac imaging.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Impact of protected mealtimes on ward mealtime environment, patient experience and nutrient intake in hospitalised patients.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Clostridium difficile colitis: factors associated with outcome and assessment of mortality at a national level.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Updating the role of natriuretic peptide levels in cardiovascular disease.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Efficacy and safety of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy for infective endocarditis: a ten-year prospective study.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Red Blood Cell Indices and Development of Hospital-Acquired Anemia During Acute Myocardial Infarction.

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Posted on January 24, 2012

Association of Beta Blocker Exposure with Outcomes in Heart Failure Differs Between African American and White Patients.

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Posted on January 23, 2012

The diagnostic and prognostic value of first hour glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme BB level in acute coronary syndrome.

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Posted on January 22, 2012

A strategy for optimizing staffing to improve the timeliness of inpatient phlebotomy collections.

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Posted on January 22, 2012

Hospitalists, pharmacy collaborate on throughput.

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Posted on January 21, 2012

Development and implementation of a comprehensive heparin-induced thrombocytopenia recognition and management protocol.

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Posted on January 21, 2012

Diagnostic Accuracy of Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography According to Pre-Test Probability of Coronary Artery Disease and Severity of Coronary Arterial Calcification The CORE-64 (Coronary Artery Evaluation Using 64-Row Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography) International Multicenter Study.

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Posted on January 21, 2012

Uric acid: A cardiovascular risk factor in patients with recent myocardial infarction.

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Posted on January 21, 2012

Urban hospital ‘clusters’ do shift high-risk procedures to key facilities, but more could be done.

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Posted on January 20, 2012

Midregional Pro-A-Type Natriuretic Peptide for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Patients With Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction.

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Posted on January 20, 2012

Risk of suicide among operated and non-operated patients hospitalised for peptic ulcers.

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Posted on January 20, 2012

A simple approach to fairer hospital benchmarking using patient experience data.

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Posted on January 20, 2012

Effect of case-based training for medical residents on inpatient glycemia.

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Posted on January 20, 2012

Risk stratification schemes, anticoagulation use and outcomes: the risk–treatment paradox in patients with newly diagnosed non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

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Posted on January 20, 2012

Mandates of trust in the doctor-patient relationship.

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Posted on January 20, 2012

Home intravenous antibiotics in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Long-term outcome after additional catheter-directed thrombolysis versus standard treatment for acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (the CaVenT study): a randomised controlled trial.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Evaluation of risk stratification schemes for ischaemic stroke and bleeding in 182 678 patients with atrial fibrillation: the Swedish Atrial Fibrillation cohort study.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Randomised placebo-controlled trial of rituximab (anti-CD20) in active ulcerative colitis.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Combined determination of highly sensitive troponin T and copeptin for early exclusion of acute myocardial infarction: first experience in an emergency department of a general hospital.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Physicians’ perceptions of background noise in a pediatric emergency department.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Should patients receive general anesthesia prior to extubation at the end of life?*.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

The impact of patient-centered communication on patients’ decision making and evaluations of physicians: a randomized study using video vignettes.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Hypertension management in diabetic patients.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Initial hospital pulse pressure and cardiovascular outcomes in acute coronary syndrome.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain – acute intermittent porphyria.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

A prospective observational study comparing three different treatment regimes in patients with Clostridium difficile infection.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Normalization of vital signs does not reduce the probability of acute pulmonary embolism in symptomatic emergency department patients.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Old and new biomarkers for predicting high and low risk microbial infection in critically ill patients with new onset fever: A case for procalcitonin.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia – The most worrisome threat among unusual non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli from hospitalized patients: A prospective multicenter study.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Hypertonic saline solution for prevention of renal dysfunction in patients with decompensated heart failure.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Clinical utility of biomarkers of endothelial activation in sepsis – a systematic review.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Risk factors associated with the conversion of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation to healthcare-associated infection.

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Posted on January 19, 2012

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transmural and Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage are Comparable for Acute Cholecystitis.

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Posted on January 18, 2012

Effects of Fractionated Plasma Separation and Adsorption on Survival in Patients with Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure.

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Posted on January 18, 2012

Comprehensive study of cardiovascular morbidity in hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease patients.

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Posted on January 18, 2012

Impact of an assisted reassessment of antibiotic therapies on the quality of prescriptions in an intensive care unit.

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Posted on January 18, 2012

Pyoderma gangrenosum requiring inpatient management: a report of 26 cases with follow up.

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Posted on January 18, 2012

U.K. National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project 2008: patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations who present with radiological pneumonia have worse outcome compared to those with non-pneumonic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations.

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Posted on January 18, 2012

The association between plasma D-dimer levels and community-acquired pneumonia.

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Posted on January 18, 2012

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