Pneumonia and pneumonia related mortality in patients with COPD treated with fixed combinations of inhaled corticosteroid and long acting ?2 agonist: observational matched cohort study (PATHOS). Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Sunlight as Disinfectant – New Rules on Disclosure of Industry Payments to Physicians. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Management of Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients Undergoing Invasive Procedures. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Cardiac CT for the assessment of chest pain: imaging techniques and clinical results. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Three-view bedside ultrasound to differentiate acute decompensated heart failure from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Distinguishing asthma from sarcoidosis: an approach to a problem that is not always solvable. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Ceftaroline fosamil use in hospitalized patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections: Budget impact analysis from a hospital perspective. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Clinical relevance of and risk factors associated with medication administration time errors. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Diagnosis and treatment of post-extubation dysphagia: results from a national survey. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Time to antibiotics for septic shock: evaluating a proposed performance measure. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Improved management of acute gout during hospitalization following introduction of a protocol. Categories: Posted on May 31, 2013
Addition of Rifampin to Vancomycin for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: What Is the Evidence? (July/August). Categories: Posted on May 30, 2013
Rapid Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Categories: Posted on May 30, 2013
Blood Pressure in Intracerebral Hemorrhage – How Low Should We Go? Categories: Posted on May 30, 2013
Antibiotics for the critically ill: more than just selecting appropriate initial therapy. Categories: Posted on May 30, 2013
Efficacy of Single-Dose Antibiotic Against Early-Onset Pneumonia in Comatose Patients Who Are Ventilated. Categories: Posted on May 30, 2013
Evaluating and Monitoring Sedation, Arousal, and Agitation in the ICU. Categories: Posted on May 30, 2013
Delirium Monitoring in the ICU: Strategies for Initiating and Sustaining Screening Efforts. Categories: Posted on May 30, 2013
Impact of an electronic medication management system on hospital doctors’ and nurses’ work: a controlled pre-post, time and motion study. Categories: Posted on May 30, 2013
Prognostic value of the Geneva prediction rule in patients with pulmonary embolism. Categories: Posted on May 30, 2013
Defining the Accuracy of Secretin Pancreatic Function Testing in Patients With Suspected Early Chronic Pancreatitis. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Potential biomarkers for early detection of acute graft-versus-host disease. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Missed Opportunities for Appropriate Anticoagulation Among Emergency Department Patients With Uncomplicated Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Frailty as a Novel Predictor of Mortality and Hospitalization in Individuals of All Ages Undergoing Hemodialysis. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Oral nutritional support of older (65 years+) medical and surgical patients after discharge from hospital: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Defining peripherally inserted central catheter tip position and an evaluation of insertions in one unit. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Association of Patient Preferences for Participation in Decision Making With Length of Stay and Costs Among Hospitalized Patients. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Effect of morbid obesity on in-hospital mortality and coronary revascularization outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in the United States. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
The role of bronchodilator treatment in the prevention of exacerbations of COPD. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Comparison of empirical estimate of clinical pretest probability with the Wells score for diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Technology-related medication errors in a tertiary hospital: a 5-year analysis of reported medication incidents. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance mechanisms of clinical Clostridium difficile from a Chinese tertiary hospital. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
In-hospital major bleeding predicts mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism: An analysis of ZATPOL Registry data. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Prognostic value of high sensitivity troponin T in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure and non-detectable conventional troponin T levels. Categories: Posted on May 29, 2013
Target International Normalized Ratio Values for Preventing Thromboembolic and Hemorrhagic Events in Japanese Patients With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Geriatric consultation service in emergency department: how does it work? Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Impact of an Automated Multimodality Point-of-Order Decision Support Tool on Rates of Appropriate Testing and Clinical Decision Making for Individuals with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Liberal versus restrictive transfusion thresholds for patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Atrial fibrillation among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with sepsis: Incidence and risk factors. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Prevalence and clinical outcomes of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and prediabetes among patients with high-risk non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Evaluating early repeat emergency department use in patients with atrial fibrillation: A population-based analysis. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Are we targeting the right metric for heart failure? Comparison of hospital 30-day readmission rates and total episode of care inpatient days. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Gender differences in clinical outcomes among diabetic patients hospitalized for cardiovascular disease. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Physician attire in the intensive care unit and patient family perceptions of physician professional characteristics. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Adverse clinical events and mortality during hospitalization and 3 months after discharge in cognitively impaired elderly patients. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Readmission risk factors after hospital discharge among the elderly. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Chest pain unit using thrombolysis in myocardial infarction score risk stratification: an impact on the length of stay and cost savings. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
High-potency statins are associated with increased hospitalisations with acute kidney injury. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia with or without a history of clinical stroke. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Patients with acute heart failure in the emergency department: do they all need to be admitted? Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Resource use and cost implications of switching among warfarin formulations in atrial fibrillation patients. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Estimation of glomerular filtration rate in hospitalised patients: are we overestimating renal function? Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
The effect of reducing maximum shift lengths to 16 hours on internal medicine interns’ educational opportunities. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Batting 300 is good: perspectives of faculty researchers and their mentors on rejection, resilience, and persistence in academic medical careers. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Mentor networks in academic medicine: moving beyond a dyadic conception of mentoring for junior faculty researchers. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Negotiation in academic medicine: narratives of faculty researchers and their mentors. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Risk stratification in chest pain patients undergoing nuclear stress testing: the Erlanger Stress Score. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Hospital implementation of health information technology and quality of care: are they related? Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Does admission to a teaching hospital affect acute myocardial infarction survival? Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Impact of Specialist Consultations on Inpatient Admissions for Dermatology-Specific and Related DRGs. Categories: Posted on May 28, 2013
Effect of patient- and medication-related factors on inpatient medication reconciliation errors. Categories: Posted on May 27, 2013
Non-transfusional approach to increase platelet count in patients with cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia. Categories: Posted on May 26, 2013
Diastolic dysfunction is a predictor of poor outcomes in patients with cirrhosis, portal hypertension and a normal creatinine. Categories: Posted on May 26, 2013
Clinical Factors Associated with Development of Severe-Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection. Categories: Posted on May 26, 2013
Cardiac troponins I and T: molecular markers for early diagnosis, prognosis, and accurate triaging of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
Cutaneous Inoculation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria During Professional Tattooing: A Case Series and Epidemiologic Study. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
Mentoring Programs for Physicians in Academic Medicine: A Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
Understanding the Needs of Department Chairs in Academic Medicine. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
Advancing Faculty Development in Medical Education: A Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T for detection of subtle abnormalities of cardiac phenotype in a general population of elderly individuals. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
Physiological and biochemical basis of clinical liver function tests: a review. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
Empiric guideline-recommended weight-based vancomycin dosing and mortality in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
Assessment of adverse drug event recognition by emergency physicians in a French teaching hospital. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
Retrospective epidemiological study for the characterization of community- acquired pneumonia and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults in a well-defined area of Badalona (Barcelona, Spain). Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013
Acutely ill patients in internal medicine departments want treatment for undiagnosed, symptomatic skin conditions. Categories: Posted on May 25, 2013