Hospitalist Perspective on the Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2014
Continuous versus bolus intermittent loop diuretic infusion in acutely decompensated heart failure: a prospective randomized trial. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2014
Continuous ampicillin infusion as an alternative to intermittent infusion for adult inpatients: A case series. Categories: Posted on June 29, 2014
Trends in admission prevalence, illness severity and survival of haematological patients treated in Dutch intensive care units. Categories: Posted on June 29, 2014
Target-specific oral anticoagulants in patients undergoing cardioversion. Categories: Posted on June 29, 2014
Managing venous thromboembolism with novel oral anticoagulants in the elderly and other high-risk patient groups. Categories: Posted on June 29, 2014
Executive summary: practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the infectious diseases society of america. Categories: Posted on June 29, 2014
Previous Antibiotic Exposure and Antimicrobial Resistance in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: Results from Prospective Surveillance. Categories: Posted on June 29, 2014
Predicting the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2014
30-Year Mortality Following Venous Thromboembolism: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2014
Factors predicting the hospital episode costs of emergency medical admissions. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2014
Comparison of risk prediction scoring systems for ward patients: a retrospective nested case control study. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2014
Heparin versus placebo for non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2014
‘Krokodil’ in the United States is an urban legend and not a medical fact. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2014
New determinants of prognosis in bacterial infections in cirrhosis. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2014
Low molecular weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with cancer. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2014
Guidelines for Pharmacotherapy of Atrial Fibrillation (JCS 2013). Categories: Posted on June 27, 2014
The acutely swollen knee. Part 1: Management of atraumatic pathology. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2014
Documentation of limitation of medical therapy at the time of a rapid response team call. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2014
Medical emergency response in a sub-acute hospital: improving the model of care for deteriorating patients. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2014
The possibility of resistant hypertension during the treatment of hypertensive patients. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2014
Assessing preventability in the quest to reduce hospital readmissions. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
Factors Associated with In-Hospital Death by Site of Consultation among Elderly Inpatients Receiving Pain and Palliative Care Consultations. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
Evaluation of a Symptom-Triggered Protocol Approach to the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Older Adults. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
Direct oral anticoagulants compared with vitamin K antagonists for acute symptomatic venous thromboembolism: evidence from phase 3 trials. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
Adherence to guideline based antibiotic treatment for acute exacerbations of COPD in an Australian tertiary hospital. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
The impact of the duration of admission to the emergency room on the mortality of intensive care patients. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
The importance of clinical severity in the measurement of hospital readmission rates for Medicare beneficiaries, 1997-2007. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
The cost-effectiveness analysis of video capsule endoscopy compared to other strategies to manage acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the ED. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
Nutritional status influences the length of stay and clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized in internal medicine wards. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
Predictors of hospital admission in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2014
Clinical outcomes of witnessed and monitored cases of in-hospital cardiac arrest in the general ward of a university hospital in Korea. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2014
The role of cardiac biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2014
National European guidelines for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic qualitative review. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2014
Impact of appropriate antimicrobial treatment on transition from ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis to ventilator-associated pneumonia. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2014
Ambulatory oxygen for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are not hypoxaemic at rest. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2014
Epidemiology and Predictors of Multidrug-Resistant Community-Acquired and Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2014
A Statin a Day to Keep the Doctor Away? Comparing Aspirin and Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2014
Limitations of medical treatment among patients attended by the rapid response team. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2014
Use of optimized ultrasound axis along with marked introducer needle to prevent mechanical complications of internal jugular vein catheterization. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2014
Missed medication doses in hospitalised patients: a descriptive account of quality improvement measures and time series analysis. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2014
What is known about adverse events in older medical hospital inpatients? A systematic review of the literature. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2014
Extrafine beclomethasone/formoterol in severe COPD patients with history of exacerbations. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2014
Thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism and risk of all-cause mortality, major bleeding, and intracranial hemorrhage: a meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2014
Infective endocarditis due to multidrug resistant gram-negative bacilli: Single centre experience over 5years. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2014
Does this patient have an exudative pleural effusion? The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2014
Using discrete event computer simulation to improve patient flow in a Ghanaian acute care hospital. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2014
Death or revascularization among nonadmitted ED patients with low-positive vs negative troponin T results. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2014
Pulmonary embolism in elderly patients: Prognostic impact of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) on short-term mortality. Categories: Posted on June 22, 2014
Inhaled beta-2-agonists/muscarinic antagonists and acute myocardial infarction in COPD patients. Categories: Posted on June 22, 2014
Relation of Digoxin Use in Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Patients ?65 Years of Age With Versus Without Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on June 22, 2014
Acute mesenteric vein thrombosis: factors associated with evolution to chronic mesenteric vein thrombosis. Categories: Posted on June 22, 2014
The Impact of Computed Tomography of the Chest on the Management of Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Computerized prescriber order entry implementation in a physician assistant-managed hematology and oncology inpatient service: effects on workflow and task switching. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Seizures as a presenting symptom in neurosurgical patients: a retrospective single-institution analysis. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
The role of macrolides in asthma: current evidence and future directions. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Hypovitaminosis D in geriatric acute care unit: a biomarker of longer length of stay. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage: a potential imaging pitfall associated with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Diagnostic utility of bone marrow examination for the assessment of patients with fever of unknown origin: a 10-year single-centre experience. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Renal drug dosing recommendations: evaluation of product information for brands of the same drug. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
New oral anticoagulants: a practical guide on prescription, laboratory testing and peri-procedural/bleeding management. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
CORB is the best pneumonia severity score for elderly hospitalised patients with suspected pneumonia. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Imaging recommendations for acute stroke and transient ischemic attack patients: a joint statement by the American Society of Neuroradiology, the American College of Radiology and the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Effect of ionized serum calcium on outcomes in acute kidney injury needing renal replacement therapy: secondary analysis of the acute renal failure trial network study. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Physicians and implicit bias: how doctors may unwittingly perpetuate health care disparities. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Insertion of PICCs with minimum number of lumens reduces complications and costs. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
The effects of deliberate practice and feedback to teach standardized handoff communication on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of first-year residents. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2014
Improving disclosure and management of medical error – an opportunity to transform the surgeons of tomorrow. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2014
Difficult airway management for novice physicians: a randomized trial comparing direct and video-assisted laryngoscopy. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2014
Quality competition and uncertainty in a horizontally differentiated hospital market. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2014
Readmission penalties and health insurance expansions: A dispatch from massachusetts. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2014
Comparison of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient satisfaction scores for specialty hospitals and general medical hospitals: Confounding effect of survey response rate. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2014
Bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2014
New index to predict esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2014