Nesiritide, Renal Function, and Associated Outcomes During Hospitalization for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Results From ASCEND-HF. Categories: Posted on July 31, 2014
The Renal Subanalysis of ASCEND-HF: The End of Nesiritide as a Cardio-Renal Therapeutic? Categories: Posted on July 31, 2014
Survival of the Fittest: Evolution of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Categories: Posted on July 31, 2014
Clinical efficacy of fidaxomicin compared with vancomycin and metronidazole in Clostridium difficile infections: a meta-analysis and indirect treatment comparison. Categories: Posted on July 31, 2014
Temporal and other factors that influence the time doctors take to prescribe using an electronic prescribing system. Categories: Posted on July 31, 2014
Reducing Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Using a Regional Multicenter Quality Improvement Intervention. Categories: Posted on July 31, 2014
Marked differences in GPs’ diagnosis of pneumonia between Denmark and Spain: a cross-sectional study. Categories: Posted on July 31, 2014
General practitioners’ contribution to the management of community-acquired pneumonia in the Netherlands: a retrospective analysis of primary care, hospital, and national mortality databases with individual data linkage. Categories: Posted on July 31, 2014
Educational outreach visits to improve venous thromboembolism prevention in hospitalised medical patients: a prospective before-and-after intervention study. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Prevalence of frailty syndrome in old people in a hospital institution. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
A multicentre, double-blind, randomised, controlled, parallel-group study of the effectiveness of a pharmacist-acquired medication history in an emergency department. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Delays in appropriate antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bloodstream infections: a multicenter, community hospital study. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Clostridium difficile infection at a tertiary care hospital in south India. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Length of stay and economic consequences with rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin/vitamin K antagonist in patients with DVT and PE: findings from the North American EINSTEIN clinical trial program. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
2014 ACC/AHA/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Focused Update of the Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease : A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Prognostic Indicators for Recurrent Thrombotic Events in HIV-infected Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: Use of Registry Data From 12 sites in Europe, South Africa and the United States. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Incidence of Polymerase Chain Reaction-Diagnosed Clostridium difficile in a Large High-Risk Cohort, 2011-2012. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Palliative Care Referral among Patients Hospitalized with Advanced Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
A systematic review of calcium channel blocker use and cognitive decline/dementia in the elderly. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Temporal trends in all-cause mortality of smokers versus non-smokers hospitalized with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Low-Dose Corticosteroid Treatment in Septic Shock: A Propensity-Matching Study. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Predicting risk of upper gastrointestinal bleed and intracranial bleed with anticoagulants: cohort study to derive and validate the QBleed scores. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Excess mortality during hospital stays among patients with recorded diabetes compared with those without diabetes. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Faecal calprotectin testing for differentiating amongst inflammatory and non-inflammatory bowel diseases: systematic review and economic evaluation. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
An association between an educational intervention and a reduction in inappropriate troponin testing in patients presenting to an adult emergency department. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Sticking to minimum standards: implementing antibiotic stewardship in intensive care. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Effects of hospital acquired conditions on length of stay for patients with diabetes. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Metoclopramide for patients with intractable hiccups: A multi-center, randomized, controlled pilot study. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Use of a care bundle in the emergency department for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a feasibility study. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Hospital readmissions following initiation of nebulized arformoterol tartrate or nebulized short-acting beta-agonists among inpatients treated for COPD. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Risk assessment of readmissions following an initial COPD-related hospitalization. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Does this adult patient have early HIV infection?: The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review. Categories: Posted on July 30, 2014
Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of asthma exacerbations during and outside of pregnancy in an acute-care setting. Categories: Posted on July 26, 2014
Clinical profile of pneumonia and its association with rain wetting in patients admitted at a tertiary care institute during pandemic of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus infection. Categories: Posted on July 26, 2014
Optimal Blood Pressure in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (from the AFFIRM Trial). Categories: Posted on July 26, 2014
2014 Hypertension Recommendations From the Eighth Joint National Committee Panel Members Raise Concerns for Elderly Black and Female Populations. Categories: Posted on July 26, 2014
Trends in acute myocardial infarction in young patients and differences by sex and race, 2001 to 2010. Categories: Posted on July 26, 2014
Risk score to predict gastrointestinal bleeding after acute ischemic stroke. Categories: Posted on July 26, 2014
Outcomes of heart failure-related hospitalization in adults with congenital heart disease in the United States. Categories: Posted on July 25, 2014
The Effect of Therapeutic Lumbar Punctures on Acute Mortality from Cryptococcal Meningitis. Categories: Posted on July 25, 2014
Guidelines for diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: joint recommendations of Indian Chest Society and National College of Chest Physicians (India). Categories: Posted on July 25, 2014
Factors influencing doctors’ selection of dabigatran in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Categories: Posted on July 25, 2014
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) testing: detection methods and clinical application. Categories: Posted on July 24, 2014
Modeling the economic impact of linezolid versus vancomycin in confirmed nosocomial pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Categories: Posted on July 24, 2014
Long-Term (10-Year) Mortality of Younger Previously Healthy Patients With Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Is Worse Than That of Patients With Nonseptic Critical Illness and of General Population. Categories: Posted on July 24, 2014
Short- and Long-Term Outcome in Elderly Patients After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Cohort Study. Categories: Posted on July 24, 2014
Reappraisal of the 1990 American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of cutaneous vasculitis: an analysis based on 766 patients. Categories: Posted on July 24, 2014
Initial Radiographic Features as Outcome Predictor of Adult Respiratory Syncytial Virus Respiratory Tract Infection. Categories: Posted on July 24, 2014
Radiology Utilization in the Emergency Department: Trends of the Past 2 Decades. Categories: Posted on July 24, 2014
A systematic review: Can one prescribe carbapenems to patients with IgE-mediated allergy to penicillins or cephalosporins? Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
Avoiding the Perfect Storm: The Biologic and Clinical Case for Re-evaluating the 7-Day Expectation for MRSA Bacteremia Before Switching Therapy. Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
Efficacy and Safety of Fosfomycin Plus Imipenem as Rescue Therapy for Complicated Bacteremia and Endocarditis due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Multi-center Clinical Trial. Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
The modified Hospital Elder Life Program: adapting a complex intervention for feasibility and scalability in a surgical setting. Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
Morning Handover of On-Call Issues: Opportunities for Improvement. Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
Comparative Outcomes of Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Plus Anticoagulation vs Anticoagulation Alone to Treat Lower-Extremity Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis. Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
Factors that predict thrombosis in relatives of patients with venous thromboembolism. Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
The Impact of Medication Reconciliation and Review on Clinical Outcomes. Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
Trials of nonoperative management exceeding 3 days are associated with increased morbidity in patients undergoing surgery for uncomplicated adhesive small bowel obstruction. Categories: Posted on July 23, 2014
Changes in adverse event rates in hospitals over time: a longitudinal retrospective patient record review study. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
Red blood cell transfusion: Impact of an education program and a clinical guideline on transfusion practice. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
Why providers transfuse blood products outside recommended guidelines in spite of integrated electronic best practice alerts. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
Mortality, length of stay, and cost associated with hospitalized adult cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
The accuracy of interqual criteria in determining the need for observation versus hospitalization in emergency department patients with chronic heart failure. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
Short-term outcomes of seniors aged 80 years and older with acute illness: Hospitalist care by geriatricians and other internists compared. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (PCC) for Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulant (NOAC) reversal: Good enough for now? Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
Kidney disease and risk of venous thromboembolism:a nationwide population-based case-control study. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
Case Report: Monitoring the Anticoagulant Effect After a Massive Rivaroxaban Overdose. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
Sepsis carries a high mortality among hospitalised adults in Malawi in the era of antiretroviral therapy scale-up: A longitudinal cohort study. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014
Contribution of Noncommunicable Diseases to Medical Admissions of Elderly Adults in Africa: A Prospective, Cross-Sectional Study in Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. Categories: Posted on July 22, 2014