The impact of consultation on length of stay in tertiary care emergency departments. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Non-Cardiac Surgery After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Hyponatremia is an independent predictor of adverse clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients due to worsening heart failure. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Duration of dual antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention on re-hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
The appropriate use of neuroimaging in the diagnostic work-up of dementia: an evidence-based analysis. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: pulmonary thromboembolism is the leading cause. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Variation Among US hospitals in Inpatient Mortality for Cirrhosis. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Atrial Fibrillation and Its Association With Sudden Cardiac Death. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Prevalence of glucose abnormalities among patients presenting with an acute myocardial infarction. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Effectiveness of ranolazine in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic stable angina according to baseline hemoglobin A1c. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Reasons for warfarin discontinuation in the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF). Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Prognostic importance of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in critically ill patients: short- and long-term outcomes. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Development, implementation, and impact of an automated early warning and response system for sepsis. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
How prepared are your interns to take calls? Results of a multi-institutional study of simulated pages to prepare medical students for surgery internship. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Overview of lupus nephritis management guidelines and perspective from Asia. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
An appraisal of the 2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for the Management of Gout. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Electronic risk assessment for venous thromboembolism: investigating physicians’ rationale for bypassing clinical decision support recommendations. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Management of acute coronary syndrome in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association Survey. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Low volume tubes are not effective to reduce the rate of hemolyzed specimens from the emergency department. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
Prevalence of renal insufficiency in hospitalised patients with venous thromboembolic events: A retrospective analysis based on 6,725 VTE patients. Categories: Posted on September 30, 2014
?-Lactam/?-lactamase inhibitors versus carbapenems for the treatment of sepsis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Categories: Posted on September 28, 2014
2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Categories: Posted on September 28, 2014
2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Categories: Posted on September 28, 2014
Usefulness of Beta Blockade in Contemporary Management of Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease. Categories: Posted on September 28, 2014
Prehospital intravenous access and fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis: an observational cohort study. Categories: Posted on September 28, 2014
Review of Rapid Diagnostic Tests Used by Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs. Categories: Posted on September 28, 2014
Daptomycin for the treatment of bacteraemia due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Categories: Posted on September 28, 2014
Hemorrhagic complications of thoracentesis and small-bore chest tube placement in patients taking clopidogrel. Categories: Posted on September 27, 2014
Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension – diagnosis and management. Categories: Posted on September 27, 2014
Surgery for diverticulitis is associated with high risk of in-hospital mortality and morbidity in older patients with end-stage renal disease. Categories: Posted on September 27, 2014
Time of administration important? Morning versus evening dosing of valsartan. Categories: Posted on September 27, 2014
Pneumonia prevention to decrease mortality in intensive care unit. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Nine pulmonary aspiration syndrome cases of atypical clinical presentation, in which the final diagnosis was obtained by histological examinations. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Association of Apixaban Therapy and Prothrombin Time in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Comparison of dabigatran and uninterrupted warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac rhythm device implantations. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Single-Dose Etomidate Does Not Increase Mortality in Patients with Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
The Association of Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Anticoagulants with Cardiac Thromboses. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Clevidipine for acute hypertension in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a pilot study. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Impact of an outpatient pharmacist intervention on medication discrepancies and health care resource utilization in posthospitalization care transitions. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Functional outcomes of general medical patients with severe sepsis. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
A clinical pathway for guardianship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Patient visits to the emergency department at a Norwegian university hospital: variations in patient gender and age, timing of visits, and patient acuity. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Antibiotic stewardship ward rounds and a dedicated prescription chart reduce antibiotic consumption and pharmacy costs without affecting inpatient mortality or re-admission rates. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Is routine medical examination of food handlers enough to ensure food safety in hospitals? Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Evaluation of Ertapenem use with impact assessment on extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) production and gram-negative resistance in Singapore General Hospital (SGH). Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Evaluation and outcomes of patients admitted to a tertiary medical assessment unit with acute chest pain of possible coronary origin. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: Recommendations from two United States centers. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
A case of Clostridium difficile infection complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome treated with fecal microbiota transplantation. Categories: Posted on September 26, 2014
Prior Decompensation is associated with Delayed Mortality in Patients with Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
A Qualitative Investigation of Patients’ and Caregivers’ Experiences of Severe Sepsis. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
Incidence Rate of Community-Acquired Sepsis Among Hospitalized Acute Medical Patients-A Population-Based Survey. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
Abdominal Paracentesis Drainage Ahead of Percutaneous Catheter Drainage Benefits Patients Attacked by Acute Pancreatitis With Fluid Collections: A Retrospective Clinical Cohort Study. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
A Systematic Review of Risk Factors for Delirium in the ICU. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing and Vulnerability and Hospitalization in Older Community-Dwelling Patients. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
Use of acid-fast bacilli staining to determine the need for airborne infection isolation precautions: A comparison of respiratory specimens. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
Resource use by patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in Europe: analysis of the REACH study. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
Patterns and determinants of COPD-related healthcare utilization by severity of airway obstruction in Korea. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
Effects of Hospital Accreditation on Medical Students: A National Qualitative Study in Taiwan. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Categories: Posted on September 25, 2014
The combination of ceftaroline plus daptomycin allows for therapeutic de-escalation and daptomycin sparing against MRSA. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Clinical implications of the hyperdynamic syndrome in cirrhosis. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Normal Versus Dilated Left Atrium (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study). Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Types of indwelling urethral catheters for short-term catheterisation in hospitalised adults. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Impact of nasogastric tubes on swallowing physiology in older, healthy subjects: A randomized controlled crossover trial. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Massive pulmonary embolism with liver injury associated with chest compressions during cardiac resuscitation. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Prognostic determinants of community-acquired bloodstream infection in type 2 diabetic patients in ED. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Clinical and Radiologic Evaluation of Patients Before TIPS Creation. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Recognising air embolism as a complication of vascular access. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Reducing post-lumbar puncture headaches with small bore atraumatic needles. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
How patients want their doctor to communicate. A literature review on primary care patients’ perspective. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
How patients and family physicians communicate about persistent medically unexplained symptoms. A qualitative study of video-recorded consultations. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
When cure is no option: how explicit and hopeful can information be given? A qualitative study in breast cancer. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Agreeable patient meets affiliative physician: how physician behavior affects patient outcomes depends on patient personality. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
How do lay people assess the quality of physicians’ communicative responses to patients’ emotional cues and concerns? An international multicentre study based on videotaped medical consultations. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Study of asthma management practices among general practitioners and physicians in and around Pune city. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Antihypertensive medication adherence and mortality according to ethnicity: a cohort study. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Physician and patient characteristics affecting repeat use of abdominal ultrasound: A nationwide population-based study. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Reducing patient placement errors in emergency department admissions: right patient, right bed. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Severity and outcomes of community acquired pneumonia in asthmatic patients. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile Infections: A Single-Center Experience. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Low Use and Adherence to Maintenance Medication in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the General Population. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Improving patients’ postdischarge communication: making every word count. Categories: Posted on September 24, 2014
Triple Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Contemporary Review. Categories: Posted on September 23, 2014
Risk factors for in-hospital mortality and prolonged length of stay in older patients with solid tumor malignancies. Categories: Posted on September 23, 2014
Antiepileptic Drugs for the Treatment of Agitation and Aggression in Dementia: Do They Have a Place in Therapy? Categories: Posted on September 23, 2014