The value of ETCO2 measurement for COPD patients in the emergency department. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Preoperative cognitive impairment and psychological distress in hospitalized elderly hip fracture patients. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
A simple diagnostic test to confirm correct placement of intravenous catheters before chemotherapy. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Inpatient venous access practices: PICC culture and the kidney patient. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Efficacy and ease of use of an intravenous catheter designed to prevent blood leakage: a prospective observational trial. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Anemia in elderly hospitalized patients: prevalence and clinical impact. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
A prognostic index for 1-year mortality can also predict in-hospital mortality of elderly medical patients. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
How different are older people discharged from emergency departments compared with those admitted to hospital? Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Predicting 30-Day Readmissions With Preadmission Electronic Health Record Data. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Isolated Systolic Hypertension in Young and Middle-Aged Adults and 31-Year Risk for Cardiovascular Mortality: The Chicago Heart Association Detection Project in Industry Study. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Are standard doses of piperacillin sufficient for critically ill patients with augmented creatinine clearance? Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Effectiveness of ebola treatment units and community care centers – liberia, september 23-october 31, 2014. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Systematic review with meta-analyses and critical appraisal of clinical prediction rules for pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitals. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Comorbidities, Exposure to Medications, and the Risk of Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Risk factors for central line-associated bloodstream infections in the era of prevention bundles. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Gut Check: Clostridium difficile Testing and Treatment in the Molecular Testing Era. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Usefulness and Safety of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Submassive Pulmonary Emboli. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
The AFFORD Clinical Decision Aid to Identify Emergency Department Patients With Atrial Fibrillation at Low Risk for 30-Day Adverse Events. Categories: Posted on January 31, 2015
Colistin-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Beyond Carbapenem Resistance. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Facilitating anticoagulation for safer transitions: preliminary outcomes from an emergency department deep vein thrombosis discharge program. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Association of inpatient and outpatient glucose management with inpatient mortality among patients with and without diabetes at a major academic medical center. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis: revised consensus recommendations of the International Club of Ascites. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
A randomized controlled trial of two interventions to improve medication reconciliation. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Increased incidence of invasive bacterial disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared to the general population–a population based cohort study. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Case report of a transfusion-associated hepatitis A infection. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Transfusion-related acute lung injury and potential risk factors among the inpatient US elderly as recorded in Medicare claims data, during 2007 through 2011. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Optimization of the diagnostic management of clinically suspected pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
The Joint Commission: hospitals make strides on core measures with more achieving "top performer" status. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Antibiotic resistance in adult female patients hospitalized for acute pyelonephritis: rates and predicting factors. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Pattern of antibiotics usage in a community hospital of Malwa region of Punjab, India. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Comparison of spot urine protein creatinine ratio with 24 hour urine protein for estimation of proteinuria. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Nosocomial transmission of C. difficile in English hospitals from patients with symptomatic infection. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Investigating factors associated with not reporting medical errors from the medical team’s point of view in Jahrom, Iran. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Characteristics of primary care providers who adopted the hospitalist model from 2001 to 2009. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Maximizing teaching on the wards: Review and application of the One-Minute Preceptor and SNAPPS models. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Risk Factors for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Categories: Posted on January 30, 2015
Bacteremia and ventilator-associated pneumonia: a marker for contemporaneous extra-pulmonic infection. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Plasma osmolality predicts clinical outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Trends in hospitalized acute myocardial infarction patients with heart failure in Korea at 1998 and 2008. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Characteristics, in-hospital and long-term clinical outcomes of nonagenarian compared with octogenarian acute myocardial infarction patients. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
White blood cell, hemoglobin and platelet distribution width as short-term prognostic markers in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Usefulness of oximetry for sleep apnea screening in frail hospitalized elderly. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Clinical features of right-sided infective endocarditis occurring in non-drug users. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Diagnostic accuracy of combined cardiac troponin and copeptin assessment for early rule-out of myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Outcomes among non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes patients with no angiographically obstructive coronary artery disease: observations from 37,101 patients. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Decreasing Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized with Cirrhosis in the United States From 2002 through 2010. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
The use of shared medication record as part of medication reconciliation at hospital admission is feasible. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
The Identification of Seniors at Risk screening tool is useful for predicting acute readmissions. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Low-dose ketamine vs morphine for acute pain in the ED: a randomized controlled trial. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Imaging during low back pain ED visits: a claims-based descriptive analysis. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Evidence and triggers for the transfusion of blood and blood products. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Mandated self-reporting of ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle and catheter-related bloodstream infection bundle compliance and infection rates. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Trends in severity of illness on ICU admission and mortality among the elderly. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Improved outcomes associated with a revised quality measure for continuing perioperative ?-blockade. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridium difficile in Adults: A Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Tigecycline exhibits inhibitory activity against Clostridium difficile in the intestinal tract of hospitalised patients. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Can coronary computed tomography angiography replace invasive angiography? Coronary computed tomography angiography cannot replace invasive angiography. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Can Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Replace Invasive Angiography? Yes: It is All About Finding the Right Test for the Right Person at the Right Time. Categories: Posted on January 28, 2015
Comparison of different equations to assess glomerular filtration in critically ill patients. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Short-term mortality of adult inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia: external validation of a modified CURB-65 score. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Relationship between admission blood glucose level and prognosis in elderly patients without previously known diabetes who undergo emergency non-cardiac surgery. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Liver function, in-hospital, and post-discharge clinical outcome in patients with acute heart failure-results from the relaxin for the treatment of patients with acute heart failure study. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
The Effect of Emergency Department Copayments for Medicaid Beneficiaries Following the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Comparative Effectiveness of Diagnostic Testing Strategies in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain: An Analysis of Downstream Testing, Interventions, and Outcomes. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
The role of inferior vena cava diameter in volume status monitoring; the best sonographic measurement method? Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Timeliness of interfacility transfer for ED patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: epidemiology and impact of inappropriate empirical therapy. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Handgrip strength at admission and time to discharge in medical and surgical inpatients. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Measuring unexplained variation in acute hospital use by patients enrolled with northern New Zealand general practices. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Nutrition therapy in critically ill patients- a review of current evidence for clinicians. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Achieving optimal clinical outcomes in ultrasound-guided central venous catheterizations of the internal jugular vein after a simulation-based training program for novice learners. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Development of a decision support engine to assist patients with hospital selection. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Reduction of healthcare-associated infections in a long-term care brain injury ward by replacing regular linens with biocidal copper oxide impregnated linens. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Life-Threatening Complications and Outcomes in Patients with Malignancies and Severe Pulmonary Embolism. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation in haemodialysis patients: mind the (evidence) gap. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Systematic review of the effectiveness of strategies to encourage patients to remind healthcare professionals about their hand hygiene. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Increased Risk of Mortality among Patients Cared for by Physicians with Short Length-of-Stay Tendencies. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
A Patient Navigator Intervention to Reduce Hospital Readmissions among High-Risk Safety-Net Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Categories: Posted on January 27, 2015
Functional changes during hospital stay in older patients admitted to an acute care ward: a multicenter observational study. Categories: Posted on January 24, 2015
Is acyclovir effective among critically ill patients with herpes simplex in the respiratory tract? Categories: Posted on January 24, 2015
Interprofessional communication failures in acute care chains: how can we identify the causes? Categories: Posted on January 24, 2015