What does "futility" mean? An empirical study of doctors’ perceptions. Categories: Posted on April 30, 2016
Using opioids in general practice for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of current evidence. Categories: Posted on April 30, 2016
The circadian rhythm of syncopal episodes in patients with neurally mediated syncope. Categories: Posted on April 30, 2016
A simple sarcopenia screening test predicts future adverse events in patients with heart failure. Categories: Posted on April 30, 2016
Atrial fibrillation patients with CHA2DS2-VASc >1 benefit from oral anticoagulation prior to cardioversion. Categories: Posted on April 30, 2016
Current and future trends in antibiotic therapy of acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections. Categories: Posted on April 30, 2016
Controversies in venous thromboembolism: the unique case of isolated distal deep vein thrombosis. Categories: Posted on April 30, 2016
What prevents the intravenous to oral antibiotic switch? A qualitative study of hospital doctors’ accounts of what influences their clinical practice. Categories: Posted on April 29, 2016
Developing a Clinical Prediction Rule for First Hospital-Onset Clostridium difficile Infections: A Retrospective Observational Study. Categories: Posted on April 29, 2016
The Association between Smoking Status and Hospital Length of Stay: Evidence from a Hospital-Based Cohort. Categories: Posted on April 29, 2016
Influence of antibiotic-regimens on intensive-care unit-mortality and liver-cirrhosis as risk factor. Categories: Posted on April 29, 2016
Predictors of poor outcome in gastrointestinal bleeding in emergency department. Categories: Posted on April 29, 2016
Total pancreatectomy with islet cell transplantation vs intrathecal narcotic pump infusion for pain control in chronic pancreatitis. Categories: Posted on April 29, 2016
The Natural History of Changes in Preferences for Life-Sustaining Treatments and Implications for Inpatient Mortality in Younger and Older Hospitalized Adults. Categories: Posted on April 28, 2016
Analysis of a Social Work-Based Model of Transitional Care to Reduce Hospital Readmissions: Preliminary Data. Categories: Posted on April 28, 2016
Risk of Recurrence After Surviving Severe Sepsis: A Matched Cohort Study. Categories: Posted on April 28, 2016
A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial of Single Dose of Oral Dexamethasone Versus 5 Days of Oral Prednisone in Acute Adult Asthma. Categories: Posted on April 28, 2016
Successful implementation of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy at a medical respite facility for homeless patients. Categories: Posted on April 28, 2016
Assessing Risks and Benefits of Invasive Cardiac Procedures in Patients with Advanced Multimorbidity. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
Approach to Evaluating the Multimorbid Patient with Cardiovascular Disease Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
The Relationship between Resource Utilization, Clinical Risk and Hospital Costs for Emergency Medical Admissions. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
A simple intervention to improve patient safety, save time and improve staff experience in the AMU procedure room. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
A simple intervention to improve antibiotic treatment times for neutropenic sepsis. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
Clinical and laboratory predictors of deep vein thrombosis after acute stroke. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
Does This Patient Have Infectious Mononucleosis?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016May 10, 2016
Effect of a Quality Improvement Intervention With Daily Round Checklists, Goal Setting, and Clinician Prompting on Mortality of Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016May 11, 2016
Is 10-second electrocardiogram recording enough for accurately estimating heart rate in atrial fibrillation. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
Symptom word documentation: A novel approach to identifying and managing hospital-acquired infections. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
A prediction model to identify patients without a concerning intraabdominal diagnosis. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
Misdiagnosing Dizzy Patients: Common Pitfalls in Clinical Practice. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
Prognostic value of dynamic electrocardiographic T wave changes in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
Disposable surgical face masks for preventing surgical wound infection in clean surgery. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
Vapocoolants (cold spray) for pain treatment during intravenous cannulation. Categories: Posted on April 27, 2016
Effect of Detecting and Isolating Clostridium difficile Carriers at Hospital Admission on the Incidence of C difficile Infections: A Quasi-Experimental Controlled Study. Categories: Posted on April 26, 2016
Effect of tiotropium on COPD exacerbations: A systematic review. Categories: Posted on April 26, 2016
Chest pain, dyspnea and other symptoms in patients with type 1 and 2 myocardial infarction. A literature review. Categories: Posted on April 25, 2016
Procalcitonin as an Early Marker of the Need for Invasive Respiratory or Vasopressor Support in Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Categories: Posted on April 25, 2016
Oral Low-Dose Theophylline on Top of Inhaled Fluticasone-Salmeterol Does Not Reduce Exacerbations in Patients with Severe COPD: A Pilot Clinical Trial. Categories: Posted on April 25, 2016
Benefits of early active mobility in the medical intensive care unit – a pilot study. Categories: Posted on April 25, 2016
Home Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism in the Era of Novel Oral Anticoagulants. Categories: Posted on April 25, 2016
Risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Categories: Posted on April 24, 2016
Brief report: optimizing vitamin D naming conventions in computerized order entry to support high-value care. Categories: Posted on April 24, 2016
Emergency department clinical redesign, team-based care and improvements in hospital performance: A time series analysis. Categories: Posted on April 23, 2016
Trends in Prevalence and Determinants of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in the United States: 2007 to 2012. Categories: Posted on April 23, 2016
A Case-Control Study of Risk Markers and Mortality in Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy. Categories: Posted on April 23, 2016
Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism With New Anticoagulant Agents. Categories: Posted on April 23, 2016
Ivabradine in chronic stable angina: Effects by and beyond heart rate reduction. Categories: Posted on April 23, 2016
A Case-Control Study Assessing the Impact of Non-Ventilated Hospital- Acquired Pneumonia on Patient Outcomes. Categories: Posted on April 23, 2016
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease. Categories: Posted on April 23, 2016
Effect of age and sex on efficacy and tolerability of ? blockers in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: individual patient data meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on April 22, 2016August 31, 2016
An Update on Management of the Patient Presenting with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes. Categories: Posted on April 22, 2016
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Temporal Factors Associated With Positive Findings on Catheter Angiography After (99m)Tc-Labeled RBC Scanning. Categories: Posted on April 22, 2016
Nasogastric tube syndrome induced by an indwelling long intestinal tube. Categories: Posted on April 22, 2016
Extensively drug-resistant bacteria are an independent predictive factor of mortality in 130 patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or spontaneous bacteremia. Categories: Posted on April 22, 2016
Adherence to guidelines for hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia over time and its impact on health outcomes and mortality. Categories: Posted on April 22, 2016
Ceftazidime/Avibactam and Ceftolozane/Tazobactam: "Second generation" beta-Lactam/beta-Lactamase Combinations. Categories: Posted on April 22, 2016
The ABCs of Immunosuppression: A Primer for Primary Care Physicians. Categories: Posted on April 21, 2016
Acute and Chronic Allograft Dysfunction in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Categories: Posted on April 21, 2016
Management of the Liver Transplant Recipient: Approach to Allograft Dysfunction. Categories: Posted on April 21, 2016
To measure or not to measure direct oral anticoagulants before surgery or invasive procedures. Categories: Posted on April 21, 2016
Patients, Nurses, and Physicians Working Together to Develop a Discharge Entrustable Professional Activity Assessment Tool. Categories: Posted on April 21, 2016
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Concentrations in Patients with Chest Discomfort: Is It the Heart or the Kidneys As Well? Categories: Posted on April 21, 2016
Oral pristinamycin for the treatment of resistant Gram-positive infections in patients with cancer: Evaluation of clinical outcomes. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Complications of thoracentesis: incidence, risk factors, and strategies for prevention. Categories: procedures Posted on April 20, 2016
Switch to oral antibiotics in the treatment of infective endocarditis is not associated with increased risk of mortality in non-severely ill patients. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Clinical Outcomes of Acid Suppressive Therapy Use in Hematology/Oncology Patients at an Academic Medical Center. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Do piperacillin/tazobactam and other antibiotics with inhibitory activity against Clostridium difficile reduce the risk for acquisition of C. difficile colonization? Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Clinical Validation of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Imipenem in Spent Effluent in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: A Pilot Study. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: challenges in diagnosis and management. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Implantable loop recorder versus conventional diagnostic workup for unexplained recurrent syncope. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Urinary alkalisation for symptomatic uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Association of hospital admission service structure with early transfer to critical care, hospital readmission, and length of stay. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Variation in prevalence and patterns of peripherally inserted central catheter use in adults hospitalized with pneumonia. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Rates of and Reasons for Hospital Readmissions in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Multistate Population-based Cohort Study. Categories: Posted on April 20, 2016
Demographic parameters related to 30-day readmission of patients with acute myocardial infarction: Analysis of 2,371,867 hospitalizations. Categories: Posted on April 19, 2016
Multimarker Prognostication for Hospitalized Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia. Categories: Posted on April 19, 2016
Successful Fecal Microbiota Transplantation as an Initial Therapy for Clostridium difficile Infection on an Outpatient Basis. Categories: Posted on April 19, 2016
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A guide for the primary care physician. Categories: Posted on April 19, 2016
New Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) – appropriateness of prescribing in real- world setting. Categories: Posted on April 19, 2016
Long-term risk of venous thrombosis after stopping anticoagulants for a first unprovoked event: A multi-national cohort. Categories: Posted on April 18, 2016
Managing Atypical and Typical herpetic central nervous system infections: results of A Multinational study. Categories: Posted on April 18, 2016