Reducing liberal red blood cell transfusions at an academic medical center. Categories: Posted on December 31, 2016
Application of a Risk Score to Identify Older Adults with Community-Onset Pneumonia Most Likely to Benefit from Empiric Pseudomonas Therapy. Categories: Posted on December 31, 2016
Ultra short course antibiotics for patients with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia but minimal and stable ventilator settings. Categories: Posted on December 31, 2016
Mortality Associated with Night and Weekend Admissions to ICU with On-Site Intensivist Coverage: Results of a Nine-Year Cohort Study (2006-2014). Categories: Posted on December 30, 2016
Operating a Monitoring Unit in the Geriatric Department: Effects on Outcomes. Categories: Posted on December 30, 2016
Analysis of the third- and fourth-generation cephalosporin use for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria in hospital settings. Categories: Posted on December 30, 2016
Unit-Specific Rates of Hand Hygiene Opportunities in an Acute-Care Hospital. Categories: Posted on December 29, 2016
Non-Malignant Pleural Effusions (NMPE): a prospective study of 356 consecutive unselected patients. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2016
Safety of cardioversion in atrial fibrillation lasting less than 48 h without post-procedural anticoagulation in patients at low cardioembolic risk. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2016
New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2016February 9, 2017
Association of weekend effect with early mortality in severe sepsis patients over time. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2016October 17, 2017
Optimizing Inpatient Urine Culture Ordering Practices Using the Electronic Medical Record: A Pilot Study. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2016
Narrow-Spectrum ß-Lactam Monotherapy in Hospital Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia – A Register Based Cohort Study. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2016
Promoting Resident Autonomy During Family-Centered Rounds: A Qualitative Study of Resident, Hospitalist, and Subspecialty Physicians. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2016
Usefulness of Serum Triiodothyronine (T3) to Predict Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2016
Inappropriate documentation of heparin allergy in the medical record because of misdiagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: frequency and consequences. Categories: Posted on December 25, 2016
Diabetes Mellitus is Associated With Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis. Categories: Posted on December 24, 2016
Termination of resuscitation in the prehospital setting: A comparison of decisions in clinical practice vs. recommendations of a termination rule. Categories: Posted on December 24, 2016
A systematic review on the effect of the organisation of hospital discharge on patient health outcomes. Categories: Posted on December 23, 2016
Physician Participation in Meaningful Use and Quality of Care for Medicare Fee-for-Service Enrollees. Categories: Posted on December 23, 2016
Patients with diabetes are at high risk of serious medication errors at hospital: Interest of clinical pharmacist intervention to improve healthcare. Categories: Posted on December 23, 2016September 14, 2017
Prognostic Importance of Low Admission Serum Creatinine Concentration for Mortality in Hospitalized Patients. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2016June 30, 2017
Warfarin Initiation, Atrial Fibrillation, and Kidney Function: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Warfarin in Older Adults With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2016
Development of operationalized intravenous to oral antibiotic switch criteria. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2016
Appropriate antibiotic use reduces length of hospital stay. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2016October 11, 2017
Sustained impact of a computer-assisted antimicrobial stewardship intervention on antimicrobial use and length of stay. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2016
The Intensive Palliative Care Unit: Changing Outcomes for Hospitalized Cancer Patients in an Academic Medical Center. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2016
Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and the Risk of Hospitalization for Infectious Gastroenteritis. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2016
Increased Costs with Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections Are Primarily Due to Patients with Hospital-Acquired Infections. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2016
Clinical Outcomes Associated with Medication Regimen Complexity in Older People: A Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on December 20, 2016
Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates for Medicare Patients Treated by Male vs Female Physicians. Categories: Posted on December 20, 2016
Single-Dose Dalbavancin: A Review in Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2016
Vascular surgeon-hospitalist comanagement improves in-hospital mortality at the expense of increased in-hospital cost. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2016May 18, 2017
Trends in Prolonged Hospitalizations in the United States from 2001 to 2012: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Categories: Posted on December 18, 2016
Treatment of febrile geriatric patients with suspected urinary tract infections in a hospital with high rates of ESBL producing bacteria: a cohort study. Categories: Posted on December 18, 2016
Association between inappropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy and hospital length of stay in Gram-negative bloodstream infections: stratification by prognosis. Categories: Posted on December 18, 2016August 15, 2017
Actual use of pocket-sized ultrasound devices for cardiovascular examination by trained physicians during a hospitalist rotation. Categories: Posted on December 18, 2016
Presenting phenotypes of acute heart failure patients in the emergency department: Identification and implications. Categories: Posted on December 18, 2016
The Association Between Hospital Capacity Strain and Inpatient Outcomes in Highly Developed Countries: A Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on December 17, 2016
Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Elderly Patients with Stable Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Categories: Posted on December 17, 2016
Elderly patients are at high risk of night-time admission to the intensive care unit following a rapid response team call. Categories: Posted on December 17, 2016
Medical Management of Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: Expert Review from the Clinical Practice Updates Committee of the AGA Institute. Categories: Posted on December 17, 2016
Procalcitonin levels in bloodstream infections caused by different sources and species of bacteria. Categories: Posted on December 17, 2016
Trends in hospitalizations for community-acquired pneumonia in Spain: 2004 to 2013. Categories: Posted on December 17, 2016
H1-antihistamines reduce progression to anaphylaxis among emergency department patients with allergic reactions. Categories: Posted on December 16, 2016
Reinventing the community hospital: a retrospective population-based cohort study of a natural experiment using register data. Categories: Posted on December 16, 2016
Associations between attending physician workload, teaching effectiveness, and patient safety. Categories: Posted on December 16, 2016
Fluoroquinolones or macrolides in combination with ?-lactams in adult patients hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Impact of Policies on the Rise in Sepsis Incidence, 2000-2010. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Outcomes of Emergency Medical Patients Admitted to an Intermediate Care Unit With Detailed Admission Guidelines. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Risk Factors for Bacteremia in Patients With Urinary Catheter-Associated Bacteriuria. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Principles of Antibiotic Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Clinical Practice Guidelines From the AABB: Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds and Storage. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Will This Hemodynamically Unstable Patient Respond to a Bolus of Intravenous Fluids? Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Statins for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Clinical Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Hospitalized Patients with Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the United States. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
Recent Trends in Management and Inhospital Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Renal Transplant Recipients. Categories: Posted on December 15, 2016
The Role of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Categories: Posted on December 14, 2016
The Modern Diagnostic Approach to Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults. Categories: Posted on December 14, 2016
Do patients with submassive pulmonary embolism benefit from thrombolytic therapy? Categories: Posted on December 13, 2016
Impact of Medicare’s Nonpayment Program on Hospital-acquired Conditions. Categories: Posted on December 9, 2016
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Diagnosis and Management. Categories: Posted on December 9, 2016July 18, 2017
Evaluation of an institutional project to improve venous thromboembolism prevention. Categories: Posted on December 8, 2016
Preventing hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism: Improving patient safety with interdisciplinary teamwork, quality improvement analytics, and data transparency. Categories: Posted on December 8, 2016
Reducing the incidence of hospital-associated venous thromboembolism within a network of academic hospitals: Findings from five University of California medical centers. Categories: Posted on December 8, 2016
The Johns Hopkins Venous Thromboembolism Collaborative: Multidisciplinary team approach to achieve perfect prophylaxis. Categories: Posted on December 8, 2016
Preventing acute care-associated venous thromboembolism in adult and pediatric patients across a large healthcare system. Categories: Posted on December 8, 2016
A Comprehensive Multimorbidity Index for Predicting Mortality in Intensive Care Unit Patients. Categories: Posted on December 8, 2016
Pedal Edema as an Indicator of Early Heart Failure in the Community: Prevalence and Associations With Cardiac Structure/Function and Natriuretic Peptides (MESA [Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis]). Categories: Posted on December 8, 2016
Association Between End-of-Rotation Resident Transition in Care and Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients. Categories: Posted on December 7, 2016December 23, 2016
Correlations Between Ratings on the Resident Annual Evaluation Summary and the Internal Medicine Milestones and Association With ABIM Certification Examination Scores Among US Internal Medicine Residents, 2013-2014. Categories: Posted on December 7, 2016December 23, 2016
Higher Fluid Balance Increases the Risk of Death From Sepsis: Results From a Large International Audit. Categories: Posted on December 7, 2016
"Lose the Tube": A Choosing Wisely initiative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalist-led inpatient units. Categories: Posted on December 7, 2016December 16, 2017
Transfusion Requirements in ESRD Patients Admitted with GI Hemorrhage Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy. Categories: Posted on December 6, 2016
Top 1% of Inpatients Administered Antimicrobial Agents Comprising 50% of Expenditures: A Descriptive Study and Opportunities for Stewardship Intervention. Categories: Posted on December 6, 2016
Point: Should inhaled antibiotic therapy be routinely used for the treatment of bacterial lower respiratory tract infections in the ICU setting? Yes. Categories: Posted on December 6, 2016
Appropriateness of antibiotic management of uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections in hospitalized adult patients. Categories: Posted on December 6, 2016
Predicting hospitalization and mortality in patients with heart failure: The BARDICHE-index. Categories: Posted on December 5, 2016
The Use of Thrombolysis for Acute Pulmonary Embolism in the United States: National Trends and Patient Characteristics from 2006 to 2011. Categories: Posted on December 4, 2016
Predictors of 30-day mortality in patients admitted to ED for acute heart failure. Categories: Posted on December 4, 2016May 4, 2017
Hospital Variation in Time to Epinephrine for Non-Shockable In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Categories: Posted on December 3, 2016
Safety and utilization of peripherally inserted central catheters versus midline catheters at a large academic medical center. Categories: Posted on December 3, 2016
Guidelines on the management of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department: a critical appraisal. Categories: Posted on December 2, 2016
In-Hospital Mortality with Deep Venous Thrombosis. Categories: Posted on December 2, 2016June 30, 2017
Benzodiazepine Initiation and Dose Escalation: A Risk Factor for Inpatient Falls. Categories: Posted on December 2, 2016