Resistant hypertension: Renal denervation or intensified medical treatment? Categories: Posted on December 31, 2017
Oral anticoagulation in people with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation. Categories: Posted on December 30, 2017
Physician-Level Variation in Outcomes of Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Categories: Posted on December 29, 2017
Is there still a role for vancomycin in skin and soft-tissue infections? Categories: Posted on December 29, 2017
Thoracic ultrasound for pleural effusion in the intensive care unit: a narrative review from diagnosis to treatment. Categories: pocus Posted on December 29, 2017
Role of the Diabetes Educator in Inpatient Diabetes Management. Categories: Posted on December 29, 2017
A Comprehensive Nutrition-Focused Quality Improvement Program Reduces 30-Day Readmissions and Length of Stay in Hospitalized Patients. Categories: Posted on December 29, 2017
Catheter Salvage After Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection During Home Parenteral Nutrition. Categories: Posted on December 29, 2017
Monitoring of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions in Older Inpatients: A French Multicenter Study. Categories: Posted on December 29, 2017
Changing Epidemiology of Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in the Last Decade: A Nationwide Analysis. Categories: Posted on December 29, 2017May 23, 2018
Digoxin Benefit Varies by Risk of Heart Failure Hospitalization: Applying the Tufts MC HF Risk Model. Categories: Posted on December 29, 2017
Patient-Centered Structured Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounds in the Medical ICU. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2017
Evaluation of the value of team-based psychiatric consultation in a general hospital setting. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2017
Using Laboratory Test Results at Hospital Admission to Predict Short-term Survival in Critically Ill Patients With Metastatic or Advanced Cancer. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2017
Outcomes of nighttime refusal of admission to the intensive care unit: The role of the intensivist in triage. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2017
Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency in Cardiogenic Shock Patients: Prevalence and Prognostic Role. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2017
Electronic Medication Regimen Complexity Index at admission and complications during hospitalization in medical wards: a tool to improve quality of care? Categories: Posted on December 28, 2017
Association of Hospitalist Years of Experience With Mortality in the Hospitalized Medicare Population. Categories: Posted on December 28, 2017
Extended-Duration Betrixaban Reduces the Risk of Rehospitalization Associated With Venous Thromboembolism Among Acutely Ill Hospitalized Medical Patients: Findings From the APEX Trial (Acute Medically Ill Venous Thromboembolism Prevention With Extended Duration Betrixaban Trial). Categories: Posted on December 28, 2017
Comparative Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2017
How do hospital doctors manage patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a qualitative study of physicians. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2017
Achieving ventricular rate control in patients taking chronic beta-blocker therapy. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2017
A brief assessment of capacity to consent instrument in acutely intoxicated emergency department patients. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2017
Re-bleeding and Mortality After Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Taking Anti-platelets or Anti-coagulants. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2017
National Early Warning Score accurately discriminates the risk of serious adverse events in patients with liver disease. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2017
Determinants of inappropriate empirical antibiotic treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on December 27, 2017
Prescribing and medication communication on the post-take ward round. Categories: Posted on December 26, 2017
Impact of Respiratory Viral Panel Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Turnaround Time on Length of Stay and Antibiotic Use in Patients With Respiratory Viral Illnesses. Categories: Posted on December 26, 2017
The utility of presepsin in diagnosis and risk stratification for the emergency patients with sepsis. Categories: Posted on December 26, 2017
Patient Outcomes Associated With Phenobarbital Use With or Without Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on December 26, 2017
Underutilization of Aldosterone Antagonists in Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on December 26, 2017
Development of Institutional Guidelines for Management of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections: Incorporating Local Evidence. Categories: Posted on December 26, 2017
Evaluation of Insulin Use and Hypoglycemia in Hospitalized Elderly Patients. Categories: Posted on December 26, 2017
Evaluation of Corticosteroid Dose in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Categories: Posted on December 26, 2017
Use of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Patients With Heart Failure and Comorbid Diabetes Mellitus or Chronic Kidney Disease. Categories: Posted on December 25, 2017
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Paraplegia: Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes. Categories: Posted on December 25, 2017
Mild troponin elevation in patients admitted to the emergency department with atrial fibrillation: 30-day post-discharge prognostic significance. Categories: Posted on December 25, 2017
Immediate Stress Echocardiography for Low-Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Categories: Posted on December 25, 2017
Multifaceted intervention to curb in-hospital over-prescription of proton pump inhibitors: A longitudinal multicenter quasi-experimental before-and-after study. Categories: Posted on December 25, 2017
The Burden Of Viruses in Pneumonia Associated with Acute Respiratory Failure: An Underappreciated Issue. Categories: Posted on December 24, 2017
Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection in patients 60 years and older (EXTEND): a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3b/4 trial. Categories: Posted on December 24, 2017
Dabigatran versus vitamin k antagonist: an observational across-cohort comparison in acute coronary syndrome patients with atrial fibrillation. Categories: Posted on December 24, 2017
Is early and fast blood pressure control important in hypertension management? Categories: Posted on December 24, 2017
What to Do After You Cut: Recommendations for Abscess Management in the Emergency Setting. Categories: Posted on December 23, 2017
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 23, 2017
Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Categories: Posted on December 23, 2017
Echocardiography in cardiac arrest: An emergency medicine review. Categories: pocus Posted on December 23, 2017
Cost-effectiveness of sacubitril/valsartan in the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Categories: Posted on December 23, 2017
Clinical examination for acute aortic dissection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2017
The Hospitalist Huddle: a 1-year experience of teaching Hospital Medicine utilizing the concept of peer teaching in medical education. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2017
Vancomycin Dosing in Obese Patients: Special Considerations and Novel Dosing Strategies. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2017
Update on Glucose Management Among Noncritically Ill Patients Hospitalized on Medical and Surgical Wards. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2017
Predictors of treatment failure and clinical stability in patients with community acquired pneumonia. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2017
Lung Ultrasound Findings Detected During Inpatient Echocardiography Are Common and Associated With Short- and Long-term Mortality. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2017
Evolving Role of Non-Statin Therapy for the Management of Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: Past, Present, and Future. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2017
Risk of mortality associated with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza infection in adults. Categories: Posted on December 22, 2017
Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2017
Efficacy of combination therapy with natriuretic and aquaretic drugs in cirrhotic ascites patients: A randomized study. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2017
Blood Pressure Management for Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: The Evidence. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2017
Reversal of Oral Anticoagulants for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients: Best Strategies. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2017
A Method for Attributing Patient-Level Metrics to Rotating Providers in an Inpatient Setting. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2017
Improving Quality of Care for Seriously Ill Patients: Opportunities for Hospitalists. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2017
Inpatient Portals for Hospitalized Patients and Caregivers: A Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2017
Update in Hospital Palliative Care: Symptom Management, Communication, Caregiver Outcomes, and Moral Distress. Categories: Posted on December 21, 2017
Association of Emergency-Only vs Standard Hemodialysis With Mortality and Health Care Use Among Undocumented Immigrants With End-stage Renal Disease. Categories: Posted on December 20, 2017
Should This Patient Receive Aspirin?: Grand Rounds Discussion From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Categories: Posted on December 20, 2017
Is Adenosine or an Intravenous Calcium Channel Blocker More Effective for Treating Supraventricular Tachycardia? Categories: Posted on December 20, 2017
An electronic documentation system improves the quality of admission notes: a randomized trial. Categories: Posted on December 20, 2017
The Rise of Hospitalists: An Opportunity for Clinical Ethics. Categories: Posted on December 20, 2017
Factors that affect the duration of antimicrobial therapy for cellulitis. Categories: Posted on December 20, 2017August 25, 2018
Trends in Length of Hospital Stay and the Impact on Prognosis of Early Discharge After a First Uncomplicated Acute Myocardial Infarction. Categories: Posted on December 20, 2017
Ceftazidime-avibactam versus meropenem in nosocomial pneumonia, including ventilator-associated pneumonia (REPROVE): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 non-inferiority trial. Categories: Posted on December 20, 2017
Intravenous versus oral paracetamol for acute pain in adults in the emergency department setting: a prospective, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised controlled trial. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Evaluation of the Effects of Radio-Frequency Identification Technology on Patient Tracking in Hospitals: A Systematic Review. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia in the critically ill patient. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Diagnostic Accuracy of a New High-Sensitivity Troponin I Assay and Five Accelerated Diagnostic Pathways for Ruling Out Acute Myocardial Infarction and Acute Coronary Syndrome. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the community after hospital discharge. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Handing Off the Older Patient: Improved Documentation of Geriatric Assessment in Transitions of Care. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Validation of Predictive Score of 30-Day Hospital Readmission or Death in Patients With Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
A small pericardial effusion is a marker of complicated hospitalization in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Outpatient Management of Emergency Department Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Variation, Patient Characteristics, and Outcomes. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Trends in Hospitalization, Acute Kidney Injury, and Mortality in Patients With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
The role of emotion in clinical decision making: an integrative literature review. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Adjunctive rifampicin for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (ARREST): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Reducing Inappropriate Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department: Comparing Two Collaborative Structures. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Readmissions With Multidrug-Resistant Infection in Patients With Prior Multidrug Resistant Infection. Categories: Posted on December 19, 2017
Use of a Penicillin Allergy Screening Algorithm and Penicillin Skin Testing for Transitioning Hospitalized Patients to First-Line Antibiotic Therapy. Categories: Posted on December 16, 2017