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Agnes Libot, MD

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    Palliative care consultations reduce hospital costs

    October 1, 2018

    Are direct hospital costs for patients with serious illnesses affected by palliative care consultations (PCC)?

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    Elimination of urine culture screening prior to elective joint arthroplasty

    April 24, 2017

    What is the clinical impact of implementing a policy to no longer process urine specimens for perioperative screening in patients undergoing elective joint arthroplasty (EJA)?

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    Risks are reduced when angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers are held before noncardiac surgery

    April 22, 2017

    Is withholding angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) prior to noncardiac surgery associated with a lower risk of a 30-day composite outcome of all-cause death, myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery, and stroke when compared with continuing them on the day of surgery?

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    Disinfection Caps Reduce CLABSI, BCC in Hematology-Oncology Patients

    May 30, 2016

    Clinical question: Does the use of disinfection caps on catheter hubs on central venous catheters (CVCs) reduce central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and blood culture contamination (BCC) in hematology-oncology patients? Background: CVCs have facilitated the administration of che

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    Isopropyl Alcohol Nasal Inhalation Effective Treatment for ED Nausea

    May 30, 2016

    Clinical question: Does inhaled isopropyl alcohol alleviate nausea as compared to inhaled saline solution among patients presenting to the ED with a chief complaint of nausea? Background: Nausea and vomiting account for 4.8 million ED visits each year; however, antiemetics have not shown superior

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    Chronic Kidney Disease Risk with Proton Pump Inhibitors

    May 27, 2016

    Clinical question: What is the association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and incident chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Background: Medication use may play a potential role in the increasing prevalence of CKD.

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    Risk Factors for Pseudomonas, MRSA in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

    May 27, 2016

    Clinical question: What risk factors could predict the likelihood of Pseudomonas and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients hospitalized with healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP)? Background: Patients identified with HCAP have an increased risk for multi-drug-resistant p

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    Updated CHEST Guidelines for Antithrombotic Therapy of VTE

    May 23, 2016

    Clinical question: What are the current recommendations for antithrombotic therapy in various venous thromboembolism (VTE) scenarios? Background: VTE is commonly encountered with a multitude of therapeutic options.

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    Tamsulosin Can Be Used as Expulsive Therapy for Some Ureteric Stones

    May 23, 2016

    Clinical question: Is tamsulosin efficacious as an expulsive therapy for distal ureter stones ≤10 mm in diameter? Background: Ureteric calculi are a common reason for hospital admission, and use of medical expulsive therapy during observation periods for small caliber stones has gained much atten

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    Prevalence, Characteristics of Physicians Prone to Malpractice Claims

    May 20, 2016

    Clinical question: Do claim-prone physicians account for a substantial share of all paid malpractice claims? Background: Many studies have compared physicians who have multiple malpractice claims against them with colleagues who have few or no claims against them and have identified systemic diff

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