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Risk of Perioperative Morbidity, Post-Op Mortality Higher for Current Smokers
November 6, 2013
Current smokers who undergo major surgery face greater odds of postoperative adverse events, including mortality, than past smokers
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Reviews of Reseach on Perioperative Morbidity, Capnography with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the ED, Mortality Rate for Elective Surgeries
October 1, 2013
Also reviewed this month: publicly reported mortality rates vs. hospitals' overall mortality, cost-saving visits for Medicare patients, video-based workshops for academic hospitalists
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Physician Reviews of HM-Related Research
May 22, 2013
BNP-driven fluid management improves ventilator weaning
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2012 Guidelines: Updates For the Hospitalist
May 2, 2013
Updates bring new tools for early recognition, effective management of sepsis patients
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Physician Reviews of Hospital Medicine-Related Research
May 1, 2013
Reviews include BNP-driven fluid management, 30-day readmission patterns, hospitalists’ workload and patient safety, permanent atrial fibrillation, low-dose thrombolysis for PE, and many more
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How Should Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis be Treated?
February 29, 2012
Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe form of alcohol-related liver disease associated with significant short-term mortality.
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What Is the Best Approach to Medical Therapy for Patients with Ischemic Stroke?
May 1, 2011
Aspirin is the only antiplatelet agent shown to be effective in early treatment and secondary prevention.
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In the Literature: Research You Need to Know
April 13, 2011
Hospital-acquired C. diff infection associated with higher in-hospital mortality
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In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know
April 1, 2011
Physician reviews of HM-related literature, including LOS in geriatric patients, outcomes of transcatheter aortic-valve implantation, renal ultrasound predictor for acute kidney injury, and romiplostim use in immune thrombocytopenia
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In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know
February 2, 2011
Physician reviews of effects of extended VTE prophylaxis in medical patients, outcomes with and without preprocedural statins, association of subclinical hypothyroidism and CHD, and more
