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Jacob Imber, MD

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    Which Non-opioid Medications are Best for Symptom Management in OWS?

    April 1, 2024

    Case A 30-year-old woman with a history of opioid use disorder (OUD) presents to the hospital with a fever and is found to have Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Soon after admission, she developed...

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    Lower rates of patient satisfaction may predict readmission

    May 23, 2019

    Do higher rates of patient satisfaction lead to lower rates of hospital readmission?

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    p-TIPS improves outcomes for high-risk variceal bleeding

    May 22, 2019

    Do high-risk patients undergoing preemptive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (p-TIPS) procedures experience improvements in mortality when compared with usual care with medications and endoscopy?

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    Posthospitalization thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban is unnecessary

    May 21, 2019

    Do symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) complications improve with posthospitalization thromboprophylaxis using rivaroxaban for an at-risk medical population?

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    Short Takes

    August 4, 2017

    Condition Help: A patient- and family-initiated rapid response system

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    Does Preoperative Hypercapnia Predict Postoperative Complications in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

    June 10, 2016

    Clinical question: Are patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and preoperative hypercapnia more likely to experience postoperative complications than those without? Background: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is known to increase medical morbidity in patients with OSA, but its impact

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    Rapid Immunoassays for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Offer Fast Screening Possibilities

    June 10, 2016

    Clinical question: How useful are rapid immunoassays (RIs) compared to other tests for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)? Background: HIT is a clinicopathologic diagnosis, which traditionally requires clinical criteria and laboratory confirmation through initial testing with enzyme-linked im

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    Impact of Delayed Discharge Summary Completion on Hospital Readmission

    June 8, 2016

    Clinical question: Is a delay in completion of hospital discharge summary associated with hospital readmissions? Background: Inpatient discharge summaries serve as a communication tool to future care providers.

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    Effects of Assigning Medical Teams to Nursing Units on Patient Care

    June 8, 2016

    Clinical question: Does assigning a single medical team to a nursing unit (regionalizing) improve communication and prevent adverse events? Background: Many factors impact communication in healthcare delivery. Failures in communication are a known source of adverse events in hospital care.

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    Troponin Leak Portends Poorer Outcomes in Congestive Heart Disease Hospitalizations

    June 6, 2016

    Clinical question: What is the association between detectable cardiac troponin (cTn) levels and outcomes in persons hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)? Background: There are millions of ADHF hospitalizations per year, and all-cause mortality and readmission rates are high.

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