Lakshmi Ravipati, MD
- News- In the Literature: Hospital-Based Research You Need to Know- April 24, 2013- Avoid preoperative urine culture in nonurologic surgical procedures 
- News- ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research- April 1, 2013- Value of routine preoperative urine screening assessed; Impact of hospitalist-led intermediate care on patient survival; Risks of blood transfusion to treat upper GI bleeding; Low-dose steroids and increased mortality in sepsis; Reduced length of stay and hospital readmission rates; Restrictive blood transfusion strategies better for acute myocardial infarction; Trends in GI illnesses and their associated costs; Apixaban as a stand-alone anticoagulant in patients with VTE; Guidelines for upper endoscopy use in gastroesophageal reflux disease