Clinical question: Does pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the community after hospital discharge reduce health care utilization,...
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About one in four intubated or mechanically ventilated patients with gram-negative pneumonia die during hospitalization, results from a large...
Avatrombopag (Doptelet) is the first drug approved for thrombocytopenia in adults who have chronic liver disease and are undergoing a procedure....
Cohort study showed that Medicare patients cared for by hospitalists in their first year of practice experienced higher in-hospital and 30-day...
What roles, training, and support do hospitalists have and perceive in the intensive care unit?
MADRID – Two weeks of antibiotic treatment conferred no benefits over 7 days of treatment in patients with Gram-negative bacteremias.
For some community-acquired pneumonia patients, short-term antibiotic therapy is a viable alternative to traditional longer courses.
SANDESTIN, FLA. – A variety of approaches to pain management is absolutely crucial in the area of opioid abuse.
Overall, 28% of all specialty practices employed advanced practice clinicians in 2016 – a 22% increase from 2008.
What guidance is there for clinical care of complex heart failure patients?
Is the initiation of inhaled long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) or long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) in patients with chronic...
MADRID – ESBL-B appears to be a factor in infection after colorectal surgery.
Dr. Michael F. Myers offers context for the latest discussions about physician suicides and calls on the medical community to act now.
TORONTO - Adverse outcomes are associated with prematurity, ill appearance, and bacterial meningitis.
Do probiotics prevent Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD) in adults and children receiving antibiotics?
Entamoeba histolytica is the most common cause of liver abscess worldwide.
WASHINGTON – The preferred evaluation – intravascular ultrasound – was not used.
Adherence to strict contact isolation and hand hygiene is never 100% in a real-life scenario.
TORONTO – When analgesia is indicated, clinicians can choose from a variety of agents in the postcodeine era.
SHM is an organization that, from the top down, embraces change in a way that few other organizations do.
