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High-flow oxygen noninferior to noninvasive ventilation postextubation
January 22, 2017
Clinical Question: Is high-flow oxygen noninferior to noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in preventing postextubation respiratory failure and reintubation?
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New guidelines for patients requiring red blood cell transfusion
January 21, 2017
Clinical question: What is a safe target hemoglobin level for patients requiring red blood cell transfusion, and how long can red blood cells be stored prior to transfusion?
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How should urine electrolytes be ordered and interpreted in acute kidney injury and electrolyte abnormalities?
January 20, 2017
There is a lack of clear diagnostic guidelines, so ordering all the urine electrolytes in a “blanket” strategy is a common practice. We will discuss the diagnostic utility of each of the urine electrolytes in a variety of clinical scenarios.
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Sneak Peek: Journal of Hospital Medicine
January 20, 2017
Background: Frailty, history of dementia (HoD), and acute confusional states (ACS) are common in older patients admitted to hospital. Objective: To study the association of frailty (≥six points in the Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS]), HoD, and ACS with hospital outcomes, controlling for age, gen...
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Do not overtreat febrile neutropenia
January 18, 2017
Clinical question: Does emergency department management of patients with febrile neutropenia (FN) follow current guidelines?
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What to do with isolated calf DVT
January 18, 2017
Clinical question: Does therapeutic anticoagulation of isolated calf deep vein thrombosis (DVT) decrease risk for proximal DVT or PE?
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Vent bundles and ventilator-associated pneumonia outcomes
January 13, 2017
Clinical question: Are the components of the ventilator bundles (VBs) associated with better outcomes for patients?
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Overnight extubations associated with worse outcomes
January 13, 2017
Clinical question: Are overnight extubations in intensive care units associated with higher mortality rate?
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Fecal transplant efficacy for Clostridium difficile infections
January 12, 2017
Clinical question: Is fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) an efficacious and safe treatment approach for patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)?
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Non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for planned atrial fibrillation cardioversions
January 12, 2017
Clinical question: How does edoxaban compare with enoxaparin-warfarin in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation undergoing cardioversion?
