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Diabetes Mellitus Does Not Increase Risk of Surgical Complications after Elective Total Knee Replacement Surgery
July 2, 2013
Does uncontrolled diabetes mellitus increase risk for post-operative complications after elective joint replacement surgery?
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Elevated Lactate Levels Correlate with Adverse Outcomes in Acute PE
July 2, 2013
Are high plasma lactate levels associated with mortality and clinical deterioration among patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE)?
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Direct Provider Communication Not Associated with 30-Day Readmissions
July 2, 2013
How often do inpatient providers report direct communication with outpatient providers, and how is direct communication associated with 30-day readmissions?
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Suboptimal Outcomes Using IVC Filters for VTE Prophylaxis, Treatment
July 2, 2013
In patients who undergo inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis or treatment, what are the associated patient characteristics, indications for placement, complications, retrieval date, and use of concomitant anticoagulant therapy?
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Prediction Model Identifies Potentially Avoidable 30-Day Readmissions
July 2, 2013
Can a prediction model based on administrative and clinical data identify potentially avoidable 30-day readmissions in medical patients prior to discharge?
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Surgical-Site Infection Risk Not Associated with Prophylactic Antibiotic Timing
July 2, 2013
How does timing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis affect risk of postoperative surgical-site infections (SSIs)?
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One-Year Survival Nearly 60% for Elderly Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
July 2, 2013
What is the long-term outcome of elderly survivors of in-hospital cardiac arrest?
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Hospitalist Outlines Importance of Nutrition in Patient Care
July 1, 2013
Melissa Parkhurst, MD, medical director of the hospital medicine section at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, talks about the importance nutrition plays in hospitalized patient care
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Why It’s Important to Have Supportive Colleagues
July 1, 2013
Hospitalist Katherine C. Chretien, MD, FACP, of the Washington VA Medical Center and George Washington University discusses why it’s important to have colleagues who are “a community of support”
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Boston Marathon Bombing Calls Hospitalists to Duty
July 1, 2013
Tragedy reinforces need to incorporate hospitalists into disaster response plans
