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Transporting stroke patients directly to thrombectomy boosts outcomes
March 13, 2018
Modeling of real-world data suggests transporting acute ischemic stroke patients directly to more distant thrombectomy centers outperforms transfer.
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Teleconference is effective in assessing penicillin allergy
March 12, 2018
ORLANDO - Teleconferencing saved money, physician time, and patient exposure to more potent antibiotics.
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Career development: One of many new focal points at HM 2018
March 12, 2018
Because the field of hospital medicine is more than 20 years old, the SHM Annual Conference Committee decided to focus on career development this year.
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Hospital urine screening reduces TB deaths in HIV+ adults
March 12, 2018
Urine screening for TB can lower deaths in HIV-positive hospitalized patients.
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Ticagrelor noninferior to clopidogrel in terms of major bleeds in STEMI
March 11, 2018
New STEMI data answer some but not all questions.
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ODYSSEY Outcomes trial redefines secondary cardiovascular prevention
March 10, 2018
ORLANDO – “I believe this trial is going to change practice.” – Valentin Fuster, MD
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Post-ACS death lowered in ODYSSEY Outcomes
March 10, 2018
ORLANDO – Mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events were cut 15%, but that’s not all.
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Peanut is most prevalent culprit in anaphylaxis PICU admits
March 9, 2018
ORLANDO – Peanut and dairy were main causes of death of all the food-induced cases.
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Death rate steady with pediatric early warning system
March 8, 2018
SAN ANTONIO – The findings of a new trial do not support the use of a pediatric early warning system to reduce hospital mortality.
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ALT-70 score outperformed thermal imaging for cellulitis diagnosis
March 7, 2018
SAN DIEGO - The score surpassed thermal imaging on both positive and negative predictive value for diagnosing lower-extremity cellulitis.
