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Apixaban Non-Inferior to Standard Therapy to Treat Acute VTE with Favorable Bleeding Risk
November 1, 2013
Is apixaban non-inferior to standard therapy for treating acute VTE?
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Adding Clopidogrel to Aspirin Prevents Recurrent CVA in a Defined Population
November 1, 2013
Does loading clopidogrel with aspirin reduce recurrent stroke after moderate to high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke if started within 24 hours of primary event?
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Submit Your HM14 Scientific Abstracts Soon
November 1, 2013
Deadline for submissions to SHM's Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes poster and oral competition is December 1
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Reviews of Reseach on Perioperative Morbidity, Capnography with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the ED, Mortality Rate for Elective Surgeries
October 1, 2013
Also reviewed this month: publicly reported mortality rates vs. hospitals' overall mortality, cost-saving visits for Medicare patients, video-based workshops for academic hospitalists
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Bleeding Risks, Anticoagulants, Hospital-Acquired Infections Among Can’t Miss Topics at HM14
October 1, 2013
Breakout sessions, pre-courses at SHM's 2014 annual meeting to showcase key issues, specialty areas
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Make Plans Now for HM14
October 1, 2013
Registration, scheduling requests, and room reservations can be made for SHM's 2014 annual meeting in Las Vegas March 24-27
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Reviews of Research on Health-Care Acquired Infections, Glucocorticoid Therapy in COPD, and Blood-Pressure Lowering in Intracerebral Hemorrhages
September 1, 2013
Also reviewed this month: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), prophylactic penicillin and recurrent leg cellulitis, and universal ICU decolonization and MRSA, infection rates
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Reviews of Research on Steroids and VTE Risk, Epidural Catheterization, and Beta-Blockers During Noncardiac Surgery
August 2, 2013
Also reviewed this month: advance-care planning for hospitalized elderly, impact of surgical complications, and patient-centered decision making
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Proton-Pump Inhibitors Associated with Increased Mortality Risk
July 2, 2013
Is the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) associated with risk of mortality or combined risk of death or rehospitalization in older patients discharged from acute-care hospitals
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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?