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Apixaban is safest effective DOAC for stroke prevention in Afib, per AHRQ report
November 10, 2018
The agency found the lowest bleeding risk with apixaban, but cites lack of head-to-head trials as a limitation in evaluating DOACs.
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Quick Byte: Palliative care
November 5, 2018
Palliative care runs counter to the dominant culture in U.S. hospitals.
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Palliative care update highlights role of nonspecialists
October 31, 2018
The latest guideline revision aims to establish a foundation for “gold-standard” palliative care.
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Antipsychotic drugs failed to shorten ICU delirium
October 26, 2018
The mechanisms of brain dysfunction targeted by antipsychotics may not play a major role in delirium.
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Hospital medicine and palliative care: Wearing both hats
October 23, 2018
The opportunity to marry hospital medicine and palliative medicine was a natural fit for Dr. Barbara Egan.
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Paradigm shifts in palliative care
October 12, 2018
Hospitalists must be more keenly tuned in than ever to patients' precise needs.
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Association between hospice length of stay and health care costs
October 9, 2018
Does increasing the length of hospice stays lead to decreased utilization and costs in patients on maintenance dialysis?
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Palliative care consultations reduce hospital costs
October 1, 2018
Are direct hospital costs for patients with serious illnesses affected by palliative care consultations (PCC)?
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More than half of urine drug screens showed improper medication use
September 13, 2018
LAS VEGAS – One sample in every five showed a combination of opioids and benzodiazepines, at least one of which was an unprescribed medication.
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Better ICU staff communication with family may improve end-of-life choices
July 17, 2018
The intervention didn’t reduce surrogates’ emotional distress, but it was associated with shorter ICU stays and higher in-unit mortality.
