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    ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research

    October 3, 2012

    Although limited, medication reconciliation data supports use of pharmacy staff and focused efforts to reduce adverse drug events

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    ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research

    October 1, 2012

    Prediction tool for neurological outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest; Radiation exposure in integrated healthcare systems; Postoperative troponin predicts 30-day mortality; Clinical prediction model of mortality in acute heart failure; Indwelling pleural catheter vs. talc pleurodesis via chest tube; Early surgery or high-risk, native-valve endocarditis patients; Risk factors after ED visit for syncope; Acute hyperglycemia in CAP patients; Hospital delirium associated with cognitive decline, institutionalization, and death; Seven-day ciproflaxacin effective against acute pyelonephritis; Advance directives in community patients with heart failure; Chlorhexidine bathing effective against CVC-associated bloodstream infections; Simulation training improves lumbar puncture skills; PCP referrals to hospitals and publicly reported data; Medication reconciliation best practices.

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    ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research

    September 20, 2012

    Shorter course of ciprofloxacin as good as longer one in women with acute pyelonephritis