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Anecdotal Failures in the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
November 16, 2016
Clinical Question: What is the validity of commonly held beliefs regarding serotonin syndrome (SS)? Background: SS is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by serotonin excess in the central nervous system.
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Restrictive Blood Transfusion Strategies May Increase the Risk of Mortality, Morbidity for Elderly Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery
November 16, 2016
Are there particular groups of patients in which lower transfusion thresholds (transfusion only at lower hemoglobin levels) may be harmful?
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Loss of Independence after Surgery and Subsequent Outcomes in Older Patients
November 14, 2016
What is the incidence of loss of independence (LOI) for older adults after surgery, and is there an association between LOI and readmission or death?
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Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Remain Rare and Primarily Involve Cancer Patients
November 14, 2016
What data are available regarding the attitudes toward and the practice of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS)?
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Goals of Care Infrequently Discussed among Hospitalized Long-Term Care Residents
November 11, 2016
How often are goals of care (GOC) discussed during hospitalization of long-term care residents, and what patient characteristics make this more likely to occur?
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Hand Hygiene Improves Patient Safety
November 7, 2016
Does improving hand hygiene compliance from a high level to a very high level reduce healthcare-associated infections?
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Traditional Hand Hygiene Audits Can Lead to Inaccurate Conclusions about Physician Performance
November 7, 2016
Does direct observation underestimate physician compliance with hand hygiene (HH) compared to other professional groups due to the Hawthorne effect?
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Long-Term Mortality in Nondiabetic Patients Favors Coronary Artery Bypass Over Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents
November 4, 2016
Is there a mortality difference in nondiabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) treated with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)?
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Prolonged Ceftaroline Exposure Associated with High Incidence of Neutropenia
November 4, 2016
What is the incidence of neutropenia in patients treated with prolonged courses of ceftaroline?
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How Should a Hospitalized Patient with Newly Diagnosed Cirrhosis Be Evaluated and Managed?
August 8, 2016
The Case A 50-year-old man with no known medical history presents with two months of increasing abdominal distension. Exam is notable for scleral icterus, telangiectasias on the upper chest, abdominal distention with a positive fluid wave, and bilateral pitting lower-extremity edema.
