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    In the Literature: Hospital-Based Research You Need to Know

    April 24, 2013

    Avoid preoperative urine culture in nonurologic surgical procedures

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    ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research

    April 1, 2013

    Value of routine preoperative urine screening assessed; Impact of hospitalist-led intermediate care on patient survival; Risks of blood transfusion to treat upper GI bleeding; Low-dose steroids and increased mortality in sepsis; Reduced length of stay and hospital readmission rates; Restrictive blood transfusion strategies better for acute myocardial infarction; Trends in GI illnesses and their associated costs; Apixaban as a stand-alone anticoagulant in patients with VTE; Guidelines for upper endoscopy use in gastroesophageal reflux disease

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    In the Literature: Research You Need to Know

    February 29, 2012

    No difference in outcomes with brief period vs. long period of EMS-administered CPR before the first analysis of cardiac rhythm

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    In the Literature: Research You Need to Know

    February 22, 2012

    Acetylcysteine does not reduce the risk of contrast-induced acute kidney injury

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    In the Literature: Physician Reviews of HM-Related Research

    January 27, 2012

    Hospitalist views on readmission prevention;2 Characteristics of hospital ICU readmission; Effect of clopidogrel on bleeding outcomes in vascular surgery; Time- versus tissue-based diagnosis of TIA; ETT versus ETT with imaging for the diagnosis of CAD in women; Effect of high urine output with adequate hydration on contrast-induced nephropathy; Stroke rate in CABG patients with severe carotid artery stenosis; Effect of cardiac arrest on long-term cognition