Joseph A. Simonetti, MD, MPH
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Contrast nephropathy after computed tomography
January 26, 2018
Clinical question: Do rates of acute kidney injury (AKI), renal replacement therapy (RRT), or mortality differ between adults receiving contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) versus those receiving noncontrast CT?
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Checklists to improve patient safety have mixed results
January 25, 2018
Checklists to improve patient safety have mixed resultsClinical question: Do checklists improve patient safety among hospitalized patients?Background: Systematic reviews of nonrandomized studies suggest checklists may reduce adverse events and medical errors. No study has systematically reviewed...
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Rural residents admitted for opioid overdoses increasingly are hospitalized in urban hospitals
January 24, 2018
Is there an association between rurality and trends and characteristics of hospitalizations for opioid overdose?
