Joshua Labrin, MD
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Hospitalist Reviews on Healthcare-associated Infections, Mortality Benefit with Single Peripheral Pulmonary Emboli, Oral Anticoagulants to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
May 1, 2014
Also reviewed this month: comorbidities and avoidable hospital readmissions, effect of resident handoff bundles on medical errors, pediatric readmission rates, sepsis diagnoses
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In the Literature: Research You Need to Know
January 31, 2013
Revised GOLD guidelines describe updated approach to COPD diagnosis, management
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
January 1, 2013
Systematic review highlights several interventions that improve discharge handovers; Longer duration of in-hospital cardiac resuscitation associated with increased survival; Early sepsis intervention strategies decrease mortality, length of stay, and cost; Hypoglycemia associated with increased mortality in the critically ill; Increased bleeding risk for cardiac patients on multiple antithrombotic drugs; Hospitalist-run preoperative clinic improves outcomes in complex surgical patients; Delirium after cardiac surgery associated with prolonged cognitive impairment; Benefits of resuming anticoagulation after GI bleed outweigh risks for most patients; Preoperative hyponatremia associated with increased risk for perioperative complications and mortality
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In the Literature: Research You Need to Know
February 8, 2012
Suboptimal Quality of Life and Burnout are Common in Internal-Medicine Residents
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What Is the Appropriate Use of Antibiotics In Acute Exacerbations of COPD?
January 27, 2012
Antibiotics are not recommended as empiric therapy for all patients with AECOPD
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In the Literature: Research You Need to Know
January 25, 2012
Phlebotomy blood loss associated with hospital-acquired anemia during acute myocardial infarction
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In the Literature: Research You Need to Know
January 11, 2012
Pneumonia patients experiencing delayed clinical stability have increased risk of post-discharge complications
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In the Literature: The latest research you need to know
December 21, 2011
Procalcitonin-guided therapy decreases antimicrobial duration in ICU patients; High residual platelet reactivity increases risk of cardiovascular events among patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing PCI; Conservative treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis is associated with improved outcomes; Cardiac MRI complements clinical findings in diagnosis of stress cardiomyopathy; Increased risk of potentially inadvertent medication discontinuation following acute-care hospitalization; Clinical exam remains valuable in the diagnosis of patients admitted to a medicine service; RDW predicts all-cause mortality and bloodstream infection in ICU patients
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What Corticosteroid is Most Appropriate for treating Acute Exacerbations of CoPD?
June 1, 2011
Systemic corticosteroids are recommended for patients admitted with AECOPD, with benefits including shortened recovery time, improved lung function and hypoxemia, prolonged time to subsequent exacerbation, and reduced rates of treatment failure and hospital length of stay.
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In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know
December 2, 2010
Physician reviews of recent HM-related literature, including continuous insulin infusion in non-ICU patients, outcomes of patients leaving against medical advice, effects of high- vs. low-dose PPIs for peptic ulcer, and medication errors in older patients