• News

    South American Hospitalist Conference Draws Record Attendance

    October 2, 2012

    More than 250 hospitalists attend the combined biannual conference of the Chilean Society of Hospitalists and the Pan American Society of Hospitalists in Santiago, Chile to update their clinical knowledge and share ideas on patient safety, quality improvement and transitions of care

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    ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research

    May 25, 2012

    Initial trophic feedings effective for patients with acute lung injury; IM vs. IV benzodiazepines in status epilepticus; CDI risk following antibiotic cessation; Acid suppression associated with increased complications in CDI patients; perioperative statins and cardiac events in surgical patients; enoxaparin vs. unfractionated heparin during PCI; optimal serum potassium levels for AMI patients; PPIs superior to H2-blockers for lowering UGI bleeding following ACS and STEMI.

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    In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know

    July 1, 2011

    Physician reviews of the latest research, including risks of preoperative tobacco use, timing of perioperative beta blocker use and outcomes, outcomes of atenolol vs. metoporopol for perioperative beta blockade, and continuous vs. bolus dose diuretics in CHF.

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    In the Literature: Research You Need to Know

    June 22, 2011

    Atenolol more effective at reducing perioperative mortality than metoprolol