News
Bowel rest or early feeding for acute pancreatitis
September 28, 2017
When should you start enteral feedings in patients with acute pancreatitis?
Opinion
Everything We Say And Do: The physician patient
September 27, 2017
As both a cancer survivor and a physician, I am able to integrate empathy and diligence by putting myself in my patients’ shoes.
News
Impact of elder program on delirium and LOS for abdominal surgery patients
September 27, 2017
Clinical question: Can a modified Hospital Elder Life Program (mHELP) reduce delirium and hospital LOS in older patients undergoing abdominal surgery?
News
Opioid management protocol lowered trauma patient pain medication use
September 26, 2017
A targeted pain management protocol for trauma patients addressed the problem of overprescribing of opioids.
News
Hospital-acquired anemia
September 26, 2017
Clinical question: Is hospital acquired anemia associated with increased postdischarge adverse outcomes?
News
No benefit seen for routine low-dose oxygen after stroke
September 26, 2017
The large SO2S trial found no benefit for continuous or night-only routine oxygen supplementation.
News
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Sept. 2017
September 26, 2017
To avoid potentially catastrophic situations, we should all use advanced care documentation as the start of a careful conversation about goals of care and treatment choices.
News
Rapid genomic testing can diagnose critically ill infants
September 25, 2017
Rapid, targeted genomic sequencing shows promise in quickly diagnosing critically ill infants for whom standard clinical work-ups were unsuccessful.
Opinion
Research mentors an invaluable resource to students
September 25, 2017
The summer is an excellent time for medical students to pursue extracurricular research.
News
Battling physician burnout delivers monetary benefits for health care organizations
September 25, 2017
Organizations can combat physician burnout, and the effort is worthwhile, as well as morally and ethically important.