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No Benefit to Addition of Pentoxifylline to Steroids for Treatment of Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis
November 22, 2013
Does the combination of prednisolone and pentoxifylline improve survival in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis?
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Preventive PCI During Treatment for Acute STEMI Reduces Future Cardiovascular Events (PRAMI)
November 22, 2013
Does preventive percutaneous coronary intervention of noninfarct but stenosed arteries improve outcomes in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?
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VTE Risk Spikes for Pregnant Patients Admitted to Hospitals Pre-Delivery
November 21, 2013
Study recommends hospitalists recognize threat, treat patients at highest risk with prophylaxis
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Readmission Penalties for COPD Diagnoses Slated for 2014
November 21, 2013
Hospitalists urged to consider ways to reduce COPD-related readmissions
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Electronic Health Record Solutions May Reduce Hospitalist Malpractice Risk
November 12, 2013
In another session at the San Francisco conference, David Shapiro, MD, JD, editor of Professional Liability Newsletter, said that EHRs eventually could help hospitalists reduce their medico-legal risk by offering sophisticated alerts and suggestions to help physicians avoid mistakes that might lead to patient harm.
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Report Cites Wide Variation in Prescription Drug Use by Medicare Patients
November 6, 2013
Types of drugs prescribed, patients’ medication usage found to vary by U.S. geographic region
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Risk of Perioperative Morbidity, Post-Op Mortality Higher for Current Smokers
November 6, 2013
Current smokers who undergo major surgery face greater odds of postoperative adverse events, including mortality, than past smokers
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Observation-Status Patients Are Clinically Heterogeneous, Costly to Hospitals
November 1, 2013
What are the characteristics of a large cohort of patients under observation status?
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Early Surgery Might Not Provide Survival Benefit in All Patients with Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
November 1, 2013
Is early surgery associated with better survival in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE)?
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Hospital Strategies for Decreasing Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients
November 1, 2013
What steps can hospitals take to reduce readmission rates in patients with heart failure?
