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Consider ‘impactibility’ to prevent hospital readmissions
December 11, 2017
Predictive models and clinicians together might produce more effective decisions than either does alone.
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Guideline preview: ASH to recommend against VTE prophylaxis for lower-risk cancer patients
December 10, 2017
ATLANTA – ASH attendees got a preview of forthcoming recommendations on prevention and treatment of VTE in patients with cancer.
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Acute kidney injury linked with doubled inpatient VTEs
December 8, 2017
TORONTO – Which comes first: the acute kidney injury or the venous thromboembolism?
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Expanded hospital testing improves respiratory pathogen detection
December 8, 2017
More in depth testing greatly increased viral detection in respiratory patients
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Managing mental health care at the hospital
December 7, 2017
As available resources for people with mental health issues become increasingly scarce, hospitals face a growing, complex challenge.
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Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis does not reduce post-thrombotic syndrome risk
December 6, 2017
The ATTRACT trial results contrast with recent reports from another randomized trial, known as CAVENT.
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Alarm reductions don’t improve ICU response times
December 5, 2017
TORONTO – Cutting back alarm numbers in the ICU did not lead to better alarm-response times at Harlem Hospital.
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Underlying peripheral arterial or venous disease in patients with lower extremity SSTIs
December 5, 2017
Hospitalists are in a unique position to identify patients with underlying peripheral arterial and venous disease when they are admitted for lower extremity skin and soft tissue infections.
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Benefit of dabigatran over warfarin persists in AF patient subgroups undergoing PCI
December 3, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Dabigatran protected against thromboembolic events with less bleeding regardless of stent type, type of concomitant treatment, or indication for PCI.
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Intense urine output monitoring beneficial in ICU
December 2, 2017
Patients who underwent intensive urine output monitoring received less fluid in their first 24 hours than did those who received less intensive monitoring.
