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Decision pathway for periprocedural management of anticoagulation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
April 28, 2017
This work group synthesized available data to address whether and when anticoagulant therapy should be interrupted, whether and how anticoagulant bridging with a parenteral agent should be performed, and when and how anticoagulant therapy should be restarted for those who require temporary interruption.
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Bezlotoxumab for prevention of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
April 27, 2017
Does administration of monoclonal antibodies to C. difficile toxins A and B, in addition to standard-of-care antibiotics, prevent recurrent infection?
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What drives readmissions within 90 days after MI hospitalization
April 26, 2017
WASHINGTON – Cardiologists and hospitals gear up for switch to Medicare bundled payments for acute MI.
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CRT-D beneficial in mild HF with ejection fraction above 30%
April 26, 2017
WASHINGTON – Risk of death was cut in half in new MADIT-CRT long-term substudy.
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Use of second-generation antidepressants in older adults is associated with increased hospitalization with hyponatremia
April 26, 2017
Clinical Question: Is there an increased risk of hyponatremia for older patients who are taking a second-generation antidepressant?
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Hospital infections top WHO’s list of priority pathogens
April 25, 2017
WHO is urging governments to focus antibiotic research efforts on a list of urgent bacterial threats, topped by several increasingly powerful superbugs.
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Guideline for reversal of antithrombotics in intracranial hemorrhage
April 25, 2017
Clinical Question: What is the current guideline for reversal of antithrombotics in intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)?
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Elimination of urine culture screening prior to elective joint arthroplasty
April 24, 2017
What is the clinical impact of implementing a policy to no longer process urine specimens for perioperative screening in patients undergoing elective joint arthroplasty (EJA)?
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In the lit: Short takes
April 23, 2017
A brief roundup of HM-centric research
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Risks are reduced when angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers are held before noncardiac surgery
April 22, 2017
Is withholding angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) prior to noncardiac surgery associated with a lower risk of a 30-day composite outcome of all-cause death, myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery, and stroke when compared with continuing them on the day of surgery?
