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Non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for planned atrial fibrillation cardioversions
January 12, 2017
Clinical question: How does edoxaban compare with enoxaparin-warfarin in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation undergoing cardioversion?
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Home treatment of PE remains rare
January 11, 2017
Clinical question: What is the prevalence of outpatient treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE)
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Updated recommendations for managing gout
January 11, 2017
Clinical question: What are the new treatment options for gout? Background: The 2006 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) guidelines recommend that acute flares of gout be treated as early as possible with either oral colchicine, oral corticosteroids...
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Instability of INRs
January 9, 2017
Clinical question: Does an initial stable international normalized ratio (INR) predict long-term stability?
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Inpatient antibiotic use has not declined
January 9, 2017
Inpatient antibiotic use has not declinedClinical question: How has inpatient antibiotic use changed in the United States in recent years?[[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_...
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Pulmonary embolism in COPD exacerbations
January 6, 2017
Pulmonary embolism in COPD exacerbationsClinical question: How frequent is pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with unexplained acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation?[[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right"...
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Evaluating the qSOF
January 6, 2017
Evaluating the qSOFAClinical question: How does the quick Sepsis-Related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) compare with other sepsis scoring tools?[[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":""...
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Bundled payments reduce costs in joint patients
January 5, 2017
Bundled payments reduce costs in joint patientsClinical question: Does bundled payment for lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR) reduce cost without compromising the quality of care? [[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","fiel...
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Nonischemic cardiomyopathy does not benefit from prophylactic ICDs
January 5, 2017
Nonischemic cardiomyopathy does not benefit from prophylactic ICDsClinical question: Do prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reduce long-term mortality in patients with symptomatic nonischemic systolic heart failure (NISHF)?[[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flus...
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Ready for post-acute care?
January 5, 2017
As PAC expands, hospital medicine’s role – and leadership – will be key.