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Healthcare Worker Attire Recommendations
August 1, 2014
Patients prefer formal, white coats on healthcare personnel (HCP), but patient satisfaction, confidence were not affected by less formal attire given potential infection risks from HCP clothing
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Prediction Tool for Readmissions Due to End-of-Life Care
August 1, 2014
Factors used in prediction model can help identify end-of-life patients at high risk of readmissions, prioritize resources to minimize risk
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Colonic Malignancy Risk Appears Low After Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
August 1, 2014
Risk of malignancy was less than 1% for patients who had a colonic evaluation after episode of uncomplicated diverticulitis
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Physician Burnout Reduced with Intervention Groups
August 1, 2014
Small-group intervention lessened physicians’ feelings of depersonalization, emotional exhaustion while boosting engagement, empowerment
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Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase Risk of Serious Pneumonia in Patients with COPD
June 1, 2014
Risk is higher with fluticasone, lower with budesonide
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Ambulatory Patients with COPD Exacerbations Can Be Managed Without Antibiotics in the Absence of Increased Sputum Purulence, Elevated C-Reactive Protein
June 1, 2014
Increased sputum purulence and CRP >40 mg/L identified COPD patients likely to have a clinical failure without antibiotics
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Pre-Operative Angiotensin Axis Blockade Increases Risk of Hypotension, Acute Kidney Injury with Major Orthopedic Surgery
June 1, 2014
Increased risks from AAB therapy resulted in longer lengths of hospital stay
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American College of Physicians Releases Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Anemia in Heart Disease Patients
June 1, 2014
ACP recommendations for red blood cell transfusion, use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents
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Risk Stratification Model Predicts Continued Stability in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism
June 1, 2014
Negative troponin, absence of right ventricular dysfunction associated with clinically stable pulmonary embolism
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Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol for Chest Pain Results in Earlier Discharge of Low-Risk Patients
June 1, 2014
Accelerated diagnostic pathway combining TIMI score, EKG, zero- and two-hour troponin levels resulted in twice the proportion of early discharges compared with conventional pathway