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Nearly one-quarter of presurgery patients already using opioids
July 18, 2018
Surgical patients should be asked about their opioid use and pain history.
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Better ICU staff communication with family may improve end-of-life choices
July 17, 2018
The intervention didn’t reduce surrogates’ emotional distress, but it was associated with shorter ICU stays and higher in-unit mortality.
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Fluoroquinolones can cause fatal hypoglycemia, FDA warns
July 11, 2018
The FDA is strengthening warning labels on fluoroquinolones to reflect the risk of life-threatening hypoglycemia and neuropsychiatric adverse events.
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SHM expresses support for Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
July 10, 2018
At the moment, the projected wait time for hospitalists from some countries to receive their green cards could easily exceed 25 years.
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More than 16% of ED sepsis patients not admitted to hospital
July 9, 2018
SAN DIEGO – More than 16% of ED sepsis patients are not admitted to the hospital, but their outcomes were not worse, preliminary results found.
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SHORT TAKES
July 5, 2018
The short takes for May's issue of In the Literature.
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MI risk prediction after noncardiac surgery simplified
June 20, 2018
ORLANDO – Three conventional cardiovascular risk factors tell the tale.
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Malnourished U.S. inpatients often go untreated
June 10, 2018
Malnourishment is seldom flagged or treated in patients admitted to the hospital.
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Severity of sepsis-associated coagulopathy predicts hospital mortality
May 31, 2018
This study outlines a simplified classification scheme for coagulopathy with implications that are potentially “profound.”
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Peer mentorship, groups help combat burnout in female physicians
May 29, 2018
NEW YORK – Female physicians are at higher risk of burnout in part because of lingering implicit and unconscious biases in society and the workplace.
