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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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Swarm and suspicion leadership
December 4, 2017
Leaders influence the tone and tenor of their own group’s interactions as well as interactions between different working groups.
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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.
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New buprenorphine formulation approved for medication-assisted treatment
December 2, 2017
Patients who are currently taking other buprenorphine formulations can be transitioned.
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Pediatric acute appendicitis: Is it time for nonoperative treatment (NOT)?
December 1, 2017
Nonoperative treatment may be a reasonable alternative to standard surgical management for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – Nov. 2017
December 1, 2017
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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Delving into the details
December 1, 2017
Project reveals the fundamental difficulty of clinical decision-making in the first 24 hours of a patient’s admission.
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Inclusion valued by advanced practice providers
November 30, 2017
Nurse practitioners should learn to say “yes” to career opportunities as they arise, says hospital medicine nurse practitioner Lorraine Britting.
