Hospital Medicine

Corticosteroids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Sep 21, 2015

Results of a meta-analysis indicate that systemic corticosteroid therapy appears to improve...

E-Cigarettes Lead to Combustible Tobacco Use

Sep 21, 2015

High school students who have used electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) appear to be more likely...

Unprofessional Medical Staff Behavior

Sep 21, 2015

In 2009, the Joint Commission Leadership Standard issued a mandate stating that leaders need to...

Is there a Nursing Shortage or Not?

Sep 16, 2015

Google “nursing shortage,” and the number of hits describing the current shortage will convince...

Diabetes Prevalence Continues to Rise

Sep 15, 2015

The prevalence of diabetes appears to have increased in the United States and in all subgroups of...

Resuscitation Training Improves Outcomes

Sep 14, 2015

A statewide educational intervention on resuscitation training appears to have increased the...

CPR Training Improves Outcomes

Sep 11, 2015

A statewide educational intervention on resuscitation training appears to have increased the...

Positive Effects With a Patient Handoff Program

Sep 11, 2015

To enhance patient safety, many institutions have made improving patient handoffs a priority but...

Residents, Attendings, & ED Resource Use

Sep 9, 2015

Research suggests that it costs more to provide care at academic medical centers in the United...

The Demand for Emergency Care

Sep 9, 2015

The CDC’s most recent National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey revealed that EDs in the...

A New Screening Tool for Drug Use

Sep 8, 2015

A screening instrument for drug use that uses only two questions appears to have excellent statistical properties for screening for drug use, according to a study. The screening tool asks patients about days of drug use (other...

Guidelines: Perioperative Care in Non-Cardiac Surgery

Sep 7, 2015

In 2014, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) released an...

Kidney Stone Guidelines

Sep 7, 2015

Nephrolithiasis—a condition more commonly known as kidney stones—occurs in about 13% of men and 7%...

Mass Screening for AF

Sep 3, 2015

Swedish research suggests that mass screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients aged 75 or...

Cardiometabolic Multi-Morbidity & Mortality

Sep 3, 2015

Mortality rates per 1,000 person-years appear to be similar among patients with diabetes (15.6),...

Trends in Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device Use

Sep 3, 2015

The use of percutaneous ventricular assist devices (PVADs) appears to have increased substantially...

Predicting Septic Shock

Sep 3, 2015

Among ED patients with sepsis who progress to septic shock between 4 and 48 hours of arrival, special consideration should be given to those with certain characteristics, according to a study. Predictors included: Female gender...