Hospital Medicine Journal Articles

• Neostigmine and Atropine for Postdural Puncture Headache Might the addition of neostigmine and atropine improve the efficacy of conventional management for postdural puncture headache?
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, December 2018
• Higher Incidence of Ischemic Stroke in Patients Taking NOACs Does the reduced risk of nontraumatic bleeding in patients taking NOACs as opposed to warfarin come at the cost of a higher risk of ischemic stroke?
  Stroke, December 2018
• Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices Presenting to an ED A better understanding of the ED presentations of patients with LVADs will assist providers in recognizing and managing adverse events in this population.
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, December 2018
• Why Some People Develop Chronic, Treatment-Resistant Pain A comprehensive review explores the interactions of biological, social, and psychological factors that contribute to the evolution of treatment-resistant chronic pain.
  Pain, December 2018
• Of a Certain Age: When Are Radiologists Too Old to Practice? Some may be surprised to learn that it is legal to require mandatory annual cognitive testing and competency evaluation for physicians.
  Applied Radiology, December 2018
• Quality of Life Needs in Older Patients With Cancer A position paper from the International Society of Geriatric Oncology recommends that clinicians place a greater focus on the quality of life of older adults living with cancer.
  Annals of Oncology, December 2018
• Prothrombin Complex Concentrates for Anticoagulant Reversal This paper reviews the current evidence on prothrombin complex concentrate treatment for vitamin K antagonist reversal in the perioperative setting.
  Anesthesiology, December 2018
• Vitamin D Deficiency and Mortality in Maintenance Dialysis Findings from a new study highlight the need for clinical trials investigating the effects of vitamin D supplementation among patients receiving hemodialysis.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, December 2018
• Bedside Teaching in Neurology How might bedside teaching be most effectively used in neurology? This review discusses the theoretical foundations of bedside teaching and reviews the evidence available to support its use.
  Seminars in Neurology, December 2018
• Increase in Acute Flaccid Myelitis -- United States, 2018 What is currently known about the etiology of recent cases of acute flaccid myelitis in the US?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 2018
• Clinical Use of Digitalis: A State of the Art Review Digitalis has been used for medicinal purposes for hundreds of years--and continues to have value in the cardiovascular armamentarium. Review its history and current clinical role in this paper.
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, December 2018
• ICU Management of Trauma Patients The authors present the current state of knowledge regarding critically ill trauma patients -- from the initial assessment to managing specific injuries.
  Critical Care Medicine, December 2018
• Enterovirus D68 Surveillance, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2016 How did the overall effects of the 2016 outbreak of enterovirus D68 infection differ from the 2014 outbreak?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2018
• Predicting Adverse Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty Which of these comorbidity indices most accurately predicts postoperative adverse outcomes among patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, December 2018
• Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Misdiagnosed As Migraine A misdiagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis resulted in a catastrophic outcome for this patient. What were the potentially avoidable pitfalls in this case?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 2018
• Outcomes of Flap Preservation Surgery in Fournier's Gangrene This article describes an alternative approach for wound closure of a Fournier's gangrene necrotizing soft tissue infection.
  Wounds, December 2018
• Inflammation, VTE, and What We Can Do About It A new study examines the association between venous thromboembolism and three chronic inflammatory diseases. How might anti-inflammatory treatments impact the risk of VTE in these patients?
  European Heart Journal, December 2018
• Challenges and Opportunities With EHRs for Oncologists Front-line oncologists describe the 6 main problems with EHRs.
  Journal of Oncology Practice, December 2018
• HCoV-NL63 Respiratory Infections in a LTC Facility This report describes an outbreak of respiratory infections associated with human coronavirus NL63 among residents of a long-term care facility.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2018
• Minimally Invasive Surgery for Intracerebral Hemorrhage This meta-analysis evaluates current evidence supporting minimally invasive surgery for spontaneous ICH, examining specific techniques including endoscopic surgery and stereotactic thrombolysis.
  Stroke, December 2018