Hospital Medicine Journal Articles

• Cardiac Risk of Noncardiac Surgery After PCI With DES How prevalent are major adverse cardiac events and bleeding complications in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery after placement of second-generation drug-eluting stents?
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, April 2019
• Candida Bloodstream Infections Among Persons Who Inject Drugs Injection drug use has emerged as an increasingly common condition associated with candidemia.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2019
• Treating Lead Perforation Extending Beyond the Pericardium Lead perforation after implantation of a CIED is a potentially serious complication, especially when they extend deep into or beyond the pericardial space. How should these cases be managed?
  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, April 2019
• Cardiac Assist Devices in Cardiogenic Shock A new study examines the use of the Impella CP cardiac assist device in patients with acute MI complicated by cardiogenic shock. What are the implications of the findings?
  Circulation, April 2019
• Same-Day Discharge Following AF Catheter Ablation Is same-day discharge following AF catheter ablation a safe management strategy?
  Europace, April 2019
• How Chronic Is Polypharmacy in Old Age? How prevalent is polypharmacy among older adults, and what factors are associated with chronic rather than transient polypharmacy?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 2019
• NAFLD and Clinical Outcomes in CKD A new study investigates the potential impact of NAFLD on cardiovascular and other outcomes in patients with CKD.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 2019
• Family History Impact on Diabetes Control and Complications Is a family history of type 2 diabetes associated with an increased risk for developing diabetes and more severe disease?
  Endocrine Practice, April 2019
• Spontaneous Remission in Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma An elderly patient with diffuse large B cell lymphoma achieved spontaneous remission after biopsy. What were the immunological and molecular variables that might have factored into tumor regression?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 2019
• Challenging the One-Hour Sepsis Bundle The newly released Surviving Sepsis Campaign one-hour sepsis bundle is met with concerns. Is it ready for implementation?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, April 2019
• Early Tracheostomy and Complications in Head and Neck Surgery Might early elective tracheostomy reduce the incidence of postoperative pneumonia and delirium in patients undergoing head and neck surgery?
  BMC Anesthesiology, April 2019
• Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Heart Failure This review summarizes current evidence for catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation and concomitant heart failure, highlighting emerging technologies and future directions.
  European Heart Journal, April 2019
• Immunosuppressants and Less Steroids in Graves' Orbitopathy Could combined immunosuppressive therapy help reduce steroid doses in graves' orbitopathy?
  Clinical Endocrinology, April 2019
• Cognitive Complaints in Memory Clinic and Depressive Patients How do cognitive complaints differ among cognitively normal older adults, memory clinic patients, and patients with depression; and which are suggestive of prodromal Alzheimer disease?
  The Gerontologist, April 2019
• Altered Mental Status in the Emergency Department Altered mental status has many causes and can be life-threatening. What are optimal diagnostic and treatment strategies?
  Seminars in Neurology, April 2019
• Management of Patients With Candida auris Fungemia Candida auris infections can cause severe illnesses and are often multidrug-resistant. Which therapeutic strategies should be considered in these patients?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2019
• Mobile Traveling Healthcare Teams Is this delivery model an effective approach to reaching those who may lack access to healthcare?
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, April 2019
• Psychoactive Medications in Older Adults on Hemodialysis Are psychoactive medications, such as sedative-hypnotics, and antidepressants with anticholinergic properties, associated with major adverse outcomes among older hemodialysis patients?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 2019
• Tele-ICU Implementation and ICU Mortality What are the impacts of tele-ICU implementation on ICU mortality?
  Critical Care Medicine, April 2019
• Epidemiology and Response to DAA Therapy in Genotype 6 HCV A new review provides insight into the epidemiology and virologic outcome of direct-acting antiviral regimens in HCV genotype 6 patients.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 2019