Hospital Medicine Journal Articles

• Coccidioidomycosis Diagnosis and Healthcare Utilization A diagnostic delay in confirming coccidioidomycosis may lead to increased total healthcare charges.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2019
• Efficacy and Safety of DAAs for Hepatitis C in the Elderly This review assessed and compared the efficacy and safety of DAA therapy among the elderly and younger patients with chronic HCV infection. Are results comparable?
  Liver International, October 2019
• The Risk Factors of Pressure Ulcer After Liver Resection Are certain factors associated with the development of postoperative pressure ulcer after liver resection?
  Wounds, October 2019
• Peri-procedural Complications in Women: An Alarming Trend A new study reveals that complication rates are significantly higher in women who undergo AF ablation compared with men. How might this concerning trend be explained?
  European Heart Journal, October 2019
• Lower Dose Apixaban in Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation Older patients are often underdosed with DOACs--but should they be? This study examined plasma concentrations of lower than recommended dosing of apixaban in older adults with non-valvular AF.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, October 2019
• The Role of Intraoperative Navigation in Orthopedic Surgery Learn more about intraoperative navigation systems and how they can help improve the accuracy and safety of orthopedic surgical procedures.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, October 2019
• Managing Women Who Decline HIV Testing in Pregnancy If a woman at high risk declines HIV testing in pregnancy, what strategies may help reduce possible perinatal transmissions?
  HIV Medicine, October 2019
• Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Meningitis Did the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines help decrease the incidence of pneumococcal meningitis?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2019
• Respiratory Viral Infections and the Risk of RA Are respiratory viral infections associated with an increased risk for the later development of rheumatoid arthritis? A new study investigates.
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, October 2019
• A Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Mortality Prediction A new machine learning-based model may be an important new tool for the real-time prediction of mortality in pediatric ICUs.
  Critical Care, October 2019
• Prescription Opioid Use in Patients With and Without SLE Opioids are generally not indicated for pain in systemic lupus erythematosus. Are patients with SLE being prescribed opioids inappropriately?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2019
• Incidence and Risk Factors for IBS in Population-based Studies This study aimed to identify the incidence and risk factors for developing new onset irritable bowel syndrome in population-based cohorts who did not have prior gastrointestinal infection.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, October 2019
• FoCUS in the Pediatric Perioperative Setting Can focused cardiac ultrasonography imaging add value to pediatric perioperative care? This article explores clinical applications, technical aspects, and interpretation of FoCUS findings in children.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, October 2019
• Thrombus Imaging in Acute Stroke: Are We Even Close? Can imaging characteristics of thrombi provide predictive value or useful information for planning endovascular procedures?
  Stroke, October 2019
• The Contribution of Obesity to Prescription Opioid Use Might the obesity epidemic, with its accompanying prevalence of back, joint, and muscle pain, be partially responsible for the increasing prescription opioid use in the United States?
  Pain, October 2019
• Current Difficult Airway Management--Not Good Enough! Have updated practice guidelines and refined airway management devices and techniques improved patient outcomes in difficult tracheal intubations? A new study finds there's much room for improvement.
  Anesthesiology, October 2019
• Pulmonary Complications Related to Intramedullary Fixation Are intramedullary devices for intertrochanteric fracture fixation associated with a greater risk for pulmonary complications compared with the use of extramedullary devices?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, October 2019
• Development and Maintenance of a Pleural Disease Service Might the inclusion of a specially trained pleurologist to a pleural disease team help improve the management of these patients?
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, October 2019
• A Smartphone-Operated Device to Detect Rhythm Abnormalities A smartphone-operated ECG device can be used as a point-of-care test and allows for immediate rhythm assessment during a symptomatic episode. But is it as accurate as a standard 12-lead ECG?
  Annals of Family Medicine, October 2019
• Outbreak of E-Cigarette-Associated Acute Lipoid Pneumonia This outbreak of five patients hospitalized for hypoxemic respiratory failure highlights a potential association between use of marijuana oils or concentrates in e-cigarettes and lipoid pneumonia.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2019