Simple Checklist Can Identify Useful Clinical Practice Guidelines
Eight-item tool developed for clinicians to identify trustworthy, useful, and relevant guidelines
Many Health Care Providers Work While Sick
Pharmacists and physicians have the highest frequency of working with influenza-like illness
Model Predicts Development of Chronic Kidney Disease
Six variables independently linked to advanced CKD in patients hospitalized for acute kidney injury
PCP Care in Hospital Linked to Resource Use, Outcome
Patients cared for by own primary care physician have longer length of stay, lower 30-day mortality
AHA: Statins Cut Risk of MACE in Patients With ASCVD Event
Reduced frequency of MACE for patients receiving statins, especially high-intensity statins
More Laboratory Tests Performed at Major Teaching Hospitals
More tests per day for bacterial pneumonia, cellulitis at major teaching versus nonteaching hospitals
AHA: In Cardiac Sx, Restrictive Red-Cell Transfusion Noninferior
Restrictive threshold noninferior to liberal threshold for patients with moderate, high risk of death
AHA: Cardiac Troponin I IDs Low Risk of MI, Cardiac Death
In suspected ACS, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I concentration <5 ng/mL IDs those at low risk
AHA: Program Cuts Heart Failure Readmits But May Up Mortality
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program tied to drop in heart failure readmissions at 30 days, 1 year
Thrombectomy May Be Best in Stroke Patients With Mismatch
Benefit for patients well six to 24 hours earlier with mismatch in clinical deficit severity, infarct volume
