Nov. 2012, Volume 7, Issue Number 9

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

Perceptions of readmitted patients on the transition from hospital to home

Author:

Shreya Kangovi, MD

David Grande, MD, MPA

Patricia Meehan, LSW

Nandita Mitra, PhD

Richard Shannon, MD

Judith A. Long, MD
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Brief Reports

Clinical presentation and outcome of perioperative myocardial infarction in the very elderly following hip fracture surgery

Author:

Bhanu P. Gupta, MD

Jeanne M. Huddleston, MD

Lisa L. Kirkland, MD

Paul M. Huddleston, MD

Dirk R. Larson, MSc

Rachel E. Gullerud

M. Caroline Burton, MD

Charanjit S. Rihal, MD

R. Scott Wright, MD
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Brief Reports

Causes of sudden unexpected death of adult hospital patients

Author:

Larry Nichols, MD

Brandon Chew, MD
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Clinical Care Conundrums

Clinical Care Conundrums

Chance favors the prepared mind

Author:

Renee C. Prins, MD

Mark Gladwin, MD

Lissa S. Brod, MD

Anish Bhardwaj, MD

Alan J. Hunter, MD
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Original Research

Original Research

Predicting bacteremia based on nurse‐assessed food consumption at the time of blood culture

Author:

Takayuki Komatsu, MD

Toshihito Onda, MD

Go Murayama, MD

Masashi Yamanouchi, MD

Minori Inukai, RN

Ai Sakai, RN

Masumi Kikuta, RN

Joel Branch, MD

Makoto Aoki, MD

Lawrence M. Tierney, MD

Kenji Inoue, MD, PhD
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Original Research

Antimicrobial use in the ICU: Indications and accuracy—an observational trial

Author:

Phillip D. Levin, MB, BChir

Suhel Idrees, MD

Charles L. Sprung, MD

Charles Weissman, MD

Yoram Weiss, MD

Allon E. Moses, MD

Shmuel Benenson, MD
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Original Research

Perioperative processes and outcomes after implementation of a hospitalist‐run preoperative clinic

Author:

Sondra Vazirani, MD, MPH

Azadeh Lankarani‐Fard, MD

Li‐Jung Liang, PhD

Matthias Stelzner, MD

Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH
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Original Research

Mechanical and suboptimal pharmacologic prophylaxis and delayed mobilization but not morbid obesity are associated with venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty: A case‐control study

Author:

Banafsheh Sadeghi, MD, PhD

Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH

Gregory Maynard, MD, MS

Amy L. Strater, MPH, MBA

Laurie Hensley, MHA

Julie Cerese, RN, MSN

Richard H. White, MD, FACP
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Original Research

Assessment of teamwork during structured interdisciplinary rounds on medical units

Author:

Kevin J. O'Leary, MD, MS

Yvonne N. Boudreau, MS

Amanda J. Creden

Maureen E. Slade, MS, RN

Mark V. Williams, MD
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Original Research

Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals

Author:

Leora I. Horwitz, MD, MHS

Yongfei Wang, MS

Mayur M. Desai, PhD, MPH

Leslie A. Curry, PhD, MPH

Elizabeth H. Bradley, PhD

Elizabeth E. Drye, MD, SM

Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
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Original Research

Therapeutic hypothermia for cardiac arrest: Real‐world utilization trends and hospital mortality

Author:

Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD

John A. Romley, PhD

Christopher Newton‐Cheh, MD, MPH

Peter Noseworthy, MD
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The Penetrating Point

The Penetrating Point

Rethinking cardiac risk reduction after noncardiac surgery: The postoperative Carpe diem

Author:

Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc

Kim A. Eagle, MD
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Table of Contents

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

Perceptions of readmitted patients on the transition from hospital to home

Brief Reports

Clinical presentation and outcome of perioperative myocardial infarction in the very elderly following hip fracture surgery

Brief Reports

Causes of sudden unexpected death of adult hospital patients

Clinical Care Conundrums

Clinical Care Conundrums

Chance favors the prepared mind

Original Research

Original Research

Predicting bacteremia based on nurse‐assessed food consumption at the time of blood culture

Original Research

Antimicrobial use in the ICU: Indications and accuracy—an observational trial

Original Research

Perioperative processes and outcomes after implementation of a hospitalist‐run preoperative clinic

Original Research

Mechanical and suboptimal pharmacologic prophylaxis and delayed mobilization but not morbid obesity are associated with venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty: A case‐control study

Original Research

Assessment of teamwork during structured interdisciplinary rounds on medical units

Original Research

Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals

Original Research

Therapeutic hypothermia for cardiac arrest: Real‐world utilization trends and hospital mortality

The Penetrating Point

The Penetrating Point

Rethinking cardiac risk reduction after noncardiac surgery: The postoperative Carpe diem