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Submissions from 2014

A palliative approach to dialysis care: a patient-centered transition to the end of life, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD

Caregiver burden and hemodialysis, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD

Outcomes by rescue shock number during the metabolic phase of porcine ventricular fibrillation resuscitation, Ryan Coute and Timothy Mader MD

High altitude pulmonary edema in an experienced mountaineer. Possible genetic predisposition, Babette Davis DO

Per-oral endoscopic myotomy white paper summary, David Desilets MD

Diaphragm ultrasound as a predictor of successful extubation from mechanical ventilation, Ernest DiNino MD

Maintaining situational awareness in a cardiac intensive care unit, Daniel Engelman MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Rakesh Talati MD, and Jason Grimsman MD

Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, Jack Fanton MD, Michael Germain MD, and Lewis Cohen MD

Data considerations in ischemic stroke trials, Edward Feldmann MD

Short-term global health education programs abroad: Disease patterns observed in Haitian migrant worker communities around La Romana, Dominican Republic, Brian Ferrara MD

Chronic interstitial disease: Solvents, mushrooms, toxic alcohols, and insecticides, Benjamin Freda MD and Gregory Braden MD

The cost of defensive medicine on 3 hospital medicine services, Jennifer Friderici, Reva Kleppel, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Impact of the 2008 U.S. Preventative services task force recommendation on frequency of prostate-specific antigen screening in older men, Jennifer Friderici and Mihaela Stefan MD

Do hospitalists overuse proton pump inhibitors? Data from a contemporary cohort, Jane Garb, Adrienne Seiler MD, and Tara Lagu MD

Control-relevant erythropoiesis modeling in end-stage renal disease, Michael Germain MD

International variation in classification of dialysis withdrawal: a systematic review, Michael Germain MD

Measurement of the quality of care of patients admitted with decompensated cirrhosis, Rony Ghaoui MD, Jennifer Friderici, Paul Visintainer, Peter Lindenauer MD, Tara Lagu MD, and David Desilets MD

Liver cancer presenting as a pancreatic mass, Rony Ghaoui MD, Maria Gonzalez MD, and David Desilets MD

Use of paracentesis in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites: Opportunities for quality improvement, Rony Ghaoui MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Tara Lagu MD

The Massachusetts BMI letter: A qualitative study of responses from parents of obese children, Sarah Goff MD

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How cardiologists present the benefits of percutaneous coronary interventions to patients with stable angina: a qualitative analysis, Sarah Goff MD and Reva Kleppel

Patient Beliefs Regarding Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chronic Stable Angina, Sarah Goff MD and Carla Lauture

Congenital and Inflammatory Arteritides, Barbara Greco MD

Renal Vascular Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Barbara Greco MD

Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephrology, Barbara Greco MD

When Clot is not Your First Thought, Vikram Grewal MD

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The Hawthorne effect in measurements of hand hygiene compliance: a definite problem, but also an opportunity, Sarah Haessler MD

Outcomes of patients with healthcare-associated pneumonia: worse disease or sicker patients?, Sarah Haessler MD, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Aruna Priya, and Daniel Skiest MD

CMV-Induced Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Immunosuppressed Patient, Owen Hanley MD

Eye tracking as a debriefing mechanism in the simulated setting improves patient safety practices, Philip Henneman MD

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How do interruptions impact nurses' visual scanning patterns when using barcode medication administration systems?, Philip Henneman MD

The impact of age and gender on resource utilization and profitability in ED patients seen and released, Philip Henneman MD

Is outpatient emergency department care profitable? Hourly contribution margins by insurance for patients discharged from an emergency department, Philip Henneman MD, Haiping Li, and Michael Lemanski MD

Adaptive leadership: reacting to mission-critical milestones, Thomas Higgins MD

Comparison of the Mortality Probability Admission Model III, National Quality Forum, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV Hospital Mortality Models: Implications for National Benchmarking*, Thomas Higgins MD

Severe sepsis outcomes: how are we doing?*, Thomas Higgins MD

Where are the brakes? Assessing driving safety in dementia, Thomas Higgins MD

Images of America Baystate Medical Center, Thomas Higgins MD and Linda Baillargeon

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Comparing Failed and Successful Revascularization, William Hiser MD

Publication Rates of Presentations at Medical Meetings, Jonathan Housey

Can lithium stress the heart? A case of lithium toxicity and stress-induced cardiomyopahty, Sami Ibrahimi MD

Man in the barrel syndrome, an unexpected etiology, Sami Ibrahimi MD

Thick serum can clog the brain!, Sami Ibrahimi MD

Left Atrial Myxoma: A Zebra in the Differential for Altered Mental Status & Seizure, Issra Jamal MD

Left Atrial Myxoma: A Zebra in the Differential for Altered Mental Status & Seizure, Issra Jamal MD

Left heart chamber quantification in obese patients: how does larger body size affect echocardiographic measurements?, Leng Jiang MD

Orbital cellulitis with cavernous sinus thrombosis in an elderly woman: A case report, Kathryn Jobbins DO, Jessie Leyse MD, and Reham Shaaban MD

The Effect of Information Presentation on Beliefs About the Benefits of Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD

Bornholm disease: Case report and a review of the literature, Brendan Kelly MD

Stones and the Missing Gallbladder, Jin Kim MD

Implementing a resident research program to overcome barriers to resident research, Reva Kleppel, Jennifer Friderici, and Kevin Hinchey MD

SU-E-P-03: Implementing a low dose lung screening CT program meeting regulatory requirements, M. Terry LaFrance, Steven Marsh, and Gail O'Donnell-Moran

"Phenotyping" hospital value of care for patients with heart failure, Tara Lagu MD

The axes of access--improving care for patients with disabilities, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

Use of mechanical ventilation by patients with and without dementia, 2001 through 2011, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Management and outcomes of pneumonia among children with complex chronic conditions, Tara Lagu MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Variation in Resource Utilization for the Management of Uncomplicated Community-Acquired Pneumonia across Community and Children's Hospitals, Tara Lagu MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

The impact of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection on outcomes of hospitalized patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Sarah Haessler MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Nicholas Hannon, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

Reducing catheter-related infections in hemodialysis patients, Daniel Landry MD and Gregory Braden MD

Impact of the 2008 U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendation on frequency of prostate-specific antigen screening in older men, Shin Yin Lee MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Mihaela Stefan MD

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ACEP reimbursement frequently asked questions, Michael Lemanski MD

An evaluation of hepatic enzyme elevations among HIV-infected released prisoners enrolled in two randomized placebo-controlled trials of extended release naltrexone, Thomas Lincoln MD and Daniel Skiest MD

Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for HIV-infected, opioid dependent prisoners and jail detainees who are transitioning to the community, Thomas Lincoln MD, Daniel Skiest MD, and Maureen Desabrais

Do-not-resuscitate status and observational comparative effectiveness research in patients with septic shock*, Peter Lindenauer MD

Hospital variation in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute decompensated heart failure, Peter Lindenauer MD

National patterns of risk-standardized mortality and readmission after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia: Update on publicly reported outcomes measures based on the 2013 release, Peter Lindenauer MD

Place of residence and outcomes of patients with heart failure: analysis from the telemonitoring to improve heart failure outcomes trial, Peter Lindenauer MD

The authors reply, Peter Lindenauer MD

The authors reply, Peter Lindenauer MD

The Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN): a learning organization focused on improving hospital care, Peter Lindenauer MD

Attitudes of hospital leaders toward publicly reported measures of health care quality, Peter Lindenauer MD, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, Amy Shatz, Nicholas Hannon, and Evan Benjamin MD

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Reply: Long-Acting Bronchodilators in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Still More to Know, Peter Lindenauer MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Mihaela Stefan MD

Use and Outcomes Associated with Long-acting Bronchodilators among Patients Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Peter Lindenauer MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Mihaela Stefan MD

Outcomes associated with invasive and noninvasive ventilation among patients hospitalized with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Peter Lindenauer MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, and Penny Pekow

Elderly Onset Neuromyelitis Spectrum Disorders, Kah Poh Loh MD

From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD

From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD

Healthcare professionals' attitudes, perceptions and practices regarding breast self-examination, Kah Poh Loh MD

Paraneoplastic autoimmune hemolytic anemia in ovarian cancer: a marker of disease activity, Kah Poh Loh MD

An Unusual Cause of Delirium and Debility: Refractory Hypercalcemia in a Man with B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia, Kah Poh Loh MD, Saurabh Dahiya MD, and Maura Brennan MD

Education and imaging. Gastrointestinal: Incidentally detected gastric carcinoma in patient with common variable immunoglobulin deficiency, Kah Poh Loh MD, John Hunt MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD

Gastrointestinal: Incidentally detected gastric carcinoma in patient with common variable immunoglobulin deficiency, Kah Poh Loh MD, John Hunt MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD

A rare cause of dilated bile duct incidentally detected on imaging., Kah Poh Loh MD, Deborah Nautsch MD, David Desilets MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD

From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD, Sheryl Ramdass MD, Jane Garb, Maura Brennan MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Tara Lagu MD

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Expert consensus statement on the use of fractional flow reserve, intravascular ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography: a consensus statement of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Amir Lotfi

Septic coronary artery embolism treated with aspiration thrombectomy: case report and review of literature, Amir Lotfi MD

The impact of the distance from the interventional cardiologist's home to the hospital during off hours, Amir Lotfi MD, Guarav Alreja MD, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, Jane Garb, and Marc Schweiger MD

Training the ambulatory internist: rebalancing residency education, Gina Luciano MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

Coronary perfusion pressure response to high-dose intraosseous versus standard-dose intravenous epinephrine administration after prolonged cardiac arrest, Timothy Mader MD, Ryan Coute, Adam Kellogg MD, and Joshua Harris MD

Restoring coronary perfusion pressure before defibrillation after chest compression interruptions, Timothy Mader MD, Ryan Coute, Adam Kellogg MD, Joshua Harris MD, and Scot Millay MD

Comparative effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Insight from a large data registry, Timothy Mader MD, William Soares MD, and Ryan Coute

Must one be a global end-diastolic index master to treat subarachnoid hemorrhage?*., Patrick Mailloux MD

Using quality oncology practice initiative metrics for physician incentive compensation, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Tamara Wrenn, Wilson Mertens MD, Gordon Josephson MD, and James Stewart MD

The role of intravascular ultrasound in understanding the mechanism, prevention and management of restenosis, Jaya Mallidi MD and Amir Lotfi MD

Recurrent right ventricular cardiac myxoma in a patient with Carney complex: a case report, Khawar Maqsood MD

Thermoregulation strategies for late preterm infants admitted to the continuing care nursery (CCN): A QI initiative, Tara Menon MD, Jennie Fleming PA, Gary Rockwell MD, Paul Visintainer, Rachana Singh MD, and Robert Rothstein MD

Factors associated with longer time to treatment for patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes: a cohort study, David Murman MD and Timothy Mader MD

Scurvy as a Consequence of Untreated Psychiatric Illness, Olubukola Ojewoye MD

A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine, Benjamin Osborne MD

Commercial insurance coverage for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure in the United States, Quinn Pack MD