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Submissions from 2014

 

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

 

Participation in cardiac rehabilitation, readmissions, and death after acute myocardial infarction, Quinn Pack MD

 

The current and potential capacity for cardiac rehabilitation utilization in the United States, Quinn Pack MD

 

The prognostic importance of weight loss in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Quinn Pack MD

 

Measuring grade inflation: A clinical grade discrepancy score, Anna Paskausky

 

Using highly detailed administrative data to predict pneumonia mortality, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Raquel Belforti MD, Daniel Skiest MD, Tara Lagu MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Variation in Diagnostic Coding of Patients With Pneumonia and Its Association With Hospital Risk-Standardized Mortality Rates: A Cross-sectional Analysis, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Dialysis withdrawal and palliative care, Arkadiy Pinkashov MD, Lewis Cohen MD, and Michael Germain MD

 

Atheroembolic kidney disease (AEKD): A case report, Hari Pokharel MD

 

Gemcitabine-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy (GITMA), Hari Pokharel MD

 

The Swollen Belly and Crowded Pericardium, Ryan Quarles

 

A Rare Cause of Cauda Equina by Invasion, Sheryl Ramdass MD

 

The Plot Thickens: Portal Vein Thrombosis in Ulcerative Colitis, Sheryl Ramdass MD

 

Effect of pain location and duration on life function in the year after motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Incidence and predictors of acute psychological distress and dissociation after motor vehicle collision: a cross-sectional study, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Incidence and predictors of neck and widespread pain after motor vehicle collision among US litigants and nonlitigants, Niels Rathlev MD

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Pain, distress, and anticipated recovery for older versus younger emergency department patients after motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD

 

The affordable care act and emergency care, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Reducing patient placement errors in emergency department admissions: right patient, right bed, Niels Rathlev MD, Christine Bryson MD, Patricia Samra, Lynn Garreffi, Haiping Li, Bonnie Geld, and Paul Visintainer

 

What We Teach: A Fellow's Perspective on House Staff Education, Risheen Reejhsinghani

 

Clinic Design, Key Practice Metrics, and Resident Satisfaction in Internal Medicine Continuity Clinics: Findings of the Educational Innovations Project Ambulatory Collaborative, Michael Rosenblum MD

 

Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Clinics: Findings of the Educational Innovations Project Ambulatory Collaborative, Michael Rosenblum MD

 

Impact of kangaroo care on prenatal anxiety level and parenting skill for low birth weight preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, Robert Rothstein MD, Paul Visintainer, Susan Sweeney RN, and Rachana Singh MD

 

Impact of kangaroo care on prenatal anxiety level and parenting skill for low birth weight preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, Robert Rothstein MD, Paul Visintainer, Susan Sweeney RN, and Rachana Singh MD

 

Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae: Analyzing knowledge and practice in healthcare providers, Jennifer Schimmel MD

 

Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound, Volumes 1 and 2 By Matt Dawson, Mike Mallin. Lexington, KY: Emergency Ultrasound Solutions, 2012; $30 via iTunes or Inkling.com (with 100% going towards innovation scholarship) or free at http://www.ultrasoundpodcast.com/2013/09/scott-weingart-emcrit-ivc-ultrasoundalso-free-ibooks-alland-also-foamed-innovation-scholarship/), Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD and Gavin Budhram MD

 

Questioning the benefit of immediate CT scanning in suspected renal colic: A retrospective chart review of patients 50 and under presenting with flank pain, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD, Kye Poronsky, Tala Elia MD, Gavin Budhram MD, and Jane Garb

 

Does knowledge of the cost of cardiovascular tests influence physician ordering patterns?, Marc Schweiger MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, James Cook MD, and Janice Mayforth

 

A slice of Pisa anyone?, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

 

Deceptively simple or simply deceptive, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

 

The induced autoimmune attack syndrome!, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

 

A rare case of Raynaud’s vasculitis secondary to Hepatitis B vaccination: The induced auto-immune attack syndrome, Vijairam Selvaraj MD, Owolabi Ogunneye MD, Tara Lagu MD, and Stephen Ryzewicz MD

 

Inflammatory Breast Cancer - An Unsuspected Mimic, Abid Shah MD

 

Silent Manifestations of Anti CTLA-4 Therapy in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma, Abid Shah MD

 

Silent Manifestations of Anti CTLA-4 Therapy in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma, Abid Shah MD

 

Transient serotonin syndrome caused by concurrent use of tramadol and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Muhammad Shakoor MD

 

Unique presentations of invasive lobular breast cancer: a case series, Muhammad Shakoor MD

 

Classification of shock based on functional hemodynamic parameters and bedside ultrasound findings, Ramakant Sharma MD, William McGee MD, and Adam Adler MD

 

Paresthesias, Anant Shenoy MD and George Baquis MD

 

Better representing transgender patients in the electronic health record, Anant Shenoy MD, Nikolaus Kashey, Patrick Brown MD, and Neil Kudler MD

 

Comparative Effectiveness of Ceftriaxone in Combination With a Macrolide Compared With Ceftriaxone Alone for Pediatric Patients Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Variation and outcomes associated with direct hospital admission among children with pneumonia in the United States, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Geri-Pearls: Integrating geriatrics into internal medicine training, Dilpreet Singh MD

 

Seizures Controlling the Heart - A Rare Case of Ictal Asystole, Dilpreet Singh MD

 

Seizures Controlling the Heart - A Rare Case of Ictal Asystole, Dilpreet Singh MD

 

I couldn't see, couldn't hear and was scared of losing my mind: Susac Syndrome, Karen Singh MD

 

We see with our eyes, but we see with our brains as well: Phantoms in the brain: Charles Bonnet hallucinations, Karen Singh MD

 

When Occam's razor fails: Linezolid induced lactic acidosis in a patient with several aortic atherosclerotic diseases, Karen Singh MD

 

Adjunctive therapy for neonatal abstinence syndrome: Why not personalize it for each infant based on their in-utero exposure?, Rachana Singh MD and Paul Visintainer

 

Predictive models for severe intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants, Rachana Singh MD and Paul Visintainer

 

Resolution of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo After a Visit to Six Flags, Donielle Sliwa MD

 

Body Mass Index and Risk of Hospitalization among Adults Presenting with Asthma Exacerbation to the Emergency Department, Howard Smithline MD

 

Mismatch in ED and Discharge Diagnoses of CHF, Howard Smithline MD, Sunjin Oh, and Nicholas Cormier

 

Mindfulness tools for living the full catastrophe, Robert Smith DO

 

Association Between the Choice of IV Crystalloid and In-Hospital Mortality Among Critically Ill Adults With Sepsis*, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Rosuvastatin for sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, Jay Steingrub MD

 

SAILS: Statins for acutely injured lungs (ARDS) from sepsis, Jay Steingrub MD

 

Treatment with neuromuscular blocking agents and the risk of in-hospital mortality among mechanically ventilated patients with severe sepsis, Jay Steingrub MD, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Germline genetic variants in ABCB1, ABCC1 and ALDH1A1, and risk of hematological and gastrointestinal toxicities in a SWOG Phase III trial S0221 for breast cancer, James Stewart MD

 

Report of a Phase I Evaluation of Dose and Schedule of Interleukin-1 Alpha and Cyclophosphamide in Patients with Advanced Tumors: An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study (PX990) and Review of IL-1-Based Studies of Hematopoietic Reconstitution, James Stewart MD

 

'Strep' spares the elder, not the 'staph' ! Reporting acute post- staphylococcal glomerulonephritis in an elder, Dhivya Sundaramurthy MD and Annie Yang MD

 

Do Physicians Underrecognize Obesity?, Rachana Thapa MD, Jennifer Friderici, Reva Kleppel, Jan Fitzgerald, and Michael Rothberg MD

 

Seizure control for intracranial arteriovenous malformations is directly related to treatment modality: a meta-analysis, Paul Visintainer

 

Utility of serodiagnostics designed for use in the United States for detection of Lyme borreliosis acquired in Europe and vice versa, Paul Visintainer