Submissions from 2011
Homozygous lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency due to a new loss of function mutation and review of the literature, Rose Ganim MD and Sarah Haessler MD
Residents-as-Teachers: Implementing a Toolkit in Morning Report to Redefine Resident Roles, Jane Garb, Beth Carter MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Gina Luciano MD
A novel anemia management protocol (AMP), Michael Germain MD
Computer simulations in the design and evaluation of anemia management protocols, Michael Germain MD
Palliative care in CKD: The earlier the better, Michael Germain MD
When Enough Is Enough: The Nephrologist's Responsibility in Ordering Dialysis Treatments, Michael Germain MD
Renal transplantation from HBs antigen positive donor to antigen negative recipient immunized with intradermal hepatitis B vaccine: First American experience, Michael Germain MD, Daniel Skiest MD, and Gregory Braden MD
Acute renal artery occlusion: making the case for renal artery revascularization, Gregory Giugliano MD, Leehapong Navaravong MD, and Ronana Ali MD
Accuracy of ICD-9_CM coding for identifying obstetric complications in administrative data, Sarah Goff MD, Glenn Markenson MD, Alex Knee, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Peer pressure, role modeling, and the social dynamics of medical training: What unconscious factors influence the hand hygiene behavior of medicine teams?, Sarah Haessler MD, Anju Bhagavan MD, Kevin Hinchey MD, Reva Kleppel, and Paul Visintainer
2009 pandemic H1N1-associated myocarditis in a previously healthy adult, Sarah Haessler MD, Armando Paez MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Thomas Higgins MD
In response, Sarah Haessler MD, Mary Ellen Scales, Jan Fitzgerald, and Neil Connelly MD
Nurses' visual scanning patterns during the medication administration process, Philip Henneman MD
Profitability of patients discharged from an emergency department, Philip Henneman MD
The effect of advanced age on length of stay and contribution margin in an emergency department outpatient population, Philip Henneman MD
Geography and travel distance impact emergency department visits, Philip Henneman MD, Jane Garb, Geoffrey A. Capraro MD, Haiping Li, Howard Smithline MD, and Richard Wait MD
Nurses' behaviors and visual scanning patterns may reduce patient identification errors, Philip Henneman MD and Elizabeth Henneman
Esophagus and stomach disorders, Philip Henneman MD and Rakesh Talati MD
Mechanism of trauma, Aaron Hexdall MD
Postoperative Respiratory Care, Thomas Higgins MD
The Use of Scan Statistics and Control Charts in Assessing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Quality Control Programs, Thomas Higgins MD
Do elderly patients fare well in the ICU?, Thomas Higgins MD and Maura Brennan MD
How quickly do clinicians adopt EMR note templates?, Thomas Higgins MD, Neil Kudler MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Alternative perceptions of the educational value of attending rounds, Kevin Hinchey MD
A Curriculum to Develop Chief Resident Leadership Skills, Kevin Hinchey MD and Gina Luciano MD
The Roles of the Chief Resident, Kevin Hinchey MD and Gina Luciano MD
Porto-gastric fistula from penetration of coil from gastric varix after TIPS procedure for bleeding gastric varices, Syed Hussain MD and Rony Ghaoui MD
How much teamwork exists between nurses and junior doctors in the intensive care unit?, Paul Jodka MD, Elizabeth Henneman, Elaine Blonaisz, Nancy Doubleday, and Paula Lusardi
Quiz page september 2011 a patient with postpartum hypertension and seizure, Paul Jodka MD, Ashish Verma MD, and Shaji Daniel MD
Improvement in headaches with CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea, Karin Johnson MD
Optic neuropathy cause by dronedarone, Karin Johnson MD
Emergency Airway Management; Trauma Resuscitation, Adam Kellogg MD
No Diversion in Western Massachusetts, Adam Kellogg MD
Predicting the restenosis benefit of drug-eluting versus bare metal stents in percutaneous coronary intervention, Aaron Kugelmass MD
Physician, monitor thyself: A physician's guide to the opportunities and challenges of social media, Tara Lagu MD
Physician, monitor thyself: professionalism and accountability in the use of social media, Tara Lagu MD
An alternative approach for quantifying hospital resource utilization: Implications of "standard costs" for hospital performance measurement and comparative effectiveness research, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
Validation of a model that uses enhanced administrative data to predict mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Penny Pekow, Michael Rothberg MD, Jay Steingrub MD, and Thomas Higgins MD
Development and validation of a model that uses enhanced administrative data to predict mortality in patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, and Thomas Higgins MD
Development of a model that uses enhanced administrative data to predict mortality among patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, and Thomas Higgins MD
The relationship between hospital spending and mortality in patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Variation in the treatment of patients with septic shock, Tara Lagu MD, Jay Steingrub MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Aldosterone deficiency as the cause of intradialytic hypotension and its successful management with fludricortisone, Daniel Landry MD, Arley Diaz MD, Benjamin Freda MD, and Gregory Braden MD
Clinical experience with daptomycin for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy, Julius Larioza MD, Amy Girard, and Richard Brown MD
ACEP Facility Billing Guidelines, Michael Lemanski MD
Adherence to HIV treatment and care among previously homeless jail detainees, Thomas Lincoln MD
Best practices to enhance linkages for HIV+ jail inmates for improved health outcomes, Thomas Lincoln MD
Does dually-based medical and mental health care at a county jail reduce recidivism for HIV+ individuals?, Thomas Lincoln MD
Improving medical engagement of HIV+ inmates through dually-based mental health and case management, Thomas Lincoln MD
Making the case for case management: Obtaining outside support for HIV-infected jail detainees, Thomas Lincoln MD
Managing STDs in correctional settings: Behind the walls, Thomas Lincoln MD
Managing STDs in the correctional setting: The new guidelines and a handbook for clinicians, Thomas Lincoln MD
nPEP & PrEP, Thomas Lincoln MD
STDs in Corrections: A Guide for Clinicians, Thomas Lincoln MD
STDs in the correctional setting: New guidelines and a handbook, Thomas Lincoln MD
Strategies to enhance linkages between care for HIV/AIDS in jail and community settings, Thomas Lincoln MD
Continuing medical education program in the journal of hospital medicine, Peter Lindenauer MD
Development, validation, and results of a measure of 30-day readmission following hospitalization for pneumonia, Peter Lindenauer MD
Use and outcomes of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after spinal fusion surgery, Peter Lindenauer MD and Penny Pekow
No change of spontaneous physical activites after RYGB, Xiao Liu MD
Eustachian valve endocarditis: Rare case reports and review of literature, Amir Lotfi MD and Guarav Alreja MD
Influence of Low-Dose Aspirin (81 mg) on the Incidence of Definite Stent Thrombosis in Patients Receiving Bare-Metal and Drug-Eluting Stents, Amir Lotfi MD, Jiang Cui MD, Siddharth Wartak MD, Michael Davis, Marc Schweiger MD, and Gregory Giugliano MD
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: comparing apples to apples, Amir Lotfi MD and Gregory Giugliano MD
The going home initiative: Getting critical care patients home with hospice, Paula Lusardi, Paul Jodka MD, Mark Stambovsky, Beth Stadnicki, Betty Babb, Danielle Plouffe, and Nancy Doubleday
Incidence of treated cardiac arrest in hospitalized patients in the United States, Timothy Mader MD
Therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to initial non-shockable rhythms, Timothy Mader MD, Richard Misiaszek MD, and Ryan Coute
Pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage in a 42-year-old, Patrick Mailloux MD and Melody Brewer MD
Sorafinib plus chemotherapy for patients with advanced breast cancer previously treated with bevacizumab, Grace Makari-Judson MD
Fast track, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Sandra Hubbard, and Holly Mason MD
Breast cancer survivors perceptions regarding relapse and related disease risk, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Chandravathi Loke MD, Deborah Katz MD, Ruth Barham, and Wilson Mertens MD
Inpatient stress testing reduces subsequent ED visits and readmissions for chest pain, Jaya Mallidi MD, Jennifer Friderici, Fadi Saab MD, and Michael Rothberg MD
Neurological complications of pregnancy, Glenn Markenson MD and Carmel Armon MD
Neurologic Disease and Pregnancy, Glenn Markenson MD, Carmel Armon MD, George Baquis MD, George Howard MD, Philip Hsu MD, and Karin Johnson MD
Association of gestational weight gain with cesarean delivery rate after labor induction, Glenn Markenson MD, Fadi Bsat MD, Andrew Healy MD, Penny Pekow, and Michael Plevyak MD
Validity of using ICD-9CM codes to identify selected obstetric complications, procedures and comorbidities, Glenn Markenson MD, Sarah Goff MD, Alex Knee, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Physical activity and risk of small-for-gestational-age birth among predominantly Puerto Rican women, Glenn Markenson MD and Penny Pekow
Prenatal stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms as predictors of intention to breastfeed among Hispanic women, Glenn Markenson MD and Penny Pekow
Lumbar exam in chronic pain, Julio Martinez-Silvestrini MD
Myositis ossificans presenting as anterior thigh pain in a high school student: A case report, Julio Martinez-Silvestrini MD
A preliminary study of a new stroke volume variation algorithm for predicting fluid responsiveness in patients with severe arrhythmias, William McGee MD
Houston, we have a problem! Use of advanced hemodynamics to solve clinical challenging situations, William McGee MD
Survey of peak flow rates in mechanical ventilation, William McGee MD
Utilization of formal echocardiography for shock: The emperor has no clothes, William McGee MD
Lactic acidosis and delta anion gap: Do serial lactate measurements add value?, William McGee MD, Ashish Arora MD, and Geetika Sachdeva MD
Establishing goals of volume management in critically ill patients with failure using applied hemodynamic physiology, William McGee MD, Benjamin Freda MD, and Patrick Mailloux MD
Automated reporting of safety bundles: Streamlining the performance improvement process, William McGee MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Mark Tidswell MD
Hypercapnic cerebral edema presenting in a woman with asthma: A case report, William McGee MD and Ryan Joyce MD
Safe placement of central venous catheters: a measured approach, William McGee MD and Patrick Mailloux MD
Ventilator autocycling and delayed recognition of brain death, William McGee MD and Patrick Mailloux MD
Intraoperative monitoring, William McGee MD and Karthik Raghunathan MD
Volume resposiveness in critically ill patients, William McGee MD and Bogdan Tiru MD
Concomitant thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ANCA-associated vasculitis in an adolescent, Christine McKiernan MD, Varun Agrawal MD, Chirag Vaidya MD, Jiuming Ye MD, Jonathan Freeman MD, Peter Blier MD, Chester Andrzejewski MD, Michael Germain MD, and Gregory Braden MD
Lost or Found in Transition: Educational Innovation for Transitions of Care, Lauren Meade MD
Milestones: Theory to practice, Lauren Meade MD
Recalling breast cancer presentation and therapy: Associations between patient inaccuracies and demographic characteristics, Wilson Mertens MD, Chandravathi Loke MD, Deborah Katz MD, Ruth Barham, and Grace Makari-Judson MD