News Author: Division OF Publish date: February 2, 2015
Clinical question: Is there a difference in 90-day mortality and other outcomes when a lower versus higher hemoglobin threshold is used for blood tran...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: February 2, 2015
Clinical question: Does early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) improve mortality in patients presenting to the ED with early septic shock?
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News Author: Division OF Publish date: February 2, 2015
Clinical question: Does the use of arterial catheters (AC) improve hospital mortality in ICU patients requiring mechanical ventilation?
Background:...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: February 2, 2015
Clinical question: Are simple bedside attention tests a reliable way to routinely screen for delirium?
Background: Early diagnosis of delirium decr...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Research suggests intravenous dalbavancin similarly efficacious to intravenous vancomycin
News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Are beta-2 agonists as effective when administered through a holding chamber (spacer) as they are when administered by a nebulizer?...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Are a longer duration of delirium and higher doses of sedatives associated with cognitive impairment in the hospital?
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News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: How does endoscopic cystogastrostomy for pancreatic pseudocyst drainage compare to the standard surgical approach?
Background: P...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Is dual antiplatelet therapy more beneficial or harmful than monotherapy after ischemic stroke?
Background: It is recommended th...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Do thrombin and factor Xa inhibitors increase the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding when compared to vitamin K antagonists and...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Does tailoring antibiotics based on known pathogens impact mortality for patients with severe sepsis or shock?
Background: In pa...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Is short-term, dual antiplatelet therapy noninferior to long-term therapy in zotarolimus-eluting stents?
Background: Current gui...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Can an algorithm based on risk for multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms and illness severity guide antibiotic selection in healthcar...
News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: What are the complications and outcomes of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in adults requiring hospitalization?
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News Author: Division OF Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Does ICU strain negatively affect the outcomes of patients transferred to the floor?
Background: With healthcare costs increasin...
