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ProMISe Trial Adds Skepticism to Early Goal-Directed Therapy for Sepsis

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Clinical question: Does EGDT for sepsis reduce mortality at 90 days compared with standard therapy? Background: EGDT is recommended in internationa...

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Effectiveness of Multicomponent Nonpharmacological Delirium Interventions

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Research Review: Nonpharmacological Delirium Interventions

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Patient Complexities Associated With Antibiotic Ordering

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Research Review: Patient Complexities and Antibiotic Ordering

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Predictors of Community-Acquired Pneumonia as Medical Emergency

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Research Review: Community-Acquired Pneumonia as Medical Emergency

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Effectiveness of Multicomponent Nonpharmacological Delirium Interventions

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Research Review: Nonpharmacological Delirium Interventions

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ProMISe Trial Adds Skepticism to Early Goal-Directed Therapy for Sepsis

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Clinical question: Does EGDT for sepsis reduce mortality at 90 days compared with standard therapy? Background: EGDT is recommended in internationa...

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Predictors of Sepsis, Septic Shock in Emergency Department Patients

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Clinical question: Among patients presenting to the ED with sepsis, who will progress to septic shock within 48 hours of arrival? Background: This ...

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Individualized Patient Care Plans Impact Utilization, Costs

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Clinical question: Does developing individualized care plans in the inpatient setting reduce unnecessary ED visits, hospital readmissions, and hospita...

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Revised Guideline for Adult Bacterial Meningitis Improves Treatment, Outcome

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Clinical question: Did revision of guidelines recommending computerized tomography (CT) scan before lumbar puncture (LP) reduce delayed treatment of a...

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Multifaceted Intervention to Decrease Frequency of Common Labs

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Clinical question: Can a multifaceted intervention decrease the frequency of unnecessary labs? Background: Implementation of a multifaceted QI inte...

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When Do Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Inform Readmission Risk?

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 6, 2015

Clinical question: Among patients discharged from the hospital, how do patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures change after discharge, and can they pr...

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PRONE Score Can Track Medicolegal Complaints

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 5, 2015

Clinical question: Is there a standardized way to identify doctors at high risk of incurring repeated medicolegal events? Background: Medicolegal a...

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Novel Rapid Response Team Can Decrease Non-ICU Cardiopulmonary Arrests, Mortality

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: July 1, 2015

Clinical question: Can novel configured rapid response teams (RRTs) improve non-ICU cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) and overall hospital mortality rate? ...

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Neither Low-Dose Dopamine nor Low-Dose Nesiritide Improves Renal Dysfunction in Acute Heart Failure Patients

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: October 27, 2014

Clinical question: Does low-dose dopamine or low-dose nesiritide added to diuretic therapy enhance pulmonary volume reduction and preserve renal funct...

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Beta Blockers Lower Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction in COPD Patients

Author:: Rebecca Calabrese, MD

Publish date: October 27, 2014

Clinical question: Does the use and timing of beta blockers in COPD patients experiencing a first myocardial infarction (MI) affect survival after the...