News Author: Rebecca Helfrich, MD Publish date: August 30, 2017
Can HERDOO2 guide anticoagulation cessation in women with unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE)?
News Author: Rebecca Helfrich, MD Publish date: August 29, 2017
Clinical Question: Will a simplified HOSPITAL score accurately predict 30-day readmissions?
News Author: Rebecca Helfrich, MD 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: Rebecca Helfrich, MD 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?
Background...
News Author: Rebecca Helfrich, MD 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: Rebecca Helfrich, MD 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: Rebecca Helfrich, MD 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: Rebecca Helfrich, MD 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: Rebecca Helfrich, MD 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: Rebecca Helfrich, MD 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: Rebecca Helfrich, MD Publish date: October 27, 2014
Clinical question: What are the complications and outcomes of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in adults requiring hospitalization?
Back...
News Author: Rebecca Helfrich, MD 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...
News Author: Rebecca Helfrich, MD Publish date: April 2, 2014
Studies link thrombin, factor Xa inhibitors to higher incidence of gastrointestinal bleeding compared with vitamin K antagonists, heparin therapy
News Author: Rebecca Helfrich, MD Publish date: March 19, 2014
Rising costs, projected shortages in critical care staff have prompted physicians to use ICU services more efficiently: study
News Author: Rebecca Helfrich, MD Publish date: March 1, 2014
Also reviewed this month: endoscopic cystogastrostomy for pancreatic pseudocyst drainage; long-term cognitive impairment after critical illness; an...
