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Conflicting guidelines - How long do you antico...

New American Society of Hematology guidelines recommend anticontigulating indefinitely after unprovoked VTE, compared to prior Chest guidelines recommending 3 months.  

Conflicting guidelines - How long do you antico...

New American Society of Hematology guidelines recommend anticontigulating indefinitely after unprovoked VTE, compared to prior Chest guidelines recommending 3 months.  

Does outpatient follow-up after ED discharge af...

When patients are discharged from the ED, does an outpatient follow-up visit affect mortality?  

Does outpatient follow-up after ED discharge af...

When patients are discharged from the ED, does an outpatient follow-up visit affect mortality?  

Bariatric Surgery and All Cause Mortality

Does bariatric surgery decrease mortality? This Canadian study included over 13,000 surgery patients, followed for almost 5 years.  

Bariatric Surgery and All Cause Mortality

Does bariatric surgery decrease mortality? This Canadian study included over 13,000 surgery patients, followed for almost 5 years.  

Epigastric pain: antacids alone vs GI cocktail

What works better - and tastes better - for epigastric pain when you suspect gastritis? Researchers randomized antacids alone vs. antacids plus lidocaine.  

Epigastric pain: antacids alone vs GI cocktail

What works better - and tastes better - for epigastric pain when you suspect gastritis? Researchers randomized antacids alone vs. antacids plus lidocaine.  

Does pulmonary rehab decrease mortality?

Mortality is greatly decreased if pulmonary rehab is started within 90 days of a COPD-related hospital admission. But only 1.5% of Medicare patients start pulmonary rehab shortly after being admitted...

Does pulmonary rehab decrease mortality?

Mortality is greatly decreased if pulmonary rehab is started within 90 days of a COPD-related hospital admission. But only 1.5% of Medicare patients start pulmonary rehab shortly after being admitted...

Does paracentesis timing matter?

Paracentesis is recommended in patients with cirrhosis and ascites, but timing is not addressed. This study shows that early paracentesis - in the first 24 hours of admission - saves...

Does paracentesis timing matter?

Paracentesis is recommended in patients with cirrhosis and ascites, but timing is not addressed. This study shows that early paracentesis - in the first 24 hours of admission - saves...