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ACP HospitalistWeekly

Welcome to this week's issue of ACP HospitalistWeekly, an update for hospitalists published every Wednesday by the American College of Physicians.

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In the News for the Week of May 22, 2013

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Highlights

Warfarin better than heparin bridging during cardiac device surgery

For certain high-risk patients undergoing pacemaker or implantable-cardioverter defibrillator surgery, continuing warfarin treatment has lower incidence of device-pocket hematomas than heparin bridging therapy. More...

Intensive-dose statins don't confer greater diabetes risk for post-MI elderly than moderate doses

Older patients with myocardial infarction (MI) who take intensive-dose statins have the same risk of developing diabetes as those who take moderate-dose statins, a new study found. More...

Pressure ulcers

Oxandrolone does not appear to help healing in pressure ulcers

Treatment with the anabolic steroid oxandrolone does not appear to improve healing in patients with pressure ulcers, according to a new trial. More...

Postoperative care

Troponin monitoring may predict death after noncardiac surgery

Postoperative monitoring of cardiac troponin may help improve the prognosis of patients who undergo noncardiac surgery, the authors of a new study wrote. More...

From ACP Hospitalist

The May issue of ACP Hospitalist is online

The May issue of ACP Hospitalist features stories on using guidelines wisely, hospital-at-home programs, and improving patient satisfaction scores. More...

From the College

Join ACP's online discussion groups for members

ACP members are invited to participate in ACP's Special Interest Groups, a private online community that allows members to share experiences, questions and creative solutions with like-minded physicians at their own convenience. More...

Cartoon caption contest

And the winner is …

ACP HospitalistWeekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption. More...

Editorial note: ACP HospitalistWeekly will not be published next week due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Physician editor: A. Scott Keller, MD, FACP

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