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Acute kidney injury risk factors identified in orthopedic surgery patients
Researchers developed a risk score based on 7 factors: older age, male sex, diabetes, number of prescribed drugs, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate, use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers, and higher American Society of Anesthesiologists grade.
Discharging ACS patients on varenicline appeared to produce better quit rates than placebo
Patients received varenicline 0.5 mg once daily for 3 days, then 0.5 mg twice daily for 4 days, then 1.0 mg twice daily for the remainder of the 12-week treatment period.
More hospitals adopting EHRs, but some lag behind, study finds
By 2014, 40.5% of hospitals had met stage 2 meaningful use—almost a sevenfold increase from the prior year.
Central thermometers preferred to peripheral when temperature could influence diagnosis, treatment
Researchers reviewed 75 published prospective studies comparing the accuracy of tympanic membrane, temporal artery, axillary, or oral thermometers with pulmonary artery catheter, urinary bladder, esophageal, or rectal thermometers.
November ACP Hospitalist now available
The November ACP Hospitalist, featuring this year's Top Docs and more, is now in print and online.
And the winner is …
ACP Hospitalist Weekly 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.