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Haloperidol increases in-hospital mortality after acute MI compared to atypical antipsychotics
The results suggest that atypical antipsychotics may be a less harmful option than haloperidol in older hospital patients with acute myocardial infarction who require an off-label antipsychotic for severe agitation, study authors said.
National survey finds that 50% of large IM residency programs have hospitalist rotations
Most of the hospitalist rotations were one month in duration and included second- and/or third-year residents. The length of existence of the rotations ranged from one to 15 years.
Time to endovascular therapy predicted functional outcome after stroke in registry study
Every hour of delay from stroke onset to the start of endovascular therapy resulted in a 5.3% decreased probability of functional independence, according to data from the MR CLEAN Registry.
Multiple ED visits may be marker of mortality risk in heart failure patients
Patient factors associated with visiting the ED three times within six months of a hospitalization included higher comorbidity burden, residence in a rural area, and lack of a primary care clinician.
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