Hospital Medicine Alert – January 1, 2018
January 1, 2018
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NOTICE: Publication Being Discontinued
Publication being discontinued. Final issue February 2018. Contact customer service at 800-688-2421 or email [email protected] to transfer your subscription to another AHC publication.
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Risk of Major Bleeding With Concurrent Medications in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Taking New Oral Anticoagulants
A large nationwide comprehensive clinical database showed that concomitant use of the new oral anticoagulants with amiodarone, fluconazole, rifampin, and phenytoin increases the risk of major bleeding.
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ORBITA: Learning the Right Lessons From a Sham-controlled Trial of Angioplasty
In this sham-controlled trial of 200 patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease and stable angina, percutaneous coronary intervention did not increase exercise time significantly compared to a placebo procedure.
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Deflating Recruitment Maneuvers
Compared to the ARDSNet lower positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)/low tidal volume strategy, use of an “open lung ventilation” strategy consisting of aggressive alveolar recruitment maneuvers and higher PEEP is associated with higher mortality in patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Physician Burnout: A Multi-specialty Perspective
Although different specialties address the problem of physician burnout, studies suggest the most effect is gained from organizational interventions.