Update in Hospital Medicine
Authors: Bradley E. Flansbaum
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

Updates from the Annual Session19 November 2002Update in Hospital MedicineBradley E. Flansbaum, DO, MPH and Jeanne M. Huddleston, MDBradley E. Flansbaum, DO, MPHFrom New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York; and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.Search for more papers by this author and Jeanne M. Huddleston, MDFrom New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York; and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-10-200211190-00010 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail AbstractFor a list of related articles, see Appendix.References1. Overhage JM, Tierney WM, McDonald CJ. Computer reminders to implement preventive care guidelines for hospitalized patients. Arch Intern Med. 1996;156:1551-6. [PMID: 8687263] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Value of the ventilation/perfusion scan in acute pulmonary embolism. Results of the prospective investigation of pulmonary embolism diagnosis (PIOPED). The PIOPED Investigators. JAMA. 1990;263:2753-9. [PMID: 2332918] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Stenestrand U, Wallentin L. Early statin treatment following acute myocardial infarction and 1-year survival. JAMA. 2001;285:430-6. [PMID: 11242427] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Pitt B, Waters D, Brown WV, van Boven AJ, Schwartz L, Title LM, et al. . Aggressive lipid-lowering therapy compared with angioplasty in stable coronary artery disease. Atorvastatin versus Revascularization Treatment Investigators. N Engl J Med. 1999;341:70-6. [PMID: 10395630] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Walsh TJ, Finberg RW, Arndt C, Hiemenz J, Schwartz C, Bodensteiner D, et al. . Liposomal amphotericin B for empirical therapy in patients with persistent fever and neutropenia. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999;340:764-71. [PMID: 10072411] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Poldermans D, Boersma E, Bax JJ, Thomson IR, van de Ven LL, Blankensteijn JD, et al. . The effect of bisoprolol on perioperative mortality and myocardial infarction in high-risk patients undergoing vascular surgery. Dutch Echocardiographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation Applying Stress Echocardiography Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999;341:1789-94. [PMID: 10588963] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Lee TH, Marcantonio ER, Mangione CM, Thomas EJ, Polanczyk CA, Cook EF, et al. . Derivation and prospective validation of a simple index for prediction of cardiac risk of major noncardiac surgery. Circulation. 1999;100:1043-9. [PMID: 10477528] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. McCowen KC, Malhotra A, Bistrian BR. Stress-induced hyperglycemia. Crit Care Clin. 2001;17:107-24. [PMID: 11219223] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Malmberg K. Prospective randomised study of intensive insulin treatment on long term survival after acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus. DIGAMI (Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Glucose Infusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction) Study Group. BMJ. 1997;314:1512-5. [PMID: 9169397] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Bradley E. Flansbaum, DO, MPH; Jeanne M. Huddleston, MDAffiliations: From New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York; and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.Corresponding Author: Bradley E. Flansbaum, DO, MPH, Department of Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine, Columbia University, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032; e-mail, [email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Flansbaum: Department of Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine, Columbia University, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032.Dr. Huddleston: Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoUpdate in Hospital Medicine Todd Painton Update in Hospital Medicine Bradley E. Flansbaum and Jeanne M. Huddleston Metrics Cited byUpdate in Hospital MedicineTodd Painton, MD 19 November 2002Volume 137, Issue 10Page: 814-822KeywordsCathetersComputed axial tomographyEchocardiographyEmergency departmentIntensive care unitsMortalityMyocardial infarctionOdds ratioPneumoniaPulmonary embolism ePublished: 19 November 2002 Issue Published: 19 November 2002 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...