Update in Hospital Medicine
Authors: Heidi L. Wald, Mark D. Aronson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Updates18 December 2001Update in Hospital MedicineHeidi L. Wald, MD and Mark D. Aronson, MDHeidi L. Wald, MDFrom the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this author and Mark D. Aronson, MDFrom the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-12-200112180-00009 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In this Update, we summarize 12 articles published during 2000 that are important to physicians who care for medical inpatients. We searched the databases of the published literature, scanned the tables of contents of major medical journals, and informally polled our colleagues to find articles that we believe will have the greatest impact on hospital medicine. The research is grouped into six categories: pulmonary and critical care, infectious diseases, end-of-life care, cardiology, gastroenterology, and health care quality. The Appendix lists other notable papers in these areas.Pulmonary and Critical CareDemographic Characteristics and Clinical Variables Affect Use of Pulmonary Artery ...References1. Connors AF, Speroff T, Dawson NV, Thomas C, Harrell FE, Wagner D, et al . The effectiveness of right heart catheterization in the initial care of critically ill patients. SUPPORT Investigators. JAMA. 1996;276:889-97. [PMID: 8782638] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Bernard GR, Sopko G, Cerra F, Demling R, Edmunds H, Kaplan S, et al . Pulmonary artery catheterization and clinical outcomes: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Food and Drug Administration Workshop Report. Consensus Statement. JAMA. 2000;283:2568-72. [PMID: 10815121] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Fine MJ, Auble TE, Yealy DM, Hanusa BH, Weissfeld LA, Singer DE, et al . A prediction rule to identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 1997;336:243-50. [PMID: 8995086] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Jones RN. Impact of changing pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in the treatment of serious infections in hospitalized patients. Am J Med. 1996;100:3S-12S. [PMID: 8678095] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Drew RH, Perfect JR, Srinath L, Kurkimilis E, Dowzicky M, Talbot GH. Treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections with quinupristin-dalfopristin in patients intolerant of or failing prior therapy. for the Synercid Emergency-Use Study Group. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2000;46:775-84. [PMID: 11062197] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Moellering RC, Linden PK, Reinhardt J, Blumberg EA, Bompart F, Talbot GH. The efficacy and safety of quinupristin/dalfopristin for the treatment of infections caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Synercid Emergency-Use Study Group. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1999;44:251-61. [PMID: 10473233] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Winston DJ, Emmanouilides C, Kroeber A, Hindler J, Bruckner DA, Territo MC, et al . Quinupristin/dalfopristin therapy for infections due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium . Clin Infect Dis. 2000;30:790-7. [PMID: 10817685] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Fox E, Landrum-McNiff K, Zhong Z, Dawson NV, Wu AW, Lynn J. Evaluation of prognostic criteria for determining hospice eligibility in patients with advanced lung, heart, or liver disease. SUPPORT Investigators. Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments. JAMA. 1999;282:1638-45. [PMID: 10553790] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. LaBerge JM, Ring EJ, Gordon RL, Lake JR, Doherty MM, Somberg KA, et al . Creation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts with the wallstent endoprosthesis: results in 100 patients. Radiology. 1993;187:413-20. [PMID: 8475283] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Rössle M, Haag K, Ochs A, Sellinger M, Nöldge G, Perarnau JM, et al . The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt procedure for variceal bleeding. N Engl J Med. 1994;330:165-71. [PMID: 8264738] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Brennan TA, Leape LL, Laird NM, Hebert L, Localio AR, Lawthers AG, et al . Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I. N Engl J Med. 1991;324:370-6. [PMID: 1987460] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.Corresponding Author: Heidi L. Wald, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 3 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104; e-mail, heidi.[email protected]upenn.edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Wald: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 3 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104.Dr. Aronson: Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 18 December 2001Volume 135, Issue 12Page: 1052-1060KeywordsAdverse eventsAntibioticsComputersHeart failureHospitalizationsMortalityOdds ratioPulmonary artery cathetersThoraxVentricular tachycardia ePublished: 18 December 2001 Issue Published: 18 December 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...