Internal medicine interns spending minority of time on direct inpatient care
1. In this direct observational study, first year internal medicine residents (interns) spent only 13% of their time on direct...
Intervention to reduce low-value preoperative care for patients undergoing cataract surgery
1. In this quality improvement study carried out in Southern California, educational interventions to prevent low-value care before cataract surgery...
Adjunctive ultrasonography for breast cancer screening likely not associated with better outcomes
1. In this large observational cohort study, screening ultrasonography with mammography was not associated with an improvement in cancer detection...
Direct oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral stenosis
1. In this retrospective observational study, direct oral anticoagulant use for atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral stenosis was linked...
Aspirin therapy combined with warfarin without clinical indication associated with increased bleeding
1. In this retrospective cohort study conducted in Michigan, aspirin therapy combined with warfarin for patients without a clinical indication...
Coronary CT angiography superior to functional stress testing among diabetic patients
1. In this randomized trial, diabetic patients with stable chest pain randomized to coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) had lower...
Ultraprocessed food consumption linked with higher mortality
1. In this large prospective cohort study done in France, higher consumption of ultraprocessed food was linked with higher mortality....
Automated office blood pressure measurement more accurate than routine office readings
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, routine office systolic blood pressure readings were, on average, higher than automated office...
Antibiotic therapy for asthma exacerbation associated with longer hospital stay
1. In this retrospective cohort study looking at patients admitted with asthma exacerbations and treated with corticosteroids, antibiotic administration within...
Cardiac troponin elevation without definitive diagnosis associated with higher mortality
1. Among patients admitted for suspected acute coronary syndrome but discharged without a specific diagnosis, higher cardiac troponin levels were...
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