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PERSPECTIVES IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE

Pediatric sickle cell disease: A case for improved clinician‐family partnerships

Tarun Aurora MD, Christopher Bridges, Amy Porter MD, PhD, Arshia Madni MD, FAAP, 
  •  28 November 2023
No abstract is available for this article.
PERSPECTIVES IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE

Persistent challenges in adjusting for race in analyses and a path forward

Jeffrey P. Yaeger MD, MPH, Kevin A. Fiscella MD, MPH, Ashkan Ertefaie PhD, Amina P. Alio PhD, 
  •  28 November 2023
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Reverse triage and the pediatric mental health boarding crisis

JoAnna K. Leyenaar MD, PhD, MPH, 
  •  27 November 2023
No abstract is available for this article.
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Things We Do for No Reason™: Discontinuing β‐blockers in patients who use cocaine

Kingshuk Mazumdar MD, MBA, Meghan K. Train DO, Jennifer K. Readlynn MD, 
  •  27 November 2023
No abstract is available for this article.
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Many (un)happy returns: Challenges and opportunities for potentially avoidable ED visits after discharge to a skilled nursing facility

Ajay Bhasin MD, Richard T. Griffey MD, MPH, Gregory W. Ruhnke MD, MS, MPH, 
  •  23 November 2023
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Safety and effectiveness of apixaban versus warfarin for acute venous thromboembolism in patients with end‐stage kidney disease: A national cohort study

Michael I. Ellenbogen MD, Shirin Ardeshirrouhanifard PharmD, MPH, PhD, Jodi B. Segal MD, MPH, Michael B. Streiff MD, Steven B. Deitelzweig MD, Daniel J. Brotman MD, 
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Integrated versus nonintegrated peripheral intravenous catheter in hospitalized adults (OPTIMUM): A randomized controlled trial

Claire M. Rickard PhD, Emily Larsen PhD, Rachel M. Walker PhD, Gabor Mihala PhD, Joshua Byrnes PhD, Masnoon Saiyed MPharm, MSc, Marie Cooke PhD, Julie Finucane MEmerg, Peter J. Carr PhD, Nicole Marsh PhD, 
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Estimating the costs of physician turnover in hospital medicine

Matthew A. Pappas MD, MPH, FHM, James K. Stoller MD, MS, Victoria Shaker BS, James Houser MSHA, MBA, RN, Anita D. Misra-Hebert MD, MPH, Michael B. Rothberg MD, MPH, 
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The impact of being Black while living with a chronic condition: Inpatient perspectives

V. Robyn Kinebrew MA, Christian Lawson, LaToshia Rouse CD (DONA) BS, Tawanna Williams BASc, Christine L. Schuler MD, MPH, Carole Lannon MD, MPH, 
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Methods for Research Evidence Synthesis: The Scoping Review Approach

Heidi Sucharew PhD, Maurizio Macaluso MD, DrPH, 
  •  416-418
  •  12 June 2019

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Use of Short Peripheral Intravenous Catheters: Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes Worldwide

Evan Alexandrou, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Peter J. Carr, Steven A. Frost, Sheila Inwood, Niall Higgins, Frances Lin, Laura Alberto, Leonard Mermel, Claire M. Rickard, the OMG Study Group, 
  •  E1-E7
  •  10 August 2023
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Trends in COVID‐19 Risk‐Adjusted Mortality Rates

Leora I Horwitz MD, MHS, Simon A Jones PhD, Robert J Cerfolio MD, Fritz Francois MD, Joseph Greco MD, Bret Rudy MD, Christopher M Petrilli MD, 
  •  90-92
  •  23 October 2020

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Original Research

Observational Study of Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Outcomes in Adult Hospitalized Patients: A Multivariable Analysis of Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Failure

Nicole Marsh RN, BN, MadvPrac, Joan Webster RN, BA, Emily Larsen RN, BN, GDipHlthRes, Marie Cooke RN, PhD, Gabor Mihala MEng (Mech), GCert (Biostat), Claire M. Rickard RN, PhD, 
  •  83-89
  •  18 October 2017
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Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: A review of key issues for hospitalists

Sunil Kripalani MD, MSc, Amy T. Jackson PharmD, Jeffrey L. Schnipper MD, MPH, Eric A. Coleman MD, MPH, 
  •  314-323
  •  12 October 2007

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