Grace Farris, MD

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Risk-Prediction Model Effective for Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

Tool identifies infection risk factors at illness onset, predicts likelihood of recurrence

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Higher Mean Arterial Pressure in Septic Shock Patients Doesn’t Decrease Mortality

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

Mortality rates not significantly different in patients with septic shock randomized to higher MAP targets

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Infection Risk Decreases With Lower Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

Restrictive RBC transfusion guidelines associated with less risk of healthcare-acquired infections than liberal transfusion thresholds

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Head Computed Tomography Scans Not Needed for Most Delirium Inpatients

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

CT scans found to have low diagnotistic utility for delirious inpatients without head trauma, fall, or known intracranial process

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Hospitalist Efficiency Impacted by Increased Workloads

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

Inpatient length-of-stay, costs may increase when hospitalist workloads exceed 15 patients daily

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Peri-Operative Clonidine Increases Hypotension, Bradycardia, Nonfatal Cardiac Arrest

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

Study finds peri-operative clonidine brings increased risks, has no effect on myocardial infarction rate among patients undergoing vascular...

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Fibrinolytics Increase Stroke Risk, Hemorrhage in Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Emboli

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

Study finds increased risks, no mortality benefit to treatment of intermediate-risk pulmonary emboli with fibrinolytics

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AHA/ACC Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Updated

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society issue first comprehensive update since 2006, guidelines on...

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Peri-Operative Aspirin Impact on Risk of Bleeding, Death, Myocardial Infarction Examined

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

Aspirin use studied among noncardiac surgery patients at risk of vascular complications

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Confusion Assessment Method (CAM-S) Evaluates Delirium Severity, Gauges Clinical Outcome

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

Enhanced scoring system associates delirium severity, inpatient outcomes

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Risk-Prediction Model for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

Author:: Jonathan Bortinger, MD; Elizabeth Farrell, MD; Grace Farris, MD; Jared Grochowsky, MD; Matthew Ronan, MD; Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM

Tool identifies infection risk factors at illness onset, predicts likelihood of C.diff recurrence

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Steroids May Increase Venous Thromboembolism Risk

Author:: Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM; Lauren Doctoroff, MD, FHM; Grace Farris, MD; Deb Levy, MD, MPH; Vasudev C. Mandyam, MD; Ian McCormick, MD

Glucocorticoid use associated with significant increase in VTE occurrence, JAMA Internal Medicine study shows

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Reviews of Research on Steroids and VTE Risk, Epidural Catheterization, and Beta-Blockers During Noncardiac Surgery

Author:: Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM; Lauren Doctoroff, MD, FHM; Grace Farris, MD; Deb Levy, MD, MPH; Vasudev C. Mandyam, MD; Ian McCormick, MD

Also reviewed this month: advance-care planning for hospitalized elderly, impact of surgical complications, and patient-centered decision making...