February 2016
Building new stroke systems
Now that endovascular therapy has been officially endorsed by experts, how should hospitals respond?
Reversal agents for the direct oral anticoagulants
New class more likely to be used for reassurance than treatment, experts say.
Optimizing heart failure medications at discharge
Guidelines, nonadherence, interactions, and transitions make for tricky balance.
Antibiotics may carry more cost than benefit for patients at end of life
Experts offer advice on discussing and deciding when to use or avoid.
Managing neutropenic fever in oncology patients
From diagnosis and treatment to preventive prophylaxis.
Web-based therapy helps prevent suicidal ideation among interns
Those in the intervention group were 60% less likely than controls to report suicidal ideation during their internship year.
Apophenia
There is a black cloud hanging over your head; the universe is out to get you.
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue discusses implantation of endovascular therapy in stroke, reversal agents for the direct oral anticoagulants, antibiotics at the end of life, and more.
SGLT2 inhibitors get new warning, rosiglitazone gets off REMS
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
Recent Research
Shorter stay and mortality after hip fracture, outcomes from hypothermia, apixaban for acute VTE, and more.
In the News
Best practice advice on generics, postdischarge facilities and spending, and more.