James D. Douketis, MD; Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD; Joanne Duncan, BSc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1469-1478. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2431
This cohort study examines the risk of bleeding and stroke associated with surgical procedures and the value of perioperative management among patients with atrial fibrillation who use anticoagulants.
Amy Mullee, PhD; Dora Romaguera, PhD; Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, BMBCh; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1479-1490. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2478
This cohort study examines whether soft drink consumption is associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a large cohort of European adults.
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Steven R. Cummings, MD; Li-Yung Lui, MA, MS; Richard Eastell, MD, FRCP; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1491-1500. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2779
This meta-analysis examines randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials of drug treatments, particularly treatment with bisphosphonates, for the prevention of fracture in patients with osteoporosis to assess whether these treatments are associated with reduced overall mortality rates.
Emily G. McDonald, MD, MSc; Nandini Dendukuri, PhD; Charles Frenette, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1501-1506. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2798
This time-series analysis examines the changes in the rates of multidrug-resistant organisms and nosocomial infections after patients were moved from a hospital with ward-type rooms to one with 100% single-patient rooms.
Sanjeev Budhathoki, PhD; Norie Sawada, MD, PhD; Motoki Iwasaki, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1509-1518. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2806
This cohort study evaluates the associations between animal and plant protein intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among Japanese adults.
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Lindsay A. Petty, MD; Valerie M. Vaughn, MD, MSc; Scott A. Flanders, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1519-1527. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2871
This cohort study examines the outcomes of treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in hospitalized patients.
Timothy S. Anderson, MD, MAS, MA; Bocheng Jing, MS; Andrew Auerbach, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1528-1536. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.3007
This cohort study investigates the association between intensification of antihypertensive regimens at hospital discharge and clinical outcomes after discharge.
Leonid V. Pravoverov, MD; Sijie Zheng, MD, PhD; Rishi Parikh, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1537-1542. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.3155
This cohort study describes a system-level approach to expansion of peritoneal dialysis use and temporal trends in initiation, persistence, and associated mortality among adult patients with advanced kidney disease in an integrated health care plan delivery system.
Eric C. Sun, MD, PhD; Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD; Jasmin Moshfegh, MA, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1543-1550. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.3451
This analysis of health insurance claims data assesses out-of-network billing for patients treated through in-network hospital admissions and emergency department visits.
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Ending Surprise Medical Bills
Robert Steinbrook, MD
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Laura Hawks, MD; Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH; David U. Himmelstein, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(11):1551-1558. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.3500
This cross-sectional study estimates the health outcomes associated with forced sexual initiation in girls and women in the United States.