PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and durability of bevacizumab for the treatment
of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in patients with neovascular age-related …

Many hospitalists incorporate point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) into their daily practice to
answer specific diagnostic questions or to guide performance of invasive bedside procedures…

Context: Traditionally, an apprenticeship model has been used for the instruction of invasive
bedside procedures. Because this approach is subject to nonuniform application, a new …

Background: Guidelines governing healthcare workers'(HCW) hand hygiene (HH) behavior
are well established. Despite known hazards of healthcare-associated infection to both HCW …

Objective: Determine the impact of three stepwise interventions on the rate of central
catheter-associated bloodstream infections. Design: Quasi-experimental study. Setting: Three …

Objective A number of older adults obtain normal scores on formal cognitive tests, but present
clinical concerns that raise suspicion of cognitive decline. Despite not meeting full criteria …

1) When ultrasound equipment is available, along with providers who are appropriately
trained to use it, we recommend that ultrasound guidance should be used for site selection of …

Objective: This study assessed the impact of a blended, standardized curriculum for
invasive bedside procedural training on medical knowledge and technical skills for Internal …

INTRODUCTION: More than 190,000 sexual assaults involving persons aged 12 years or
older occur annually in the United States. For these victims, a forensic examination is the first …

Background Residents perform invasive bedside procedures in most training programs. To
date, there is no universal approach for determining competency and ensuring quality and …