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Report	Date
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Lower Extremity Wound Debridement in the Outpatient Setting	9/30/2020	Review	Wound Care, Infection Prevention, Debridement, Prophylactic Antibiotic, Lower Extremity Wound, Venous Ulcer, Arterial Ulcer, Diabetic Ulcer
Adverse Effects Of Messenger RNA Vaccines	12/24/2020	Evidence Review	COVID-19, vaccine, messenger RNA, adverse effects, Immunology
Cytokine Adsorption for treatment of COVID-19 Disease	6/17/2020	critical care	Cytosorb, cytokine, COVID-19, D2000
Point of care vascular ultrasound	6/03/2020	Radiology	ultrasonography, deep vein thrombosis, vascular mapping
Transmission of Respiratory Infection via Showers, Annotated Bibliography	5/26/2020	COVID-19	COVID-1, respiratory infection
Emergency Response Teams/Structures for Healthcare-Affiliated Workplaces and Out-of-Hospital Settings	2/03/2020	Emergency Management	Rapid response, OHCA
Clinical Pathways for Hypertension Management	1/31/2020	General Internal Medicine	hypertension, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, care team, algorithm
Early Mobilization to Reduce Medical Inpatient Length of Stay and Adverse	1/31/2020	Process of care	Mobilization, physical therapy, exercise, critical care, inpatient
Cathetter-Related Bloodstream Infections (CRBSI)	1/27/2020	Infection Prevention	Bloodstream Infections, Central Venous Catheter, Chlorhexidine
Best practices for postpartum care during the "4th trimester"	1/15/2020	Nursing	Post-discharge care, Fourth trimester, Maternal health services,
Transitioning from pediatric to adult care: patients with cystic fibrosis	1/05/2020	Nursing	Transition to adult care, Transitional care, Continuity of patient car
Intravenous lidocaine for perioperative pain control	11/14/2019	Pharmacy	Lidocaine, Abdominal surgery
Inpatient bed assignment: geographic cohorting and off-service placement	11/12/2019	General internal medicine	Geographic cohorting, Overflow
Neonatal intensive care unit design	10/25/2019	NICU	Intensive care ursery, NICU
Participation in athletics by persons with thoracic aortic disease	9/12/2019	Cardiology	Aortic valve,Marfan syndrome
Levalbuterol vs albuterol for hospitalized patients	9/24/2019	Pulmonary	Levalbuterol, Albuterol
Triple-lumen peripherally-inserted central catheters	9/23/2019	Nursing PICC	Central venous catheter
Tip positioning of short-term central venous catheters	9/13/2019	Critical care	Central venous catheter,Thrombosis
Timing of valve replacement for patients with infective endocarditis and intracranial embolism	9/12/2019	Cardiovascular surgery	Infective endocarditis, Valve
Postoperative chlorhexidine bathing to reduce surgical site infections among patients undergoing cardiac surgery	7/15/2019	Nursing	Chlorhexidine, CHG, Surgical site infection
Dual antiplatelet therapy following endovascular treatment of peripheral artery disease	4/24/2019	Vascular surgery	Antiplatelet, Peripheral artery disease
Cooling caps for prevention of alopecia during chemotherapy	5/30/2019	Oncology	Alopecia, Chemotherapy
Management of tunneled dialysis catheters in patients with bloodstream infection	5/30/2019	Medicine	Hemodialysis, Central venous catheter
Discharge of inpatients before noon	5/6/2019	Annotated Bibliography	Patient discharge, Length of stay
Dosing of botulinum toxin for neurologic indications	4/30/2019	Pharmacy	Botulinum toxin, Dystonia
Targeted temperature management for respiratory arrest secondary to an opioid overdose	5/6/2019	Annotated Bibliography	Induced hypothermia, Therapeutic hypothermia
Couplet care for neonates requiring intensive care and their mothers during the birth hospitalization	4/25/2019	Annotated Bibliography	Intensive care nursery, neonatal intensive care
Inhaled epoprostenol (Flolan)	4/3/2019	Pharmacy	Epoprostenol, Flolan
Interventions to reduce the use of high risk medications in elderly patients	3/18/2019	Pharmacy	Inappropriate prescribing, High-risk mediciation
Guidelines for supplementary feedings of newborn infants	3/18/2019	Nursing	Breastfeeding, Neonate
Pulmonary artery catheters - catheter dwell time and routine replacement	3/19/2019	Critical Care	Swan-Ganz catheter, CLABSI, Central Line associated blood stream infection
Support groups for patients with traumatic brain injuries	3/13/2019	Neurology	Self-help groups, Peer support
The effect of patient communication about medical errors on malpractice lawsuites	2/13/2019	Clinical Department	Disclosure, Medical error
Pathways for hysterectomy perioperative management	12/12/18	Obsetrics and Gynecology	Perioperative management, hysterectomy
The effect of electronic medical record alerts on provider wellness	11/28/2018	General Medicine	Alert, Alarm, Occupational stress
Scales for assessing patients receiving moderate sedation	11/1/2018	Nursing	Procedural sedation, Conscious sedation
Risk factors for surgical site infection and infection prevention in elective spine surgery	10/10/2018	Neurology	Spine, Surgery
Guidance for prostate cancer screening	10/05/2018	Oncology	Prostate, PSA
Venous thromboembolism prevention for obese patients	10/11/2018	Pharmacy	Obesity, Venous thromboembolism
Securement of arterial catheters	9/28/2018	Device	Arterial catheter, Tissue adhesive, Statlock, Tegaderm
Extended stay units for ambulatory surgical patients	9/4/2018	Annotated Bibliography	Outpatient procedures, Outpatient surgery, Short stay surgery, Overnight stay
Testing for clostridium difficile in oncology patients	9/13/2018	Infectious Diseases	Clostridium difficile, oncology, testing
Guidelines for electrocardiography on arrival to the emergency department	8/29/2018	Cardiology	Electrocardiogram, Acute coronary syndrome, Myocardial infarction
Guidelines for management of acute hydronephrosis	8/29/2018	Radiology	Hydronephrosis, Kidney stones
Location of implanted ports for chemotherapy	7/30/2018	Oncology	Port, Central venous acess device, Central venous catheter
Best practices for treating acute/severe hyperkalemia in the hospital setting	8/9/2018	Medicine	Potassium, Acute Hyperkalemia, Treatment strategy
Management of post-biopsy renal bleeding	6/26/2018	Urology	Biopsy, Kidney
Using patient generated health data in an electronic health record	6/14//2018	Policy	Patient generated health data, wearables, electronic health records
CT for acute chest pain	12/7/2011	Emergency Medicine	Ischemic heart disease, Coronary, stenosis, Tomography
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts for patients with acute variceal bleeding	5/18/2018	Medicine	Esophageal varices, Gastric varices
Update: Anticoagulation management in paracentesis and thoracentesis	5/18/2018	Medicine	Paracentesis, Thoracentesis
Home administration of intravenous immunoglobulin	5/18/2018	Home care	Immunoglobulin, Drug
Management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis	2/12/2018	Gastroenterology	Pancreatitis, Necrosis
Monitoring of anticoagulation in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	4/16/2018	Critical Care	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO, Heparin
Point-of-care ultrasound for acute respiratory distress	4/11/2018	Medicine	Ultrasound imaging, Pneumothorax
Acid suppression therapy for oncology patients	4/3/2018	Infectious Diseases	Acid suppression therapy, Proton pump inhibitors
Update: Best practices for central venous catheter removal	3/20/2018	Critical Care	Central line, Central venous access
Engaging clinical faculty at academic medical centers	3/8/2018	Policy	Faculty Engagement
Palliative care in the outpatient setting for patients with heart failure or advanced lung disease	3/6/2018	Palliative Care	Palliative Medicine
Management structures for hospital nursing	3/5/2018	Nursing	Organizational structure, policy
Treatment of severe acute medical-psychiatric comorbidity in hospitalized patients 2/12/2018	2/12/2018	Psychiatry	Medical-psychiatric, Med-psych unit
Diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with left ventricular assist devices	1/31/2018	Gastroenterology	Ventricular assist device, LVAD
Cognitive therapy for schizophrenia	1/5/2018	Psychiatry	Schizophrenia, Cognitive behavioral therapy
Nurse-directed discontinuation of continuous ECG monitoring among non-ICU inpatients	1/3/2018	Nursing	Telemetry, Cardiac monitoring
Communicating with patients about pain management for acute on chronic pain	12/19/2017	Annotated Bibliography	Medicine, Acute pain, Chronic pain
Medications for critical care patients with alcohol withdrawal	12/19/2017	Critical Care	Alcohol withdrawal, Delirium
Strategies for transitioning adult medical-surgical inpatients with a need for mental health services to outpatient settings	11/21/2017	Psychiatry	Collaborative care, Consultation-Liaison psychiatry
Preparation and patient education prior to colonoscopy	11/17/2017	Gastroenterology	Colonoscopy, Screening
Epidemiology of spectator injuries at baseball games	10/5/2017	Annotated Bibliography	Baseball, CMO
Needleless connectors for intravenous injections	10/6/2017	Nursing	Needleless connector, Central venous catheter
Pathways for management of alcohol withdrawal in critical care units	9/21/17	Critical Care	Alcohol withdrawal, Delirium
Non-pharmacologic strategies for the management of inpatient aggressive behavior	9/7/2017	Behavioral Health	Patient aggression, Workplace violence
Patient lifestyle education for lung transplant recipients	9/5/2017	Transplant	Lung transplant
Hypertension in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy	9/5/2017	Surgery	Carotid endarterectomy, Carotid artery disease
Heparin flush for central and peripheral venous access devices	6/23/2017	Nursing	Central venous catheter, peripheral catheter
High-dose Vitamin C for treatment of sepsis	6/2/2017	Critical Care	Vitamin C, Ascorbic acid
APSO vs. SOAP structure for progress notes	5/22/2017	General medicine	Electronic medical record, Progress note
Peer specialists in crisis response centers	5/22/2017	Behavioral Health	Consumer-provider, Peer-based interventions
Oral antibiotics for secondary prophylaxis following two-stage revision surgery for prosthetic joint infection	5/16/2017	Infectious Disease	Arthroplasty, Prosthetic joint infection
Association of hats with risk of SIDS in newborns	5/12/2017	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Infant, Hat, Device
Family presence during resuscitation	4/25/2017	Policy/organization of care	Family witnessed resuscitation, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Mortality review	3/28/2017	Policy/organization of care	dministrative department, Mortality review
Productivity and access measures for primary care	3/29/2017	Primary care	Policy/organization of care, Administrative department
Intravenous iron for patients with anemia	3/28/2017	Nephrology	Iron
Pre-procedural fasting for inpatients undergoing interventional radiology or cardiac procedures not requiring general anesthesia	2/22/2017	Nursing	Nil per os (NPO), Food/fluid intake
Evaluation and management of post-discharge fever in prosthetic joint replacement patients	1/24/2017	Orthopedic Surgery	Hip arthroplasty, Knee arthroplasty, Fever
Support for 'second victims' in the acute care setting	1/10/2017	Nursing	Healthcare worker stress
Protocols for discontinuing the use of 1:1 patient sitters in the acute care setting	1/10/2017	Annotated Bibliography	Continuous observation, nursing
Best practices for preventing aspiration pneumonia in hospital patients	12/2/2016	Nursing	Aspiration Pneumonia
Anticoagulation therapy guidelines for open heart mechanical valve replacement patients	12/7/2016	Cardiovascular Surgery	Mitral valve
Endotracheal tubes for subglottic suctioning	11/18/2016	Device	Endotracheal tube, Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Faculty development programs for underrepresented minority faculty	11/15/2016	Annotated Bibliography	Mentoring
Guidelines for post-operative opioid prescribing	10/31/2016	Advisory	Opioid, Surgery, Morphine, Drug
Mindfulness-based stress reduction interventions for nurses	11/3/2016	Policy/organization of care	MBSR, Mind/body, Meditation
Duration of contact isolation precautions for patients with a history of MRSA infection or colonization	9/22/2016	Infectious Disease	MRSA
Bedside psychotherapy for depression or anxiety in hospitalized medical-surgical patients 9/27/2016	9/27/2016	Psych	Cognitive behavioral intervention, Psych, Nursing
Erythropoiesis stimulating agents for cardiac surgery patients	9/12/2016	Cardiovascular Surgery	Erythropoietin, Transfusion
Clinical risk prediction scales for venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients	9/12/2016	Medicine	Venous thromboembolism, inpatient
Managing antenatel hypoglycemia in hospitalized pregant women with diabetes	9/14/2016	Annotated Bibliography	Nursing, Pregnancy, Diabetes
Amiodarone method of administration for treatment of post-operative atrial fibrillation	7/14/2016	Advisory	Drug, Nursing, Amiodarone, Atrial fibrillation
Pathways for management of refractory epistaxis	7/14/2016	Annotated Bibliography	ENT, Epistaxis, Nosebleed
Transfusion thresholds in cardiovascular surgery	7/20/2016	Hematology	Transfusion, Red blood cells
Elective cesarean section surgery and maternal music listening	7/12/2016	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Music medicine
Patient transfer from the postanesthesia care unit to an inpatient medical surgical unit	6/15/2016	Nursing	PACU
Oncology nurse navigators	6/9/2016	Oncology	Patient navigation, Nurse navigation
Social work support following distress screening in oncology care	5/31/2016	Oncology	Oncology, Social work
Adverse events in oncology patients with reduced platelet counts and concurrent anemia	4/11/2016	Oncology	Transfusion
Interventions to reduce social isolation among oncology patients with extended hospital stays	3/28/2016	Oncology	Social isolation
An updated review of disinfecting caps and antimicrobial locks for reducing blood stream infections associated with central venous catheters	3/22/2016	Infectious Disease	Central venous catheter
Disease trends and hospital utilization projections	3/22/2016	Annotated Bibliography	Hospital utilization
Overview of hyperbaric oxygen therapy	3/18/2016	Medicine	Hyperbaric oxygenation
Nurse to Nurse communication: bedside change of shift report	2/29/2016	Nursing	Patient handover
Frequency of vital sign measurement	2/23/2016	Nursing	Vital signs
Amiodarone for prevention of atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery patients	2/23/2016	Cardiology	Amiodarone, Cardiac surgical procedures
Shared governance for nursing assistants and other ancillary medical staff in the hospital setting	1/28/2016	Nursing	Shared governance, Annotated Bibliography
Transfusion thresholds in major orthopedic surgery	1/19/2016	Hematology	Transfusion
Nursing double checks of high-alert intravenous medications to prevent errors in the acute care setting	1/04/2016	Nuirsing Administration	High alert mediciations
Improving Physician Communication	12/29/2015	Medicine	Communication
Peri-procedural anticoagulation therapy guidelines for bioprosthetic valve replacement patients	12/22/2015	Cardiology	Mitral valve
Guidelines for verifying nasogastric and Dobhoff tube placement	12/17/2015	Nursing	Nasogastric tube
Interactive voice response systems for management of cardiovascular diseases	12/10/2015	Cardiology	Interactive voice response
The relationship between socioeconomic status and hospital length of stay	12/9/2015	Annotated Bibliography	Socioeconomic status
Update: Routine replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters	12/02/2015	Nursing	Peripheral intravenous catheter
aPTT collection practices for patients receiving intravenous heparin infusion	11/8/2015	Nursing	activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
Postpartum mood disorder screening	10/26/2015	Advisory	Perinatal
Geriatric consultation teams/assessments in acute care hospitals: effect on patient outcomes	10/16/2015	Inventory	Geriatric assessment
Urgent surgery for patients with open fractures	10/07/2015	Review	Surgery
Career advancement for advance practice providers	9/03/2015	Special Report	Physician Assistant
Post-event debriefing for nurses and other hospital staff	9/08/2015	Nursing	Debrief
Nurse-directed dietary advancement for patients in the acute care setting	9/24/2015	IT	Oral intake
Biosimilars	7/29/2015	Pharmacy	Biosimilars
Non-pharmacologic strategies for violence prevention in the emergency department	7/09/2015	Nursing	Emergency room
Patient characteristics associated with bronchial artery embolization outcomes	7/24/2015	Radiology	Hemoptysis
Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in joint replacement patients	7/2/2015	Orthopedic surgery	Total hip arthroplasty
Guidelines for management of massive hemoptysis	7/2/2015	Radiology	Hemoptysis
Nursing support in an integrated care environment	6/30/2015	Nursing	Nursing Leadership
Algorithms for the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding	5/27/2015	Gastroenterology	Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Guidelines for platelet and anticoagulation management in minor invasive procedures	5/27/2015	Critical Care	Bleeding
Patient perspectives on what is valued most in their healthcare experience	4/30/2015	Palliative Care	Patient preference
Inpatient mental health unit décor	4/1/2015	Other	Psychiatric department
Nurse practitioner models of preceptorship	3/16/2015	Nursing	Nurse practitioner training
Pre-operative cardiovascular surgery patient education	2/25/2015	Nursing	Preadmission education
Algorithms for the management of massive hemoptysis in the acute care setting	2/9/2015	Radiology	Haemoptysis
Locking solutions for central venous catheters	1/15/2015	Nursing	Central venous catheter
Hospitalist clinics for post-discharge care	1/15/2015	General Medicine	Post-discharge clinic
Oral rehydration therapy for adults with acute infectious gastrointestinal disease	1/7/2015	Critical care	Oral rehydration
Update: Cognitive and procedural skills of aging physicians	12/12/2014	Other	Aging
Interventions to expedite administration of antibiotics	12/3/2014	Nursing	Antibiotics
Rehydration, anti-diarrheal, and anti-emetic therapy for patients with Ebola virus disease	12/3/2014	Critical Care	Ebola virus disease
Advance care planning in the outpatient oncology setting	12/2/2014	Oncology	Advance directive
Calmare for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy	11/5/2014	Oncology	Calmare
Models of physician employment/affiliation after an AMC-Community Hospital merger	10/27/2014	Other	Physician alignment
Management of intraductal papilloma of the breast	10/8/2014	Surgery	Papilloma
Management of geriatric depression identified in the acute care setting	9/23/2014	Nursing	Depression
Supplemental oxygen therapy for patients with acute myocardial infarction	9/17/2014	Emergency Medicine	Oxygen
Conceptual models of continuity: current perspectives	9/11/2014	Other	Continuity of patient care
Patient-controlled analgesia for management of acute sickle cell disease	9/4/2014	Nursing	Sickle cell disease
Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for pediatric oncology patients with fever	9/4/2014	Oncology	Febrile neutropenia
Thromboelastography	7/29/2014	Critical Care	Thromboelastography
Interventions to reduce stress among nurses caring for patients with sickle cell disease	7/18/2014	Nursing	Sickle cell disease
Safety of renal biopsy for patients taking aspirin	6/30/2014	Renal	Kidney
Impact of physician specialty and hospital models of care on healthcare utilization in patients with sickle cell disease	6/17/2014	Nursing	Sickle cell disease
Allocating nursing personnel across units: shift-to-shift staffing	6/16/2014	Nursing	Nurse staffing
Sequencing of urinalysis and urine culture in catheterized patients with suspected urinary tract infection	6/12/2014	Infectious Disease	Urinalysis
Risk factors for high resource utilization in patients with sickle cell disease	6/10/2014	Nursing	Sickle cell disease
Blood count and coagulation testing before renal biopsy	5/27/2014	Renal	Kidney
Separate instrument sets for prevention of tumor seeding during tumor resection and flap surgery	5/27/2014	Surgery	Free tissue flap
Psychosocial interventions for patients with sickle cell disease	5/7/2014	Nursing	Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Observation care and the two midnight rule: current perspectives and publications (2013-2014)	4/30/2014	Other	Observation status
Docusate for treatment of constipation	4/25/2014	Gastroenterology	docusate
Intravenous insulin infusion: The evidence for safe nursing administration practice	4/22/2014	Nursing	Insulin therapy
Association of lumen number and diameter with complications in peripherally-inserted central catheters	3/28/2014	Nursing	PICC
Aspirin for VTE prophylaxis in hip and knee replacement surgery	3/28/2014	Orthopedics	Aspirin
Social media, text messaging, and post-discharge communication	3/26/2014	Primary Care	Social Media
Glucose monitoring and insulin administration for patients receiving total enteral nutrition	3/20/2014	Nursing	Artifical nutrition
Urinalysis and urine culture specimens taken from old versus new urinary catheters in patients with suspected urinary tract infection	3/13/2014	Infectious Disease	Urinary catheter
Improving processes of care and reducing readmissions for patients with sickle cell disease	3/6/2014	Primary Care	Sickle cell disease
Gum chewing to reduce postoperative ileus among patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery or cystectomy	2/17/2014	Nursing	Sugarless gum
Carto Univu for cardiac ablation	2/7/2014	Cardiology	Catheter ablation
Quality of evidence in a systematic review on early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants	1/29/2014	Other	Breastfeeding
Automated hand hygiene monitoring systems	1/21/2014	Infectious Disease	Hand hygiene
Opioid-induced sedation scales	1/15/2014	Nursing	Sedation scale
Guidelines for initiating antiretroviral therapy in hospital inpatients with HIV	12/5/2013	Infectious Disease	Antiretroviral
Thromboelastography-guided heparin use for the prevention of venous thromboembolism	11/15/2013	Hematology	Thromboelastography
Antihistamine agents added to opioid analgesia	11/13/2013	Emergency Medicine	Antihistamine
Central venous catheter removal	11/1/2013	Critical Care	Central line
Dexmedetomidine for sedation of cardiac surgical patients	10/28/2013	Surgery	Dexmedetomidine
Appropriate use of lumbar fusion surgery	10/24/2013	Surgery	Lumbar fusion
Management of back pain following cardiac electrophysiology procedures	9/12/2013	Cardiology	Cardiac electrophysiology
Use of midodrine with vasopressors in the intensive care unit: An evidence review from Penn Medicine’s Center for Evidence-based Practice	9/10/2013	Critical Care	ProAmatine
Physician training and credentialing for robotic surgery in obstetrics and gynecology	8/12/2013	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Robotics
Obstetric early warning systems	8/8/2013	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Pregnancy complications
Systematic reviews of robotic surgery in obstetrics and gynecology	8/7/2013	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Robotics
Specialized geriatric care for hospitalized inpatients	7/31/2013	Other	Acute Care for Elders
Management of patients after the removal of an indwelling urinary catheter	7/18/2013	Nursing	Foley
Nurse-directed protocols for removal of indwelling urinary catheters	6/19/2013	Nursing	Urinary catheters
Urine drug screening in chronic pain patients on opioid therapy	6/18/2013	Other	Chronic pain
Nutrition during hospitalization for pediatric bronchiolitis	6/13/2013	Pediatrics	Respiratory syncytial virus
Effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on bone fracture healing	6/3/2013	Orthropedics	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Nebulized hypertonic saline treatment for infants with bronchiolitis	5/30/2013	Pediatrics	Bronchiolitis
Oxygen saturation discharge thresholds for infants admitted with bronchiolitis	5/22/2013	Pediatrics	Bronchiolitis
Scales for assessing inpatients’ risk of accidental falls	5/10/2013	Nursing	Accidental falls
Frequently-overused technologies	5/7/2013	Other	Unnecessary procedures
Routine replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters	4/19/2013	Nursing	Peripheral intravenous catheter
Controlled medication agreements for opioid use in chronic pain	4/15/2013	Other	Chronic pain
Cognitive and procedural skills of aging physicians	3/26/2013	Other	Aging
Synthetic fleece (Polartec) attire: update	3/6/2013	Surgery	Fleece
Community health workers	3/5/2013	Other	Community health advisors
Intravenous or rectal acetaminophen for post-operative pain	3/1/2013	Pharmacy	Acetaminophen
Disinfecting caps and antimicrobial locks for reducing blood stream infections associated with central venous catheters	3/1/2013	Nursing	Central venous catheter
Relationship between hemoglobin A1c levels and complications after elective hip and knee surgery	2/6/2013	Orthropedics	HbA1c
Esophageal temperature measurement to prevent complications of catheter ablation	2/5/2013	Cardiology	Catheter ablation
Risk of neonatal herpes simplex virus type 1 infection associated with jewish ritual circumcision	1/21/2013	Pediatrics	Circumcision
Hourly rounding and other interventions to improve patient satisfaction associated with responsiveness	1/7/2013	Nursing	Patient rounds
Securement devices for peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) and Midline catheters	1/4/2013	Nursing	Midline
Post-discharge telephone calls to reduce hospital readmissions	12/11/2012	Other	Post-discharge follow-up
Systematic reviews of robot-assisted surgery: update	11/30/2012	Surgery	Robotics
Supplementary feedings for healthy breastfed full-term infants	11/28/2012	Other	Formula
Composite indexes of provider performance	11/13/2012	Primary Care	Quality
Biliary drainage for chemotherapy patients	10/24/2012	Gastroenterology	Biliary tract cancer
Guidelines for Use of Screening and Preventive Services	10/15/2012	Primary Care	Screening
Reconciliation of data from differing electronic medical records	10/8/2012	Other	Electronic medical record
Comparative effectiveness of troponin tests for diagnosis of myocardial infarction	9/17/2012	Emergency Medicine	Troponin
Reducing Pneumonia Readmissions	9/14/2012	Other	Readmission
Reducing AMI readmissions	8/29/2012	Other	Acute myocardial infarction
Condom catheter use and catheter-associated urinary tract infections	8/1/2012	Nursing	CAUTI
Implantable cardiac devices: Implications for outpatient endoscopy	7/23/2012	Other	Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Medications for treating acutely agitated or aggressive behavior in pediatric emergency patients	7/23/2012	Emergency Medicine	Agitation
Credentialing for Robotic-assisted Surgery	7/23/2012	Surgery	Robotics
Reducing heart failure readmissions	7/17/2012	Cardiology	Chronic heart failure
Transfer of neurointensive care patients	7/13/2012	Emergency Medicine	head injury
Colchicine for prevention of pericarditis and atrial fibrillation	6/12/2012	Cardiology	Colchicine
Interventions to improve patient satisfaction	6/7/2012	Other	Patient Satisfaction
Inpatient pharmacist interventions: Impact on ED visits, readmissions, length of stay, mortality, patient knowledge, medication adherence, and patient satisfaction	4/16/2012	Pharmacy	Pharmacist involvement
Screening tests for aspiration and dysphagia	4/12/2012	Pulmonary	Aspiration
Specialized neurocritical care units	3/16/2012	Critical Care	Head injury
Guidelines for admission to long-term acute care hospitals	3/16/2012	Critical Care	Long-term care
Long-term acute care hospitals	3/16/2012	Critical Care	Hospital administration
Preventable Mortality	3/16/2012	Other	Avoidable death
Best practices for preventing aspiration pneumonia in hospitalized patients	2/17/2012	Pulmonary	Aspiration
Bone morphogenetic proteins and bone marrow aspirate concentrate for tibial fractures and long bone nonunions	2/16/2012	Orthopedic surgery	Osteobiologics
CT for acute chest pain	1/26/2012	Emergency Medicine	Ischemic heart disease
Electromagnetically-assisted feeding tube placement	1/25/2012	Nursing	Dobbhoff
Preventable Readmissions	1/24/2012	other	Avoidable Readmission
Guidelines for platelet or plasma transfusion in lumbar puncture patients	1/24/2012	Hematology	Platelets
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy	1/24/2012	Oncology	Chemotherapy
Comparative effectiveness of devices for detection of respiratory distress in post-operative patients	1/9/2012	Anesthesia	Respiratory distress
Examining the Evidence in KBC Nursing Practice Guidelines	12/22/2011	Nursing	Clinical Practice Guidelines
Celecoxib for pain control in joint arthroplasty	12/7/2011	Orthopedics	Celecoxib
Argon plasma coagulation for surgical procedures	11/29/2011	Surgery	Plasma
Systems for early warning of patient deterioration	10/28/2011	Critical care	Early warning
Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: Acetylcysteine, sodium bicarbonate, or saline	10/4/2011	Medical Intensive Care	N-Acetylcysteine
Safety and Effectiveness of rhBMP-2 (Infuse Bone Graft) for Spinal Fusion: 2011 Update	9/15/2011	Orthopedic surgery	Neurosurgery
Telemedicine for patients with congestive heart failure	9/14/2011	Cardiology	Telemedicine
Healthcare Worker Clothing and Infection Control	9/14/2011	Infectious Disease	Infection control
Thermometers for pediatric use	8/16/2011	Nursing	Thermometer
Thromboelastography for determining transfusion requirements	7/26/2011	Surgery	Thromboelastography
Telemedicine in follow-up of chemotherapy patients	7/19/2011	Oncology	Telemedicine
Brief screening tests for depression in emergency patients	7/5/2011	Emergency Medicine	Depression
Antibiotic Management for Pediatric Appendicitis	6/29/2011	Surgery	Appendicitis
Seasonal Variation in Readmission Rates	6/1/2011	Medicine	Patient readmission
Collection and Testing of Urine Samples for Suspected Urinary Tract Infection in Children	5/17/2011	Pediatrics	Urinary tract infection
One To One Nursing Care for Patient Safety	5/6/2011	Nursing	Continuous observation
Tests for Early Diagnosis of Sepsis	4/18/2011	Critical Care	Sepsis
GI bleeding prophylaxis for critical care patients	4/15/2011	Critical Care	GI bleeding
Guidelines for Management of Sepsis	4/14/2011	Critical Care	Sepsis
Medical care costs and productivity changes associated with smoking	4/8/2011		Smoking
Impact of retracted articles on the evidence base for hydroxyethyl starch	3/11/2011	Surgery	Hetastarch
Tunneled vs. non-tunneled catheters for acute hemodialysis	2/28/2011	Renal	Renal dialysis
Active Management and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage	2/28/2011	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Hemorrhage
Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission	2/9/2011	Medicine	Hospital readmission
Femoral closure devices for cardiac catheterization	1/7/2011	Cardiology	Hemostatic techniques
Transradial access for cardiac catheterization	1/7/2011	Cardiology	Coronary angiography
Guidelines for verifying Dobbhoff tube placement	1/7/2011	Nursing	Nasogastric tube
Postpartum Management of Hypertensive Disorders	12/21/2010	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Pre-eclampsia
Calibration of computerized drug interaction alerts	12/17/2010	Pharmacy	Computerized physician order entry
Albumin use in the healthcare setting	12/17/2010	Critical Care	Albumin
Prevention of catheter-associated venous thrombosis	12/14/2010	Nursing	Central venous catheter
Routine Newborn Monitoring Immediately Following Birth	12/10/2010	Maternal Fetal Medicine	Newborn
Pre-operative hair removal in different settings to decrease surgical site infections	11/30/2010	Surgery	Hair removal
Osteobiologic Utilization at Penn Medicine	11/23/2010	Orthopedic Surgery	Osteobiologics
Care Management	11/16/2010	General Medicine	Care Management
Adapting Penn Medicine's Inpatient Services to Meet the ACGME's Proposed Duty Hour Regulations	10/26/2010	General Medicine	Duty Hours
Management of central venous catheters in hemodialysis patients with bloodstream infections	10/7/2010	Renal	Central venous catheter
Guidelines for warfarin use in orthopedic surgery patients	10/6/2010	Surgery	Warfarin
Silver coated dressings for prevention of surgical site infections in cardiac surgery patients	10/5/2010	Surgery	Silver coated dressing
GI bleeding risks with celecoxib	9/15/2010	Surgery	Celecoxib
CT for Acute Chest Pain	9/15/2010	Emergency Medicine	Ischemic heart disease
Portable intermittent pneumatic compression devices to prevent venous thromboembolism	9/8/2010	Surgery	Venous Thromboembolism
Bleeding risks from celecoxib vs. non-selective NSAIDS in orthopedic surgery	8/26/2010	Surgery	Celecoxib
The Use of Bispectral Index Monitoring for Patients Receving Therapeutic Hypothermia	8/24/2010	Nursing	Bispectral index
Osteobiologics: An Update	8/18/2010	Orthopedic surgery	Osteobiologics
The effect of the timing of cardiac catheterization prior to cardiac surgery on post-operative renal outcomes	8/17/2010	Renal	Cardiac catheterization
Vertos mild for lumbar decompression	8/13/2010	Surgery	Spinal stenosis
Comparative Effectiveness of Torsemide for Edema in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients	8/4/2010	Cardiology	Torsemide
Incretin-based Therapies for Inpatient Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Update	8/3/2010	Endocrinology	Sitagliptin
Antimicrobial sutures for prevention of surgical infections	7/30/2010	Surgery	Sutures
Electrosurgical smoke	7/21/2010	Surgery	Electrosurgery
Recombinant coagulation factor VIIa (rFVIIa) for treatment of bleeding and transient normalization of inr in patients on warfarin anticoagulation	7/21/2010	Hematology	Factor VIIa
Ex-PRESS glaucoma shunt for ocular drainage	6/28/2010	Opthamology	Glaucoma Drainage Implants
Urine Drug Screening in Chronic Pain Patients on Opioid Therapy	6/8/2010	General Medicine	Urine Drug Screening
Permacol Implants for Hernia Repair	6/3/2010	Surgery	Biocompatible materials
Preventing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections In Home Infusion Patients	5/30/2010	Infectious Disease	Bloodstream Infections
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Insomnia	5/25/2010	Sleep medicine	Insomnia
Risk factors for complications of percutaneous coronary intervention	5/17/2010	Cardiology	Angioplasty
Management of retroperitoneal bleeding in coronary catheterization patients	5/4/2010	Cardiology	Retroperitoneal space
Guidelines for Care After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)	4/22/2010	Cardiology	Percutaneous coronary transluminal angioplasty
Core Measures	4/14/2010	Emergency Medicine	Ischemic heart disease
Controlled Medication Agreements for Opioid Use in Chronic Pain	4/13/2010	General Medicine	Chronic Pain
Management of the Second Stage of Labor	4/13/2010	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Second Stage Labor
Use of Opioids for Treatment of Fibromyalgia	3/26/2010	General Medicine	Fibromyalgia
Use of Opioids for Treating Chronic Back Pain	3/26/2010	General Medicine	Back Pain
Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients	2/1/2010	Critical Care	Glycemic Control
Pre-Operative Chlorhexidine Skin Antiseptic in Preventing Surgical Site Infections	2/1/2010	Surgery	Chlorhexidine
Dexmedetomidine for Sedation During Intubation	1/27/2010	Anesthesia	Dexmedetomidine
Dalteparin Dosing for Pregnant Patients	1/19/2010	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Dalteparin Low molecular weight heparins
Update: Low Molecular Weight Heparins for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients	1/10/2010	Orthopedics	Venous thromboembolism
Comparative Effectiveness of Thermometry Devices	1/1/2010	Nursing	Thermometry
Transfusion Thresholds for Orthopedic Surgery Patients	1/1/2010	Transfusion	Orthopedic surgery
Early Term Induction of Labor	12/20/2009	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Labor Induction
Transfusion Thresholds for Cardiovascular Surgery Patients	12/1/2009	Transfusion	Cardiovascular surgery
Dexmedetomidine for Sedation of Non-Surgical Patients	11/24/2009	Anesthesia	Dexmedetomidine
Systematic Reviews of Robotic-assisted Surgery	11/24/2009	Surgery	Robot
Annotated search: Clinical trials of dexmedetomidine in surgery and other invasive procedures	11/24/2009	Anesthesia	Dexmedetomidine
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Patients with Influenza-related Respiratory Complications	11/24/2009	Critical Care	Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Physician Compensation and Medical Professionalism	10/28/2009		Conflicts of Interest
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis	10/12/2009	General Medicine	Venous thromboembolism
Recombiant Factor VIIA for Cardiovascular Surgery	9/30/2009	Hematology	Factor VIIA
Guidelines for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome	9/9/2009	Critical Care	Alcohol Withdrawal
Screening Tests for Recent Heavy Alcohol Use	9/9/2009	Critical Care	Alcohol Withdrawal
Symptom-Triggered vs. Fixed-Schedule Treatment In Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome	9/9/2009	Critical Care	Alcohol Withdrawal
Smoking Cessation for Inpatients	8/9/2009	Pulmonary	Smoking Cessation
Albumin Use in Hepatorenal Syndrome and Large Volume Paracentesis	8/1/2009	Gastroenterology	Albumin
Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Elderly Persons	7/9/2009	General Medicine	Falls
Varenicline for Smoking Cessation	6/9/2009	Pulmonary	Smoking Cessation
Reprocessing of Arthroscopic Shavers	6/3/2009	Surgery	Reprocessing
Reprocessing of Arthroscopic Wands	6/3/2009	Surgery	Reprocessing
Reprocessing of Laparoscopic Trocars	6/3/2009	Surgery	Reprocessing
Reprocessing of Ultrasonic Scalpels	6/3/2009	Surgery	Reprocessing
Drug Eluting Stents for Treatment Of Coronary Artery Disease	5/1/2009	Cardiology	Stents
Allen Test for Predicting Complications from Arterial Cannulation	5/1/2009	Nursing	Allen Test
Reprocessing of Surgical Drills	4/2/2009	Surgery	Reprocessing
Hybrid Revascularization	4/2/2009	Cardiology	Hybrid revascularization
Incretin-based Therapies for Inpatient Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	4/1/2009	Endocrinology	Incretins
Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Wards/Intermediate Care Units	4/1/2009	Endocrinology	Diabetic Ketoacidosis
High Frequency Jet Ventilation in Cardiac Ablation Procedures	3/19/2009	Cardiology	Jet ventilation
Post Operative use of COX-2 Inhibitors in Bone Surgery	3/1/2009	Orthopedics	Vioxx
Observation Units	3/1/2009	Critical Care	Observation
Mechanical Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism after Ambulatory Surgery	2/26/2009	Surgery	Venous thromboembolism
Evidence-based Design for Hospital Noise Reduction	2/23/2009	Design and Construction	Noise
Isosmolar Iodixanol versus Low-Osmolar Contrast Agents for Imaging	2/1/2009	Radiology	Contrast Agents
Indications for Transfusion of Blood Components	2/1/2009	Hematology	Transfusion
IV Injection Sites for Post-Mastectomy Patients	1/21/2009	Nursing	Mastectomy
Managing the Difficult Airway	1/9/2009	Critical Care	Airway
Prevention of Surgical Site Infections	1/1/2009	Surgery	Surgical site infections
Management of Acute Lower GI Bleeding	1/1/2009	Radiology	gastrointestinal bleeding
Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	1/1/2009	Critical Care	Pneumonia
IV Placement in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients	1/1/2009	Nursing	Chronic renal disease
Guidelines for Surgical Pain Management	12/11/2008	Anesthesia	Pain
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Bariatric Surgery	11/1/2008	Surgery	Venous thromboembolism
Preventing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections	11/1/2008	Infectious Disease	Urinary tract infections
Preventing Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infections	11/1/2008	Infectious Disease	Bloodstream Infections
Preventing Pressure Ulcers	11/1/2008	Nursing	Pressure Ulcers
Preventing Patient Falls	11/1/2008	Nursing	Falls
Incentive Spirometry to Prevent Post-Operative Respiratory Complications	10/1/2008	Critical Care	Spirometry
Academic Health Centers and their Community Mission	8/1/2008	General Medicine	Community
Skin Substitutes for Surgical Wound Repair	7/1/2008	Surgery	Skin Substitutes
Prevention and Management of Delirium	7/1/2008	Neurology	Delirium
Point of Care Testing for Monitoring Anticoagulation Therapy	5/1/2008	General Medicine	Point of Care Testing
Weight-based Dosing Nomograms for Unfractionated Heparin	5/1/2008	General Medicine	Nomograms
Inpatient Telemetry Monitoring	4/1/2008	Cardiology	Telemetry
Intravenous Injection of Hydrogen Peroxide for Infections	4/1/2008	Infectious Disease	Hydrogen Peroxide
Reprocessing of Femoral Vascular Closure Devices	4/1/2008	Surgery	Reprocessing
Reprocessing of Cardiac Positioning Devices	4/1/2008	Surgery	Reprocessing
Reprocessing of Tourniquet Cuffs	4/1/2008	Surgery	Reprocessing
Reprocessing of External Fixation Devices	4/1/2008	Surgery	Reprocessing
Recombinant Factor VIIa for Uncontrolled Bleeding	3/1/2008	Hematology	Factor VIIA
Selection and Initiation of Specialized Nutrition Support Therapy	3/1/2008	Gastroenterology	Nutrition
Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents for MRI	3/1/2008	Radiology	Gadolinium
Reprocessing of Single-Use Medical Devices	3/1/2008	General Medicine	Reprocessing
Transitions of Care for Patients on Anticoagulation	2/1/2008	General Medicine	Transitions
Heparin Flush for Maintaining Patency of Central Venous Catheters	2/1/2008	Nursing	Heparin Flush
Chlorhexidine Wipes and Baths in the ICU	2/1/2008	Critical Care	Chlorhexidine
Telemedicine for Critical Care	1/1/2008	Critical Care	Telemedicine
Information on Zetia (ezetimibe) and Vytorin (combination ezetimibe and simvastatin) in the Context of the ENHANCE Trial	1/1/2008	Cardiology	Ezetimibe
Preoperative Pregnancy Testing	1/1/2008	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Pregnancy
Synthetic Fleece (Polartec) Attire in the Operating Room	12/1/2007	Nursing	Fleece
Dexmedetomidine in Awake Craniotomy	10/1/2007	Surgery	Dexmedetomidine
Peri-Operative Blood Conservation in Adults - An Evidence-based Protocol	10/1/2007	Surgery	Blood conservation
Osteobiologics for Orthopedic Fusions	9/1/2007	Orthopedics	Osteobiologics
Laminar Flow in Operating Rooms to Reduce Surgical Site Infections	9/1/2007	Surgery	Laminar Flow
Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism in Inpatients	8/1/2007	General Medicine	Venous thromboembolism
Cooling Systems for Neurocritical Care Patients	6/1/2007	Critical Care	Cooling
Induced Hypothermia Post-Cardiac Arrest	6/1/2007	Critical Care	Hypothermia
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Ischemic Stroke	6/1/2007	Neurology	Venous thromboembolism
Intravenous Immunoglobulins in Hypogammaglobulinemic Transplant Patients	5/1/2007	Infectious Disease	Immunoglobulins
Skin Antiseptics to Prevent Surgical Site Infections	5/1/2007	Surgery	Chlorhexidine
Treatment of Venous Thromboembolisms in Inpatients	4/1/2007	General Medicine	Venous thromboembolism
Fondaparinux for Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism	3/1/2007	General Medicine	Fondaparinux
Use of Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Asymptomatic Inpatients	2/1/2007	Radiology	Venous thromboembolism
Best Practices for the Inpatient to Outpatient Discharge Process	2/1/2007	General Medicine	Transitions
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Hip Fracture Patients	2/1/2007	Orthopedics	Venous thromboembolism
Evaluation of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories for Interventional Cardiology	2/1/2007	Cardiology	Cardiac Catheterization
Use of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated protein C) for Adult Patients with Sepsis	1/1/2007	Critical Care	Activated protein C
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Medical Inpatients	1/1/2007	General Medicine	Venous thromboembolism
Weight-based Low Molecular Weight Heparin versus Weight-based Unfractionated Heparin for Venous Thromboembolism Treatment	1/1/2007	General Medicine	Low Molecular Weight Heparin
Aprotinin Use in Adult Cardiac Surgery	11/1/2006	Surgery	Aprotinin