Comparing the predictive ability of a commercial artificial intelligence early warning system with physician judgement for clinical deterioration in hospitalised general internal medicine patients: a prospective observational study.

Objective: Our study compares physician judgement with an automated early warning system (EWS) for predicting clinical deterioration of hospitalised general internal medicine patients.

Design: Prospective observational study of clinical predictions made at the end of the daytime work-shift for an academic general internal medicine floor team compared with the risk assessment from an automated EWS collected at the same time.

Setting: Internal medicine teaching wards at a single tertiary care academic medical centre in the USA.

Does robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy improve outcomes in patients with high risk morphometric features compared to the open approach.

Background: We sought to investigate whether robotic pancreatoduodenectomy (RPD) mitigates adverse outcomes in patients with high-risk morphometric features compared to the open approach (OPD).

Methods: Morphometric parameters for RPD and OPDs were measured by two blinded radiologists. The morphometric parameter best correlating with adverse outcomes was identified and used in multivariable models to evaluate the impact of surgical approach (open vs.

Radiology and Political Advocacy: Characterizing Radiology Political Action Committee Donors.

Purpose: To identify factors associated with radiologist donations to radiology political action committees (PACs).

Materials And Methods: A survey was emailed to 4474 radiologists. Factors investigated include demographics, donor history, and knowledge of the federal advocacy process.

When the Reading Room Meets the Team Room: Resident Perspectives From Radiology and Internal Medicine on the Effect of Personal Communication After Implementing a Resident-Led Radiology Rounds.

Objective: Current radiology and internal medicine (IM) residents have trained to varying degrees depending on program in the post picture archiving and communication systems implementation era and thus have largely missed out on the benefits of in-person, 2-way communication between radiologists and consulting clinicians. The purpose of this study is to broadly explore resident perspectives from these groups on the desire for personal contact between radiologists and referring physicians and the effect of improved contact on clinical practice.

Materials And Methods: A radiology rounds was implemented in which radiology residents travel to the IM teaching service teams to discuss their inpatients and review ordered imaging biweekly.

Current status of surgical treatment for fulminant clostridium difficile colitis.

Mortality rates attributable to fulminant Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) colitis remain high and are reported to be 38%-80%. Historically, the threshold for surgical intervention has been judged empirically because level I evidence to guide decision making is lacking.