Evidence-based venous thromboembolism prophylaxis is associated with a six-fold decrease in numbers of symptomatic venous thromboembolisms in rehabilitation inpatients.

Objectives: To measure the impact of a standardized risk assessment tool and specialty-specific, risk-adjusted venous thromboembolism (VTE) order sets on compliance with American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines and the number of symptomatic VTE as assessed by administrative data.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Academic hospital inpatient rehabilitation unit.

Assessment of celiac plexus block and neurolysis outcomes and technique in the management of refractory visceral cancer pain.

Objective: To assess demographic and clinical factors associated with celiac plexus neurolysis outcomes.

Design: Retrospective clinical data analysis.

Setting: A tertiary care, academic medical center.

Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis: case report and review of the literature.

Objectives: Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis (RCT) is an under-recognized benign condition that results in significant neck pain and may mimic a retropharyngeal abscess (RPA). We describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of RCT as well as features that differentiate it from RPA.

Methods: We present a case report and analyze the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of 71 additional patients with RCT identified through a PubMed literature review between 1964 and early 2008.