Table of Contents

November 20, 2001; 135 (10)

Articles

  • Development and Validation of a Multifactorial Risk Index for Predicting Postoperative Pneumonia after Major Noncardiac Surgery

    • Ahsan M. Arozullah,
    • Shukri F. Khuri,
    • William G. Henderson,
    • Jennifer Daley,
    • and for the Participants in the National Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:847-857

    The postoperative pneumonia risk index described in this paper identifies patients at risk for postoperative pneumonia and may be useful in guiding perioperative respiratory care.

  • Extended Out-of-Hospital Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Prophylaxis against Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients after Elective Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review

    • Russell D. Hull,
    • Graham F. Pineo,
    • Paul D. Stein,
    • Andrew F. Mah,
    • Susan M. MacIsaac,
    • Ola E. Dahl,
    • Matthew Butcher,
    • Rollin F. Brant,
    • William A. Ghali,
    • David Bergqvist,
    • and Gary E. Raskob
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:858-869

    Extended prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin showed consistent effectiveness and safety in the trials included in this systematic review (regardless of study variations in clinical practice and length of hospital stay) for venographic deep venous thrombosis and symptomatic venous thromboembolism. The aggregate findings support the need for extended out-of-hospital prophylaxis in patients undergoing hip arthroplasty surgery.

  • Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Prophylactic Use of the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator or Amiodarone after Myocardial Infarction

    • Gillian D. Sanders,
    • Mark A. Hlatky,
    • Nathan R. Every,
    • Kathryn M. McDonald,
    • Paul A. Heidenreich,
    • Lori S. Parsons,
    • and Douglas K. Owens
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:870-883

    Use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) or amiodarone in patients with past myocardial infarction and severely depressed left ventricular function may provide substantial clinical benefit at an acceptable cost. These results highlight the importance of clinical trials of ICDs in patients with low ejection fractions who have had myocardial infarction.

Brief Communications

  • Physicians' Willingness To Participate in the Process of Lethal Injection for Capital Punishment

    • Neil J. Farber,
    • Brian M. Aboff,
    • Joan Weiner,
    • Elizabeth B. Davis,
    • E. Gil Boyer,
    • and Peter A. Ubel
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:884-888

    According to the results of this survey, many physicians would be willing to be involved in the execution of adults despite medical society policies. The medical profession needs to be better informed about the ethical issues involved in physician participation in capital punishment.

Academia and Clinic

  • Identifying, Appraising, and Implementing Medical Education Curricula: A Guide for Medical Educators

    • Michael L. Green
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:889-896

    This article presents an approach to identifying, appraising, and adapting an established curriculum as an alternative to developing a new one, and reviews a published managed care curriculum as an educational case example.

Review

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Perianal Fistulas in Crohn Disease

    • David A. Schwartz,
    • John H. Pemberton,
    • and William J. Sandborn
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:906-918

    Perianal fistulas are a frequent manifestation of Crohn disease and can result in substantial morbidity, including scarring, continual seepage, and fecal incontinence. The authors review the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, classification, and medical and surgical treatment options for fistulizing Crohn disease.

Editorials

  • Predicting Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: The Sleeping Giant Stirs

    • Valerie A. Lawrence
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:919-921

    With publication in this issue of Arozullah and colleagues' study, the sleeping giant of risk prediction for postoperative pulmonary complications stirs. This study is a significant step forward in preoperative pulmonary risk assessment and helps us to establish priorities for future research.

  • Physician Participation in Executions: Time To Eliminate Anonymity Provisions and Protest the Practice

    • Linda L. Emanuel and
    • Leigh B. Bienen
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:922-924

    In the hard-fought effort to keep the white coat clean of the association with the black-hooded executioner, the findings of Farber and colleagues in this issue provide a wake-up call. It is time to eliminate moral confusion by reestablishing the deliberate dissent of the medical profession regarding physician involvement in executions.

Letters

  • Hydrazine and Isoniazid

    • Peter W. Blue
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:927

  • Infection with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 Is Associated with a Poor Response to Interferon-α

    • Morris Sherman,
    • George Marinos,
    • and Farhad Sedarati
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:927-928

  • Diving, Patent Foramen Ovale, and Brain Lesions

    • Lawrence Martin
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:928

  • Diving, Patent Foramen Ovale, and Brain Lesions

    • Anne-Marie Bollen
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:928-929

  • Diving, Patent Foramen Ovale, and Brain Lesions

    • Markus Schwerzmann and
    • Christian Seiler
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:929

  • Narrative Medicine

    • Roy M. Poses
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:929-930

  • Narrative Medicine

    • Rita Charon
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:930

  • Severe Liver Injury Associated with Zafirlukast

    • Silvio Danese,
    • Italo De Vitis,
    • and Antonio Gasbarrini
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:930

  • Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Women

    • Kenneth M. Kessler
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:930-931

  • Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Women

    • Frank B. Hu,
    • Meir J. Stampfer,
    • and JoAnn E. Manson
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:931

  • Ocular Amyloid Involvement after Liver Transplantation for Polyneuropathy

    • Eiko Ando,
    • Yukio Ando,
    • and Katsuki Haraoka
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:931-932

  • Delayed Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion 1 Year after a Head Injury

    • P Dileep Kumar,
    • Chorthip Nartsupha,
    • and Richard J. Koletsky
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:932-933

  • Erythropoietin Stops Chronic Diffuse Transfusion-Dependent Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    • Veronica Zaharia-Czeizler
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:933

  • Correction: Cost-Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation for Supraventricular Tachycardia

    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:933

Medical Writings: Book Notes

  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences

    • J. Marc Overhage and
    • Jeffery G. Suico
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:934

  • Redi-Reference Clinical Guidelines Handbook

    • Thomas Balsbaugh
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:934

Current Clinical Issues

  • Reasons for Sex-Specific and Gender-Specific Study of Health Topics

    • Deborah Gesensway
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:935-938

Ad Libitum

Book Listings

Medical Notices

Summaries for Patients

  • Who Gets Pneumonia after Surgery?

    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:S54

  • Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Given for Several Weeks after Hip Surgery Prevents Deep Venous Thrombosis

    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:S55

  • Cost-Effectiveness of Implantable Defibrillators versus the Drug Amiodarone To Prevent Abnormal Heart Rhythms after Heart Attack

    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:S56

  • Doctors' Willingness To Participate in the Death Penalty

    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:S57

Updates from the Annual Session

  • Update in Infectious Diseases

    • Gerald L. Mandell
    Ann Intern Med November 20, 2001 135:897-905

    This Update covers the management of hepatitis C, the current state of antibiotic resistance, prevalent infections, less common infectious disorders, and novel treatment approaches.

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November 20, 2001; 135 (10)
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