Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of a hospitalist-care coordinator team on a nonteaching hospitalist service.
Although many hospitalists work with clinical coordinators, few studies have evaluated their impact. ⋯ Hospitalists working in a team approach with an HCC reported improved efficiency and job satisfaction compared with hospitalists working independently. These findings are important in light of growing concerns about hospitalist workload and job satisfaction.
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Comparative Study
Use of dexmedetomidine for sedation of children hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
Dexmedetomidine is a potentially useful sedative for hospitalized children, but there is little published data regarding its safety, dosage, or efficacy. ⋯ In this cohort of children hospitalized in the ICU, dexmedetomidine appeared to be effective and to have few adverse effects. Dexmedetomidine may have a potentially useful role to play in sedating hospitalized children.