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Reuven Friedmann

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Shapiro D, Alexandrovich I, Sonnenblick M, Shavit L, Munter G, Friedmann R
Age Ageing . 2021 Dec; 51(1). PMID: 34850814
Introduction: acute urinary tract obstruction (aUTO) is a common finding in older hospitalised patients. Anecdotal reports described hyponatraemia in patients with aUTO, which subsides rapidly with relief of the obstruction.The...
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Ellis R, Livovsky D, Shapiro D, Friedmann R, Shafrir A, Goldin E, et al.
Age Ageing . 2021 Jun; 50(5):1840-1844. PMID: 34120168
Background: invasive gastrointestinal (GI) procedures are increasingly performed on much older patients but data regarding oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) in this population are limited. We compared the indications, safety and benefits of...
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Friedmann R, Pavlov N, Raveh-Braver D, Yinnon A, Shapiro D, Henshke Bar-Meir R
Harefuah . 2018 Jul; 157(6):346-351. PMID: 29964371
Background: Prolonged hospitalization (PH) is associated with increasing rates of complications and cost. Objectives: To detect and quantify causes and predictors for PH in current practice. Methods: PH was defined...
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Gil Y, Well-Weiner Y, Zalut T, Friedmann R, Yinnon A, Ben-Chetrit E
Harefuah . 2018 Feb; 157(2):72-76. PMID: 29484858
Blood cultures' contamination (BCC) is associated with unnecessary processing of cultures, higher cost, and occasionally, unjustified antibiotic treatment. We aimed to reduce the rate of BCC by educational intervention. In...
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Raveh-Brawer D, Itzekson T, Henshke-Bar-Meir R, Sylvetsky N, Friedmann R, Siegman R, et al.
Harefuah . 2017 May; 156(1):8-13. PMID: 28530309
Background: Due to increasing numbers of elderly, seriously ill patients and shortage of ICU beds, many hospitals have established monitoring units (MU) in their medical departments. Objectives: (1) To assess...
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Shapiro D, Friedmann R, Husseini A, Ivgi H, Yinnon A, Assous M
Isr Med Assoc J . 2017 May; 19(5):313-316. PMID: 28513121
Background: It is a challenge to diagnosis Clostridium difficile colitis. Objectives: To determine, among patients who developed nosocomial diarrhea, whether serum procalcitonin (PCT) can distinguish between C. difficile toxin (CDT)-positive...
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Abramovitch A, Friedmann R, Zevin S, Munter G, Yinnon A, Raveh-Brawer D
J Am Geriatr Soc . 2016 Dec; 65(2):427-432. PMID: 28032889
Objectives: To compare the effect of a five-bed geriatric monitoring unit (MU) on in-hospital mortality and length of stay with the effect of usual care in a geriatric hospital department...
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Natsheh A, Vidberg M, Friedmann R, Ben-Chetrit E, Yinnon A, Zevin S
Springerplus . 2014 Aug; 3:375. PMID: 25126484
Introduction: In the pre-antibiotic era up 10% of cases of infective endocarditis were due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, but this association is currently exceedingly rare. Case Description: Since 1997 we have...
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Yinnon A, Munter G, Friedmann R, Katz D, Nesher G, Tichler T, et al.
Harefuah . 2014 May; 153(3-4):159-62, 239. PMID: 24791555
Background: The specialty and practice of internal medicine have been subject to serious challenges in the last two decades. Methods: We describe the integrative model of internal medicine as developed...
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Friedmann R, Shapiro D
Isr Med Assoc J . 2010 May; 12(1):42-4. PMID: 20450129
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