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Dr Albert Lowenfels reports on a large study indicating that early enteral feeding does not affect mortality in critically ill patients and may be preferable to parenteral feeding.

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Sessions on patient safety, quality improvement, antimicrobial stewardship, and diagnostic errors were just a few of the highlights of the 2013 Society for Hospital Medicine annual meeting.

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