[A review of hospital based internal medicine in 2013]

The last few years have seen many studies, pharmacological molecules, and procedures addressing frequent clinical presentations and scenarios. The multiplicity of therapeutic options for, as examples, anticoagulation, the treatment of anaemia, glycemic control, closure of cardiac defects, nevertheless require validation so that medical practice can be based on clear therapeutic objectives, evidence of its effectiveness, and a certain economic viability. This selective review of the literature summarizes certain studies published this year.