Search results for "Clinical Care"
Midline catheters may be safer than PICCs for short-term use
A retrospective cohort study found use of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for difficult vascular access or for IV antibiotic therapy for 30 days or less was associated with higher risk for a bloodstream infection or occlusion than a midline catheter.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/08/2.htm
8 Dec 2021
COPD meds, endocarditis, and more
Recent research from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2021
Do you need a checklist?
There's limited evidence but apparent potential for these tools in hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/do-you-need-a-checklist.htm
15 Feb 2021
Physician time a main driver of MOC costs, analysis indicates
Costs of maintaining certification varied by subspecialty and increased from 2013 to 2015.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/29/4.htm
29 Jul 2015
ACP advises on improving transitions of care
The authors of a recent College policy paper talked about how patients can be handed off more safely.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/10/acp-advises-on-improving-transitions-of-care.htm
10 May 2023
Hospital medicine programs strategize responses to growth in clinical workload
Interviews with hospital medicine leaders from academic medical centers that experienced clinical growth in the past five years found that they are dealing with mismatches in supply and demand for teaching and clinical care roles.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/hospital-medicine-programs-strategize-responses-to-growth-in-clinical-workload.htm
15 Nov 2023
Negative, positive vs. even fluid balance may increase long-term mortality risk among critically ill, study finds
Researchers at a single academic center compiled cumulative fluid balances during patients' ICU stays and looked for any association with mortality and renal recovery over the following year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/03/1.htm
3 May 2017
An agenda for hospitalists' research
The pandemic added opportunities and barriers to an already challenged field.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/an-agenda-for-hospitalists-research.htm
15 May 2021
ACC, AHA release updated performance, quality measures for afib
The performance measures include 3 that are specific to inpatient care: documentation of risk scoring, an anticoagulation prescription, and a follow-up plan for warfarin management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/29/1.htm
29 Jun 2016
Critical care experts propose expanding definition of ARDS
The 2012 Berlin definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) should be revised to accommodate the increasing use of high-flow nasal oxygen, among other changes, an expert panel recommended.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/critical-care-experts-propose-expanding-definition-of-ards.htm
2 Aug 2023