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Sort by: Relevance | Newest | OldestRecent research looks at remdesivir, steroids, biomarkers for COVID-19
Trials have found some potential benefit from remdesivir, early treatment with methylprednisolone, and measurement of C-reactive protein. Early vaccine trial results and guidance on antibody testing were also recently released.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/03/1.htm
3 Jun 2020
Latest COVID-19 research looks at predictive biomarkers, timing of testing, health care worker infections
Lactate dehydrogenase and other biomarkers appear to predict risk of critical illness and death, and testing soon after exposure is associated with high rates of false negatives, new studies showed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/2.htm
20 May 2020
Steward your fluids
Deresuscitation may be the next step in optimizing sepsis care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/steward-your-fluids.htm
15 Apr 2020
Postop deaths, sepsis projects
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2020
Use a light touch for ICU sedation
Take a stepwise approach to choose sedation and paralysis wisely.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/use-light-touch-for-icu-sedation.htm
15 Dec 2019
Admission to an ICU associated with lower 30-day mortality in STEMI patients
The retrospective study focused on patients who had marginal need for an ICU after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) but were admitted because they were treated at a hospital with a high ICU admission rate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/12/2.htm
12 Jun 2019
Tool for PE, heart failure drugs
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2019
The imperfection of ICU admission decisions
ICU clinicians and experts continue to hunt for methods to make intensive care high quality and high value.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/the-imperfection-of-icu-admission-decisions.htm
15 Feb 2019
Difficult decisions
Learn about dilemmas related to feeding tubes in advanced dementia and ICU admission in this month's issue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Feb 2019
Patients with hematologic malignancy, multiorgan failure appear to benefit from ICU care
One-year survival rates were lower with organ failure than without but remained relatively high even in patients with two or more failing organ systems, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/24/3.htm
24 Oct 2018