Search results for "critical care"
New guideline on treating critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency
The guideline from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine is an update to consensus statements on the topic published in 2008.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/04/2.htm
4 Oct 2017
Peripheral administration of norepinephrine may reduce central line use
A protocol for peripheral norepinephrine administration eliminated one central venous catheter (CVC) day in the average patient and made it possible for 51.6% of patients taking the drug to avoid a CVC entirely, an observational cohort study at one ICU found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/peripheral-administration-of-norepinephrine-may-reduce-central-line-use.htm
30 Aug 2023
The vaping injury outbreak
Hospital physicians who saw early cases of lung injuries describe their experiences.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/the-vaping-injury-outbreak.htm
15 Mar 2020
No improvement in inpatient mortality associated with increase in emergency calls
Rates of emergency (or rapid-response) calls varied month to month from 9.21 to 30.69 per 1,000 discharges in one Australian hospital, and there was no association between call rates and inpatient mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/11/4.htm
11 Apr 2018
Ask Dr. Pinson
Get answers to questions about obesity, ultrasound guidance, and other coding conundrums.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/coding-corner-qa.htm
15 Jul 2021
Precourse provides pneumonia pearls
An expert reviewed the guidelines and recommendations for antibiotic treatment of pneumonia and encouraged attention to cardiovascular risks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/25/3.htm
25 Apr 2018
Beating burnout
Speakers at Hospital Medicine 2018 offer their advice on preventing, recognizing, and recovering from burnout.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/beating-burnout.htm
15 Jun 2018
Hospitals report their responses to the pandemic
Several journal articles described recently implemented strategies for isolation, education, testing, visitors, and staff support, while others called for research collaboration and support for female hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/29/2.htm
29 Jul 2020
Primum non nocere
Two hospitalists muse on the current pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/primum-non-nocere.htm
15 Sep 2020
Clinicians, patients/surrogates often disagreed about ICU treatment, study finds
Twenty-six percent of patients and surrogates disagreed with clinicians about whether too much treatment was administered, while 10% disagreed about whether too little treatment was administered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/03/4.htm
3 Apr 2019