Search results for "researchers"
Passive EHR tool reduces potentially inappropriate medications in older adults
Dosage of 11 of 16 medications, including haloperidol, decreased at a multihospital system after implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) tool that provided “geriatric context” to prescribing clinicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/passive-ehr-tool-reduces-potentially-inappropriate-medications-in-older-adults.htm
20 Sep 2023
Fewer health care resources needed after ablation for afib, study finds
In an observational analysis, patients with afib who underwent ablation had fewer hospitalizations and ED visits in the two years after the procedure versus the year before it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/fewer-health-care-resources-needed-after-ablation-for-afib-study-finds.htm
20 Sep 2023
Becoming a physician and a parent
Having a baby during residency doesn't have to be as hard as it is, say advocates for change.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/13/becoming-a-physician-and-a-parent.htm
13 Sep 2023
Short-term dual antiplatelet therapy underused after mild stroke, study finds
While prescriptions of dual antiplatelet therapy after mild noncardioembolic stroke increased from 25.7% in 2010 to 52.8% in 2022 in 168 Florida hospitals, underuse remained common, especially in women and non-Hispanic Black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/13/short-term-dual-antiplatelet-therapy-underused-after-mild-stroke-study-finds.htm
13 Sep 2023
Patients with discordant C. difficile test results had lower mortality with treatment
Patients who were positive for Clostridioides difficile on nucleic acid amplification testing but negative on toxin immunoassay had similar 30-day mortality to those with positive results on both tests, according to a review of observational studies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/13/patients-with-discordant-c-difficile-test-results-had-lower-mortality-with-treatment.htm
13 Sep 2023
Intermittent multidrug IV therapy potentially useful in refractory Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease
In a small study of 36 patients in South Korea, 62% and 12% of those with M. abscessus disease and 80% and 60% of those with M. massiliense disease had at least one negative culture and culture conversion, respectively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/13/intermittent-multidrug-iv-therapy-potentially-useful-in-refractory-mycobacterium-abscessus-pulmonary-disease.htm
13 Sep 2023
Study analyzes sex differences worldwide in patients hospitalized for heart failure
Data from 44 countries in REPORT-HF found that in all geographic regions women in the hospital with heart failure were less likely to receive diagnostic tests or guideline-directed care than men.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/06/study-analyzes-sex-differences-worldwide-in-patients-hospitalized-for-heart-failure.htm
6 Sep 2023
Sepsis can be classified into hypo- and hyperinflammatory phenotypes, researchers say
About a third of sepsis patients fit a hyperinflammatory phenotype, and they were more likely to benefit from activated protein C than those with a hypoinflammatory phenotype, a new analysis of existing study data found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/sepsis-can-be-classified-into-hypo-and-hyperinflammatory-phenotypes-researchers-say.htm
30 Aug 2023
Dig into the numbers
Hospitalists are finding career opportunities helping their hospitals use data to improve care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/free/dig-into-the-numbers.htm
30 Aug 2023
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