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User-friendly EHRs also more safety-friendly
Why might easy-to-use electronic health records (EHRs) provide better medication safety? The coauthor of a recent study explains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/18/free/user-friendly-ehrs-also-more-safety-friendly.htm
18 Oct 2023
Hospitalizations for opportunistic infections in HIV declined from 2011 to 2018
While the rate of hospitalization for an opportunistic infection per 100,000 U.S. patients with HIV went down, the associated inpatient mortality rate held stable, at 5.9%, and disparities by age, sex, race, and insurance status were found in a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/hospitalizations-for-opportunistic-infections-in-hiv-declined-from-2011-to-2018.htm
7 Feb 2024
Equation may help guide diuretic therapy in acute decompensated heart failure
The newly developed and validated equation predicts sodium output based on a spot urine sample collected two hours after administration of loop diuretics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/10/2.htm
10 Feb 2021
August 31, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/31/
Patient, family engagement may help reduce falls during hospitalization
Implementation of the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety toolkit was associated with a 15% overall adjusted reduction in falls and an adjusted 34% reduction in injurious falls among adult inpatients at three U.S. academic medical centers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/25/5.htm
25 Nov 2020
March 29, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/
Internship's depression-inducing effects improved from 2007 to 2019
Medical interns reported increases in sleep hours, quality of faculty feedback, and use of mental health services, as well as a decrease in work hours, all of which might be mitigating internship's adverse effects on mental health.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/17/1.htm
17 Nov 2021
Study finds ECMO patient selection inconsistent, offers lessons for decision makers
Reviewing records of 81 patients considered for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at a single center, researchers identified a total of 15 contraindications. All but four contraindications that were invoked to decline one patient were present in a patient determined to be a candidate for ECMO.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/study-finds-ecmo-patient-selection-inconsistent-offers-lessons-for-decision-makers.htm
6 Mar 2024
Routine blood cultures at ICU admission may help increase detection of bloodstream infections
A before-after study in the Netherlands found that obtaining a single set of blood cultures at ICU admission in all patients increased detection of bloodstream infections as well as the proportion of patients with contaminated blood cultures without increasing vancomycin use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/18/4.htm
18 Nov 2020
Combination analgesic regimen may be most effective after hip replacement
Patients who received acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and dexamethasone had the lowest morphine consumption within 24 hours postsurgery in a Danish randomized placebo-controlled trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/13/combination-analgesic-regimen-may-be-most-effective-after-hip-replacement.htm
13 Mar 2024