Search results for "researchers"
High-dose vitamin C not associated with improved mortality in sepsis
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that while high-dose IV vitamin C was associated with less vasopressor use and better SOFA scores, it did not appear to be linked to significant improvement in short-term mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/15/4.htm
15 Sep 2021
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
Hospitalizations involving alcohol, other substance disorders increased by 57% in recent years
A study of U.S. acute care visits from 2014 to 2018 found that on average, 9.3 million (9.4%) ED visits and 1.4 million (11.9%) hospitalizations per year involved alcohol use disorders or substance use disorders, with rates of both increasing over time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/22/2.htm
22 Sep 2021
Better outcomes from treatment of sickle cell crisis at infusion centers vs. EDs
Adults with sickle cell disease who received treatment for uncomplicated vaso-occlusive crises in an infusion center received pain medication twice as fast and had four times greater odds of being discharged home compared to those treated in an ED.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/14/4.htm
14 Jul 2021
Mobile stroke units led to better outcomes in patients eligible for tPA
A prospective, observational, multicenter study found that median time from stroke onset to administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was 72 minutes in patients treated by mobile stroke units and 108 minutes for those receiving standard emergency medical services.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/15/3.htm
15 Sep 2021
Immediate angiography after cardiac arrest did not provide benefit in a trial
Thirty-day mortality was the same in patients resuscitated for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation, regardless of whether they received immediate coronary angiography or initial intensive care with delayed or selective angiography.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/2.htm
1 Sep 2021
Trainees appear to evaluate general internal medicine faculty performance differently by gender
In the inpatient setting, male faculty were rated more favorably for overall teaching and across all competencies, while the only observed gender difference in the outpatient setting favored female faculty in patient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/3.htm
25 Aug 2021
Physicians' days of clinical work per year may affect hospitalized patients' outcomes
A study of Medicare inpatients found that those cared for by hospitalists who worked fewer clinical days annually had higher mortality rates at 30 days, while no association was seen for readmissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/15/2.htm
15 Sep 2021
Intubations during in-hospital cardiac arrest decreased from 2001 through 2018
The most substantial decline followed the American Heart Association's 2010 guideline update, which prioritized chest compressions over airway management for in-hospital cardiac arrest.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/23/3.htm
23 Jun 2021
Growing an HM division
Hospitalist leaders at some facilities have moved their groups out from under the umbrella of general internal medicine to launch divisions of hospital medicine, in what they see as an evolutionary step for the field.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/13/free/growing-an-hm-division.htm
13 Jul 2022