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March 1, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/01/
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
July 5, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/
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
November 16, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/16/
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
March 16, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/
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
CAD testing associated with improved outcomes in new-onset heart failure
A retrospective cohort study found that risk for heart failure readmission or all-cause mortality was lower in patients hospitalized with new-onset heart failure who underwent coronary artery disease (CAD) testing within 90 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/cad-testing-associated-with-improved-outcomes-in-new-onset-heart-failure.htm
31 Jan 2024
Sedation practices worsened during pandemic among patients without COVID-19
The percentage of mechanically ventilated patients treated with sustained deep sedation following intubation rose during the pandemic and did not improve after its peak, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/sedation-practices-worsened-during-pandemic-among-patients-without-covid-19.htm
24 Jan 2024