Search results for "Acute kidney injury"
Negative, positive vs. even fluid balance may increase long-term mortality risk among critically ill, study finds
Researchers at a single academic center compiled cumulative fluid balances during patients' ICU stays and looked for any association with mortality and renal recovery over the following year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/03/1.htm
3 May 2017
Guidance released on acute care, periprocedural management of patients on NOACs
The American Heart Association's scientific statement offers recommendations on monitoring and reversal of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), among other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/15/4.htm
15 Feb 2017
One diabetes drug gets new indication, another gets new warning labeling
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/fda.htm
15 Feb 2017
Vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam combo associated with increased AKI risk
Acute kidney injury (AKI) was significantly more common in the patients on combination therapy than in those on vancomycin alone or piperacillin-tazobactam alone, demonstrating the need for judicious use of combination therapy, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/08/1.htm
8 Feb 2017
Sepsis still infected with uncertainty
Experts from CHEST 2016 debate screening, fluids, more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/sepsis-conference-coverage.htm
15 Jan 2017
What is clinical validation?
Diagnoses documented in a patient's record must be substantiated by clinical criteria generally accepted by the medical community.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/coding-clinical-validation.htm
15 Dec 2016
New warnings against mixing opioids and benzos
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/fda.htm
15 Nov 2016
Recent Research
Severity of illness and patient satisfaction scores, obstructive sleep apnea, CA-UTI prevention, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2016
In the News
Delayed ICU transfer, updated quality and performance measures for afib, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2016
Updates on NOTICE, Sepsis-3, and hypertensive crisis
CMS takes action on several recently covered topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/coding-update-NOTICE-Sepsis-3.htm
15 Oct 2016