Search results for "Acute kidney injury"
Cases from St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
Amyloid cardiomyopathy, Haemophilus influenzae infection, metastatic melanoma and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/brief-case-st-joseph-mercy-ann-arbor.htm
15 Sep 2017
ICD-10-CM specificity: The sky isn't falling
ICD-10-CM allows much greater specificity of diagnosis codes, it will require little more from physicians than ICD-9
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/ICD-10-CM-specificity.htm
15 Jul 2015
Accurate risk prediction models exist for CKD patients, but more are needed
While high-quality models exist for predicting kidney failure risk in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), such models are needed for predicting death and cardiovascular events in this population, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/24/5.htm
24 Apr 2013
New studies find no benefit to vitamin C or fluid restriction in sepsis
One international trial found higher 28-day mortality in ICU patients randomized to a vitamin C infusion compared to placebo, while another showed that 90-day mortality rates were similar when septic shock patients were treated with a standard or restrictive IV fluid strategy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/22/free/new-studies-find-no-benefit-to-vitamin-c-or-fluid-restriction-in-sepsis.htm
22 Jun 2022
Meta-analyses results don't support hydroxyethyl starch in critically ill
Hydroxyethyl starch for fluid resuscitation fared poorly in two recent meta-analyses involving critically ill patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/27/3.htm
27 Feb 2013
Restrictive vs. liberal transfusion strategies may not matter after cardiac surgery
Restrictive transfusion thresholds after cardiac surgery didn't improve outcomes compared to liberal ones, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/18/1.htm
18 Mar 2015
Majority of rehospitalizations after MI are for unrelated causes
More than 40% of 30-day rehospitalizations after a myocardial infarction (MI) were related to the MI, while the rest were due to other causes or for unclear reasons, a study reported.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/04/2.htm
4 Jul 2012
A collection of individual cases
Hemoglobin SC disease, “cotton fever,” esophageal hemorrhage, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/brief-case-a-collection-of-individual-cases.htm
15 Sep 2018
Recent Research
Influenza vaccination in hospitalized surgical patients, echocardiography use, outcomes in older patients after ED discharge, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2016
Apophenia
There is a black cloud hanging over your head; the universe is out to get you.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/free/newman.htm
15 Feb 2016