Search results for "Antibiotics"
Inappropriate CAP diagnosis common in hospitalized adults
A prospective cohort study of 48 hospitals in Michigan found that 12% of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) appeared to have been diagnosed incorrectly and that of these, 87.6% received a full course of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/27/inappropriate-cap-diagnosis-common-in-hospitalized-adults.htm
27 Mar 2024
Preop antibiotics should not delay surgery for infective endocarditis
One recent study analyzed the effects of preoperative antibiotics on infective endocarditis while another evaluated the risk of infective endocarditis with various species of streptococcal bloodstream infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/01/5.htm
1 Jul 2020
March 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/
Antibiotics, corticosteroids most effective for COPD exacerbations, review finds
A systematic review of 68 randomized controlled trials found scant evidence supporting other pharmacologic interventions to treat adults with mild to severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/26/2.htm
26 Feb 2020
Tackling ED boarding
Hospitalists can take ownership to reduce risks for patients, especially elderly ones.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/tackling-ed-boarding.htm
21 Feb 2024
Door-to-antibiotic time associated with one-year mortality among sepsis patients
Based on the retrospective study's findings, decreasing average door-to-antibiotic time to 1.5 hours could prevent one death for every 61 sepsis patients admitted through the ED, the authors calculated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/27/2.htm
27 Feb 2019
December 20, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/
New antibiotic approved for hospital-acquired pneumonia
The FDA approved sulbactam and durlobactam for injection to treat hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by susceptible strains of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/new-antibiotic-approved-for-hospital-acquired-pneumonia.htm
5 Jul 2023
Antibiotic stewardship programs reduce incidence of C. difficile, multidrug-resistant infections, review finds
The systematic review also found that antibiotic stewardship programs were significantly more effective when implemented along with infection control measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/28/3.htm
28 Jun 2017
October 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/