Search results for "Cardiac arrest"
Diuretic guidance, endocarditis risks, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2021
FDA plans to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars
Recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/fda-update-plans-to-ban-menthol-cigarettes-flavored-cigars.htm
15 Jun 2021
A look back at an intense year in intensive care
Three experts analyze the pandemic response.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/a-look-back-at-an-intense-year-in-intensive-care.htm
15 Apr 2021
Studies find practice variation and frequent adverse events with mechanical ventilation
About 45% of critically ill patients experienced at least one major adverse peri-intubation event in one international study, while another study found that weaning and discontinuation practices vary around the world.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/31/5.htm
31 Mar 2021
Weighing perioperative cardiac risk scores
Experts explain and compare the available tools, detailing which scores they prefer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/weighing-perioperative-cardiac-risk-scores.htm
15 Mar 2021
Physician resuscitation champions associated with higher rates of surviving in-hospital cardiac arrest
In a survey study, hospitals that had a very active physician champion of Get With the Guidelines—Resuscitation were four times more likely to be in a higher survival quintile than participating hospitals that did not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/4.htm
24 Feb 2021
Do you need a checklist?
There's limited evidence but apparent potential for these tools in hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/do-you-need-a-checklist.htm
15 Feb 2021
The impact of deferred hospital care during COVID-19
Experts are looking at where the patients went and what happens next.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/the-impact-of-deferred-hospital-care-during-covid-19.htm
15 Feb 2021
Study confirms factors predicting survival after resuscitation from cardiac arrest
Age older than 85 years, time to return of spontaneous circulation greater than 30 minutes, and nonventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation as the presenting rhythm were the strongest independent predictors of in-hospital mortality after cardiac arrest, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/27/4.htm
27 Jan 2021
Sepsis, cardiac arrest, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2020