Search results for "Critical care"
Sodium bicarbonate did not improve survival in ICU patients with metabolic acidemia
The trial randomized adult patients with severe metabolic acidemia within 48 hours of ICU admission to either 4.2% IV sodium bicarbonate infusion to maintain arterial pH above 7.30 or no sodium bicarbonate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/27/4.htm
27 Jun 2018
Tool for PE, heart failure drugs
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2019
Persistent cognitive impairment after ICU stay associated with modifiable risk factors
Twenty-two percent of studied ICU patients were found to have cognitive impairment, but only 2.5% developed new and persistent impairment between three and 24 months after ICU discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/26/3.htm
26 Sep 2018
A new view of nutrition
The evidence is building for nutritional therapy in malnourished inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/a-new-view-of-nutrition.htm
15 Apr 2020
Thiamine not associated with improved mortality in septic shock
In a retrospective observational study of more than 68,000 patients in Japan, the 28-day mortality rate was 19.2% in those who received thiamine soon after hospital admission versus 17.8% in those who did not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/4.htm
20 May 2020
Why and how to apologize
Saying you're sorry about a breakdown in care can help patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/why-and-how-to-apologize.htm
15 Oct 2020
Encouraging use of subcutaneous opioids reduces IV opioid prescribing, pilot study finds
One general medicine unit educated prescribers and nursing staff about subcutaneous opioid administration and successfully adopted a standard of practice preferring oral and subcutaneous opioids over IVs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/23/2.htm
23 May 2018
Ask Dr. Pinson
Get answers to questions about obesity, ultrasound guidance, and other coding conundrums.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/coding-corner-qa.htm
15 Jul 2021
No improvement in inpatient mortality associated with increase in emergency calls
Rates of emergency (or rapid-response) calls varied month to month from 9.21 to 30.69 per 1,000 discharges in one Australian hospital, and there was no association between call rates and inpatient mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/11/4.htm
11 Apr 2018
Primum non nocere
Two hospitalists muse on the current pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/primum-non-nocere.htm
15 Sep 2020