Search results for "Delirium"
Delirium linked to adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients with Alzheimer's disease
Patients with Alzheimer's disease who develop delirium during hospitalization are more likely to have adverse outcomes, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/20/3.htm
20 Jun 2012
Postoperative delirium associated with long-term cognitive impairment
Delirium after cardiac surgery occurred in nearly half of elderly patients and was associated with a significant cognitive decline in the year after surgery, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/11/2.htm
11 Jul 2012
Recent Research
Thrombolytic therapy and acute PE, bleeding risk in patients on warfarin before MI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/rr.htm
15 Jul 2012
Greater sedative use associated with delirium, longer time on mechanical ventilation
Reducing exposure to sedatives among mechanically ventilated patients, both at night and during the day, may improve their outcomes, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/08/3.htm
8 Aug 2012
Recent Research
Criteria for cardiac catheterization, subclinical hyperthyroidism and CHD risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/rr.htm
15 Sep 2012
Latin for hospitalists
Here are the top 10 useful Latin phrases for hospitalists for 2012.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/free/newman.htm
15 Oct 2012
Daily sedation interruption didn't benefit ventilated patients on sedation protocol
Mechanically ventilated patients receiving protocolized sedation did not benefit from daily sedation interruption in terms of intensive care unit (ICU) stay or time on ventilation, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/24/1.htm
24 Oct 2012
Recent Research
Side effects of statins, ACE inhibitors and in-hospital outcomes for CABG, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2012
Top Docs
Our fifth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes 10 dedicated physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2012
Zolpidem linked to greater inpatient fall risk
Inpatients taking zolpidem are significantly more likely to fall than those not taking the drug, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/05/2.htm
5 Dec 2012