Search results for "Delirium"
Behavioral symptoms associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized patients with dementia
A cross-sectional retrospective study of elderly U.S. inpatients found that behavioral symptoms of dementia were associated with higher in-hospital mortality, longer length of stay, higher rates of 30-day readmission, and lower likelihood of discharge to home.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/24/behavioral-symptoms-associated-with-poor-outcomes-in-hospitalized-patients-with-dementia.htm
24 Aug 2022
Treating alcohol withdrawal (and its cause)
Hospitalists should not only adequately address acute alcohol withdrawal but also consider working with patients to treat their alcohol use disorder after discharge, experts said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/15/treating-alcohol-withdrawal-and-its-cause.htm
15 Jun 2022
It takes a team to prevent falls
Hospitalists play a key role in making their hospitals' fall prevention efforts more effective and encouraging patient mobility, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/01/it-takes-a-team-to-prevent-falls.htm
1 Jun 2022
One-quarter of hospitalized Medicare patients experienced harm, government report finds
A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General found that 25% of Medicare patients experienced adverse events or temporary harm events during their hospital stays in October 2018, and 43% of these were deemed preventable.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/free/one-quarter-of-hospitalized-medicare-patients-experienced-harm.htm
18 May 2022
Ease up on antipsychotics
Antipsychotics started for an episode of agitation in the ICU are often continued through hospitalization and even after discharge, posing serious health risks to patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/ease-up-on-antipsychotics.htm
6 Apr 2022
An app for delirium
An app, which is now available for free download, enabled nursing assistants, nurses, and hospitalists to screen elderly inpatients for delirium in about a minute.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/30/an-app-for-delirium.htm
30 Mar 2022
A deeper look at inpatients with blindness
Hospitalists should be aware that their patients with severe vision impairment or blindness have significantly higher risk of in-hospital mortality and lower odds of being discharged home, says the coauthor of a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/free/a-deeper-look-at-inpatients-with-blindness.htm
16 Mar 2022
Dementia in the hospital
The pandemic added to the pre-existing systemic and legal challenges clinicians face managing hospitalized patients with dementia and behavioral disturbances.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/09/dementia-in-the-hospital.htm
9 Feb 2022
Ward-based program for elderly inpatients associated with improved delirium, but no improvement in other outcomes
A pragmatic cluster randomized trial at four Australian hospitals found that “Eat Walk Engage” did not reduce length of stay or overall hospital-associated complications compared to usual inpatient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/ward-based-program-for-elderly-inpatients-associated-with-improved-delirium.htm
19 Jan 2022
Clinical decision support tool reduced nighttime vital checks but not delirium
The tool used real-time patient data and a trained prediction algorithm to notify the hospitalist if the patient had a high likelihood of nighttime vital sign measurements within reference ranges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/12/clinical-decision-support-tool-reduced-nighttime-vital-checks-but-not-delirium.htm
12 Jan 2022