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Rapid response teams don't appear to lower mortality for adults
‘Surviving Sepsis' campaign associated with improved care, lower mortality
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/27/2.htm
27 Jan 2010
Clinical prediction rule developed, validated for pneumonia after CABG
Clinical prediction rule developed, validated for pneumonia after CABG Rapid response teams don't appear to lower mortality for adults
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/27/1.htm
27 Jan 2010
Procalcitonin strategy reduces antibiotic exposure for ICU patients
NSAID does not reduce post-surgical pericardial effusion
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/03/2.htm
3 Feb 2010
Intensive insulin therapy doesn't improve outcomes in septic shock treated with hydrocortisone
Intensive insulin therapy doesn't improve outcomes in septic shock treated with hydrocortisone Procalcitonin strategy reduces antibiotic exposure for ICU patients
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/03/1.htm
3 Feb 2010
Withholding anticoagulation after negative compression ultrasound carries low VTE risk
Heart failure patients discharged from ED often have significant mortality risksAHA, ACC issue statement on prevention of in-hospital torsade de pointes
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/10/2.htm
10 Feb 2010
Using no sedation lowers number of days on ventilator vs. daily sedation interruption
Using no sedation lowers number of days on ventilator vs. daily sedation interruptionWithholding anticoagulation after negative compression ultrasound carries low VTE risk
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/10/1.htm
10 Feb 2010
Larger, for-profit hospitals use feeding tubes more often in some patients
Patients with superficial vein thrombosis may also have DVTLower-than-standard dose of rt-PA just as effective for PTE
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/17/2.htm
17 Feb 2010
New guidelines for catheter-associated UTIs
New guidelines for catheter-associated UTIsLarger, for-profit hospitals use feeding tubes more often in some patients
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/17/1.htm
17 Feb 2010
Hyponatremia linked to mortality, longer stays, discharge to care facilities
After heart surgery, greater mortality risk for frail patients
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/24/2.htm
24 Feb 2010
Negative cultures found in 55% of patients treated for sepsis
Negative cultures found in 55% of patients treated for sepsisHyponatremia linked to mortality, longer stays, discharge to care facilities
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/24/1.htm
24 Feb 2010