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Acute exacerbations of COPD associated with risk for acute cardiovascular event
The results highlight how an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be an opportunity to implement cardiovascular prevention measures in high-risk patients, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/20/2.htm
20 Jun 2018
Intervening on interruptions
Hospitalists should take steps to mitigate the effects of interruptions on their work, researchers say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/free/intervening-on-interruptions.htm
28 Jun 2023
Flexible visitation, ICU diaries have little effect on delirium, PTSD
Allowing ICU visits for up to 12 hours per day did not affect delirium rates versus 4.5 hours or less per day, and ICU diaries completed by family members and clinicians didn't reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) compared with usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/24/4.htm
24 Jul 2019
Top Hospitalists
The 2018 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/top-docs.htm
15 Nov 2018
ED visits related to cannabis increased after legalization, most related to inhaled form
In a study of nearly 10,000 ED visits at a Colorado hospital that were due to cannabis use, about 9% were related to edible exposure, with the remainder considered to be related to inhaled cannabis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/27/3.htm
27 Mar 2019
SSSSS
Five Japanese terms and their alliterative English equivalents helped bring order to a hospital command center.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/29/free/sssss.htm
29 Jun 2022
Antibiotic use common during asthma hospitalizations, associated with longer stay
For patients receiving systemic corticosteroids during an asthma hospitalization, getting antibiotics in addition wasn't associated with any reduction in treatment failure, according to a large retrospective study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/06/4.htm
6 Feb 2019
Improving in-hospital handoffs
Any physicians who hand off patients may want to consider how well their messages are being understood, especially because patient safety is at stake.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/17/4.htm
17 Apr 2019
Catheter-directed thrombolysis reduced mortality versus anticoagulation alone in PE
For patients with acute pulmonary embolism, including those at intermediate risk, anticoagulation carried a lower risk of major bleeding than catheter-directed or systemic thrombolysis, a recent review also found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/25/catheter-directed-thrombolysis-reduced-mortality-versus-anticoagulation-alone-in-pe.htm
25 Oct 2023
Atrial fibrillation common, increasing among patients hospitalized for COPD
In-hospital mortality was higher among patients who had atrial fibrillation in addition to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it decreased significantly over time, from 6.1% in 2003 to 2.9% in 2014.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/30/4.htm
30 Jan 2019