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Surgical, nonsurgical management of hip fracture compared in nursing home residents with advanced dementia
Patients who had been managed surgically had less documented pain and fewer pressure ulcers, but use of antipsychotic drugs and physical restraints did not appear to differ, and few patients in either group remained ambulatory at six months.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/16/2.htm
16 May 2018
Tips on LGBTQ terminology
An expert explained how to foster patients' trust by talking about their gender identity and sexual orientation with the currently preferred wording.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/13/free/tips-on-lgbtq-terminology.htm
13 Apr 2022
Do you know how big you are?
Wednesday's precourse “Battling Burnout Together: You Are Not Alone” included an explanation of psychological size, which includes both innate attributes (e.g., stature, age, race, ethnicity) and acquired attributes (name, title, reputation).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/17/1.htm
17 Apr 2019
To home or SNF?
Few tools and competing incentives make discharge decisions challenging.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/to-home-or-snf.htm
15 Sep 2019
Fewer than 1 in 4 hospitals have both low-mortality and low-cost care for AMI, HF, and pneumonia
There were statistically significant but weak inverse correlations between hospitals' 30-day mortality rates and payments for the conditions, suggesting substantial opportunities to improve the efficiency and value of care, according to the study authors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/24/1.htm
24 Oct 2018
Infectious diseases, hospital organizations update strategies for CAUTI prevention
The recommendations include essential practices for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), which apply to all acute care hospitals, and additional approaches, which should be considered when essential practices have been implemented but infection rates remain high.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/infectious-diseases-hospital-organizations-update-strategies-for-cauti-prevention.htm
30 Aug 2023
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
No association seen between red blood cell transfusion, mortality in sepsis
Receiving a transfusion was associated with higher risk of ICU-acquired infection and severe hypoxemia among the study cohort of French ICU patients with sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/20/2.htm
20 Sep 2017
Syphilis cases from Thomas Jefferson University
Four cases highlight the varied complications and presentations of syphilis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/free/brief-case-jefferson-syphillis.htm
20 Apr 2022
Low health literacy linked to longer LOS, more transitional care needs
The link between health literacy and length of stay (LOS) was significantly impacted by gender but not by illness severity or older age.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/27/3.htm
27 Sep 2017