Search results for "Infection control"
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/10/jw.htm
15 Oct 2010
Future of antibiotics worries infectious disease experts
At the Infectious Diseases Society of America meeting last fall, one of the issues that most riled the experts was antibiotics, specifically the lack of them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/idsa.htm
15 Jan 2010
Commentary discusses conventional medical centers and Ebola; Ebola resources available
Conventional U.S. medical centers are unprepared and ill equipped to manage Ebola, and a national network of specialized containment and treatment facilities may be needed to reduce the virus' spread, according to a commentary published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/22/2.htm
22 Oct 2014
Avoiding the femoral vein in central venous cannulation: an outdated practice
Contemporary data on central venous cannulation shows safety advantages to using the femoral vein in some cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/perspectives-avoiding-the-femoral-vein-in-central-venous-cannulation-an-outdated-practice.htm
15 Aug 2018
COVID-19 research focuses on nosocomial transmission, risk stratification, vaccines
Recent studies showed that the risk of catching SARS-CoV-2 in a hospital is low for patients and varies by job and preventive measures for health care workers. A model and a serology study identified patients with worse outcomes from COVID-19. Vaccine studies were positive, but concerns arose about safety.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/16/1.htm
16 Sep 2020
COVID-19 coverage to help you and your patients
This issue offers tips on physician wellness and infection control, as well as a focus on addiction in inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2020
‘Surviving Sepsis' campaign associated with improved care, lower mortality
ICUs not meeting guidelines for nutrition
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/27/3.htm
27 Jan 2010
Recommendations issued on health care attire
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America issued recommendations recently on attire for health care personnel who work in non-operating-room settings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/29/2.htm
29 Jan 2014
Wiping out surgical site infections
Protocols and preparation are key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/key.htm
15 Aug 2007
Measles outbreak report describes potentially avoidable consequences
The course of the largest health care-associated measles outbreak in the post-elimination era offers lessons in outbreak preparedness for other hospitals, according to a new report.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/04/2.htm
4 May 2011