Search results for "Intensive care"
Calling for backup before it's needed
Failure to rescue, the failure to identify patients with critical abnormalities and provide the resources necessary to prevent harm, was one of the top three preventable errors found in hospitals in 2004-2006, accounting for 17% of total errors. Experts offer their solutions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/rescue.htm
15 Nov 2008
In the News
AHRQ funds program to reduce ICU infections, and other medical updates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/itn.htm
15 Nov 2008
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about pre-surgery beta-blockers, sepsis perception##mdash;practice gaps, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/journal.htm
15 Nov 2008
Journal Watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about decreasing cardiogenic shock, Geneva scoring for pulmonary embolism, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/journal.htm
15 Dec 2008
Delirium, treating drug resistance, fall prevention
A 75-year-old woman with a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is evaluated in the intensive care unit for delirium... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/test.htm
15 Jan 2009
Growing specialty offers opportunity for hospitalists
The American Board of Medical Specialties last fall began offering board certification in palliative care, and CMS has recognized the subspecialty, removing hurdles to reimbursement. The attention, along with other factors like the fulfillment of the work and a hot job market, is prompting more physicians to consider focusing on palliative medicine, whether they're in the middle of their careers or at the outset.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/cover.htm
15 Feb 2009
Hospital-acquired hyponatremia: Why are patients still dying?
Two experts summarize best practices.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/expert.htm
15 Feb 2009
MKSAP: Endocrinology
A 42-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department for a two-day history of fever, confusion, and abdominal pain... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/test.htm
15 Mar 2009
Hospitalist-led initiative reduces ambulance diversion, improves ED throughput
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore recently introduced a hospitalist-led bed management program in a successful attempt to improve emergency department wait times and decrease ambulance diversion hours. Find out how they did it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/success.htm
15 Mar 2009
Where's the target?
The NICE-SUGAR investigators’ finding that intensive control actually increased mortality among their more than 6,000 ICU patients will lead to a dramatic and rapid change in practice for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/glucose.htm
15 Jun 2009