Search results for "Intensive care"
Take a bite out of HAP
Brushing teeth reduces hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) risk, and changes are needed to make this simple practice happen more regularly in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/free/take-a-bite-out-of-hap.htm
6 Mar 2024
Get with the latest ARDS guideline
Recent changes to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) guidance, including some controversy over neuromuscular blockers, are explained by an expert.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/get-with-the-latest-ards-guideline.htm
14 Feb 2024
Intermediate care unit helped surgical, COVID-19 patients
An intermediate care unit with a maximum census of six created over 1,000 available ICU bed-days over 12 months.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/free/intermediate-care-unit-helped-surgical-covid-19-patients.htm
14 Feb 2024
Drug shortages drag on
Almost all hospital pharmacists reported facing drug shortages in a recent survey, but there are some available solutions, one expert says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/04/free/drug-shortages-drag-on.htm
4 Oct 2023
Clusters of deterioration
When one patient goes from the ward to the ICU, others are more likely to follow, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/clusters-of-deterioration.htm
9 Aug 2023
Heart failure care at home
The hospital at home model appears particularly suited to patients who require hospitalization for heart failure, a recent cardiology commentary said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/heart-failure-care-at-home.htm
14 Jun 2023
Early hydrocortisone therapy reduced 28-day mortality in ICU patients with severe CAP
A phase 3 double-blind trial in France randomly assigned adults who had been admitted to the ICU with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) to receive IV hydrocortisone or placebo for eight to 14 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/early-hydrocortisone-therapy-reduced-28-day-mortality-in-icu-patients-with-severe-cap-french-trial-finds.htm
29 Mar 2023
Acute chest pain in women vs. men treated differently across the care spectrum
A cohort study in Australia found that women with acute chest pain were less likely than men to receive guideline-directed care across most measures, including transport to the hospital, prehospital administration of aspirin or analgesia, and 12-lead electrocardiogram.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/free/acute-chest-pain-in-women-vs-men-treated-differently-across-the-care-spectrum.htm
8 Mar 2023
Bringing meditation to the hospital
Meditation may be an effective stress-reduction tool for hospital clinicians, a recent project showed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/23/free/bringing-meditation-to-the-hospital.htm
23 Nov 2022
Fecal transplants could transmit monkeypox
The FDA recently advised that donated stool should be screened for monkeypox before transplantation and authorized updated booster vaccines against COVID-19, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/14/fecal-transplants-could-transmit-monkeypox.htm
14 Sep 2022