Search results for "Intensive care"
Care management, attending supervision, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2018
Heed the indicators of in-hospital cardiac arrest
The key to reducing deaths from in-hospital cardiac arrest may be preventing them from occurring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/heed-the-indicators-of-in-hospital-cardiac-arrest.htm
15 Sep 2018
Avoiding the femoral vein in central venous cannulation: an outdated practice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outdated-practice.htm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
Testing for cellulitis, opioid use recommendations, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2018
Intensive care management for high-risk VA patients didn't affect overall costs
The trial focused on patients in the Veterans Affairs system (VA) who had recently had a hospital admission or ED visit and who were considered high risk for admission within 90 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/06/4.htm
6 Jun 2018
Many patients referred to care management not good candidates for it, say care managers
Care managers described factors they used to determine suitability for care management, including availability of social support, patient motivation, nonmedical transitions, recent trajectory of medical condition, and psychiatric or substance use issues.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/06/3.htm
6 Jun 2018
Six-minute walk distance before cardiac surgery predicts cognitive dysfunction afterward
In addition to six-minute walk distance, intensive care unit length of stay, age, and Mini-Mental State Examination score were found to be independent risk factors for postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/16/3.htm
16 May 2018
New artificial intelligence app identifies strokes
Details on the latest recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/fda-update-artificial-intelligence-app-identifies-strokes.htm
15 Apr 2018
SHM releases recommendations on opioid use in hospitalized adults with acute, noncancer pain
Clinicians should pair opioids with scheduled nonopioid analgesics, unless contraindicated, and always consider nonpharmacologic pain management strategies, according to the consensus statement from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/11/1.htm
11 Apr 2018
Frail elderly, Enterobacteriaceae infections, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2018