Search results for "Intensive care"
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
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
Neither rate nor type of fluid resuscitation affected outcomes in ICU patients, trial finds
A balanced solution was compared to a 0.9% saline solution in a large trial in Brazilian ICUs that also randomized the same patients to undergo fluid challenges at rates of either 333 mL/h or 999 mL/h.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/18/2.htm
18 Aug 2021
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
Daily sedation interruption didn't benefit ventilated patients on sedation protocol
Mechanically ventilated patients receiving protocolized sedation did not benefit from daily sedation interruption in terms of intensive care unit (ICU) stay or time on ventilation, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/24/1.htm
24 Oct 2012
1996 guidelines better than 2005 set for ICU patients with potentially resistant microorganisms
Boxed warning added for hematology drug
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/17/4.htm
17 Mar 2010
Writing and wishing
Understanding patients' and families' perspectives plays a big part in successful end-of-life care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/qa.htm
15 Sep 2012
January 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/
ACP issues guideline on glucose management for hospitalized patients
ACP's director of clinical policy discusses a new guideline for intensive insulin therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/qa.htm
15 Apr 2011
Procalcitonin testing saves two days of antibiotic use
Using procalcitonin testing to guide antibiotic therapy reduces health care costs without affecting clinical outcomes or length of stay, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/4.htm
20 Jul 2011