Search results for "Intensive care"
GI bleeding prophylaxis recommended in high-risk critically ill patients
Proton-pump inhibitors appeared to reduce bleeding risk more than histamine-2 receptor antagonists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/15/2.htm
15 Jan 2020
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
Talking about COVID-19 with Bob Wachter
ACP Hospitalist recently spoke to Robert Wachter, MD, FACP, about COVID-19 response at the University of California, San Francisco, and in hospitals nationwide.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/01/4.htm
1 Apr 2020
PICCs frequently placed in hospital patients with chronic kidney disease
Despite recommendations cautioning against PICC use in chronic kidney disease or intensive care, 30.9% of ICU patients who got a PICC had an estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, a study in Michigan found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/05/1.htm
5 Jun 2019
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
Moral distress common among physicians caring for inpatients without decisional capacity
Moral distress occurred more often when the physician was male, the patient was older, or the patient's care required decisions about life-sustaining treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/04/3.htm
4 Mar 2020
After the ICU
Experts offer advice on perfecting post-ICU care in the pandemic and beyond.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/after-the-icu.htm
15 Oct 2020
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
Steward your fluids
Deresuscitation may be the next step in optimizing sepsis care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/steward-your-fluids.htm
15 Apr 2020
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