Search results for "Intensive care"
Admit to where?
Heart failure care can be improved by reducing variation between medicine and cardiology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/admit-to-where.htm
15 Apr 2021
STEMI outcomes similar whether patients present on or off hours, French study finds
No between-group difference was seen in median time from symptoms to first medical contact or from first medical contact to sheath insertion, rate of radial access for catheterization, or in-hospital and one-year mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/06/4.htm
6 Nov 2019
An agenda for hospitalists' research
The pandemic added opportunities and barriers to an already challenged field.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/an-agenda-for-hospitalists-research.htm
15 May 2021
COVID-19 research focuses on nosocomial transmission, risk stratification, vaccines
Recent studies showed that the risk of catching SARS-CoV-2 in a hospital is low for patients and varies by job and preventive measures for health care workers. A model and a serology study identified patients with worse outcomes from COVID-19. Vaccine studies were positive, but concerns arose about safety.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/16/1.htm
16 Sep 2020
Intravenous fluid management
A hypothetical case highlights the many reasons to provide IV fluid.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/expert-analysis-iv-fluids.htm
15 Nov 2021
Recommendations, trials don't find benefit from hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
New guidance from ACP and recent trials do not support the use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, and a pharmacokinetic analysis showed potential problems with lopinavir/ritonavir therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/1.htm
20 May 2020
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
When less intensity is more caring
Hospitalists can help patients avoid nonbeneficial care with communication and time-limited trials.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/when-less-intensity-is-more-caring.htm
15 Jul 2021
Noninvasive ventilation may benefit as first-line therapy in COPD
Mortality, intubation, and length of stay were all lower in patients who received noninvasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure secondary to an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/26/1.htm
26 Jul 2017
Combating clots in COVID-19
Critical care experts advised on appropriate prophylaxis for ward and ICU patients as part of the CHEST 2021 conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/combating-clots-in-covid-19.htm
15 Nov 2021