Search results for "Perioperative care"
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
Factor frailty into preop assessment
Frailty should be assessed along with baseline cognition, risk for delirium, functional status, nutritional status, and, in particular, patients' treatment goals and expectations, an expert said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/25/1.htm
25 Apr 2018
Frailty associated with failure to rescue after surgery, study finds
The results suggest that the risk-benefit ratio of even minor elective procedures needs to be carefully considered in individuals who are considered frail, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/28/3.htm
28 Mar 2018
Training in breathing exercises before upper abdominal surgery reduced postoperative pulmonary complications
Within six weeks before surgery, patients had a 30-minute training session with a physiotherapist, which involved coaching in the breathing exercises, education about pulmonary complications, and an individualized risk assessment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/31/3.htm
31 Jan 2018
Questions and answers in periop medicine
Michael J. Maniaci, MD, ACP Member, reviewed data on cardiac and pulmonary perioperative exams and insulin and aspirin management at the Mayo Clinic Hospital Medicine 2017 conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/questions-and-answers-in-periop-medicine.htm
15 Jan 2018
Risk of mortality may be increased when hip fracture repair wait time exceeds 24 hours
Targeting surgery within 24 hours would represent a significant change in practice because the majority of patients did not receive surgery within this timeframe, study authors noted.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/06/2.htm
6 Dec 2017
Perioperative aspirin may improve outcomes after noncardiac surgery in patients with prior PCI
Patients taking aspirin had a significantly lower risk of myocardial infarction, leading editorialists to conclude that benefits would exceed risks for those with a prior percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) except in procedures with very high bleeding risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/15/1.htm
15 Nov 2017
10th Annual Top Hospitalists issue
Meet our 2017 Top Docs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/10th-annual-top-hospitalists.htm
15 Nov 2017
Program for advanced recovery after surgery associated with shorter stays, better outcomes
The program for patients undergoing colorectal resection or hip fracture repair focused on optimizing nutrition, mobility, pain management, and patient engagement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/17/4.htm
17 May 2017
Improving Indian Health Service hospitals
Agency strives to ensure safety, coordinate quality initiatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/ihs.htm
15 Apr 2017