Search results for "Procedures"
The impact of deferred hospital care during COVID-19
Experts are looking at where the patients went and what happens next.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/the-impact-of-deferred-hospital-care-during-covid-19.htm
15 Feb 2021
February 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/
Review offers four recommendations to improve hospitalists' procedural competency
While no convincing data suggested that bedside procedures performed by procedural specialists have better outcomes than those done by well-trained hospitalists, increased referrals and a lack of standardized training or assessment have led to decreasing procedural competency, a literature review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/24/2.htm
24 Mar 2021
May 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/
COVID-19's effects on medical training, stroke care in August ACP Hospitalist
The August ACP Hospitalist is online and in the mail, with articles about academic medicine that focus on pandemic effects, procedure training, and the closure of a residency program. There's also expert advice on strokes associated with COVID-19 and on insulin switches.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/12/2.htm
12 Aug 2020
Zero-truth medical updates
Catch up on the latest imaginary medical news, from manic mannequins to microleeches.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/free/zero-truth-medical-updates.htm
20 Mar 2024
November 9, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/09/
POCUS increased safety of paracentesis in patients with ascites, trainee study finds
Use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) before paracentesis significantly changed the needle insertion location in two-thirds of studied cases, and six procedures were cancelled based on POCUS findings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/11/3.htm
11 Aug 2021
February 15, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/15/
Prediction rules for endocarditis in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia compared
In a Dutch study, one score (the VISTRA score) was considered safe for excluding endocarditis but could increase procedure use by classifying more patients as high risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/28/4.htm
28 Jul 2021