Search results for "Sepsis"
April 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
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Late mortality associated with sepsis not explained by pre-existing conditions, study finds
Of Medicare patients who survived for 30 days after being admitted for sepsis, more than 40% died in the next 2 years, a significantly higher rate than similar patients without sepsis, the observational study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/25/4.htm
25 May 2016
May 2020
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October 2016
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/
Machine learning model predicts sepsis in ICU patients up to 12 hours before diagnosis
The next step for the tool will be to have its clinical utility analyzed in a prospective study, with the goal of having patients treated with IV antibiotics, fluids, and other adjunct therapies according to a reliable estimate of how likely they are to develop sepsis in the near future, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/10/4.htm
10 Jan 2018
Spinal epidural abscess
A patient presented with acute-on-chronic lumbosacral back pain and new-onset urinary incontinence.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/free/spinal-epidural-abscess.htm
1 Nov 2023
Meta-analysis looks at heparin safety, efficacy in sepsis
Heparin may be associated with decreased mortality in sepsis and septic shock, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/11/2.htm
11 Mar 2015
August 30, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/
August 9, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/
Anticoagulation didn't benefit patients with afib secondary to ACS, pulmonary disease, or sepsis
Only a third of the patients were discharged on anticoagulation, and over a three-year follow-up period, receiving anticoagulation was not associated with a significant reduction in ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/04/4.htm
4 Oct 2017