Search results for "Sleep"
Patients with high trauma from hospitalization had more 30-day readmissions, ED visits
Disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition, and mood are common during hospitalization and may contribute to unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge, a prospective cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/12/2.htm
12 Dec 2018
Diagnose, address cognitive impairment in heart failure patients, society says
A new scientific statement from the Heart Failure Society of America advises clinicians to be alert to clues such as difficulty with money or running out of medicine, among other recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/diagnose-address-cognitive-impairment-in-heart-failure-patients-society-says.htm
20 Mar 2024
July issue online and in the mail
This issue's main story looks at online ratings of physicians. A related Twitter chat will be held on Wed., July 31, at 4 p.m. ET.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/10/5.htm
10 Jul 2019
Online ratings, sleep, and more
Meet us on Twitter to discuss online ratings of hospitals and hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2019
Antipsychotic medications not effective in ICU patients with delirium
A systematic review and meta-analysis found no improvements in delirium- or coma-free days, mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, or ICU or hospital length of stay in critically ill patients with delirium who received antipsychotics versus those who did not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/27/antipsychotic-medications-not-effective-in-icu-patients-with-delirium.htm
27 Mar 2024
Most daily blood draws were collected during traditional sleep hours
At one U.S. teaching hospital, about 39% of blood draws for adult patients were collected between 4 and 6:59 a.m. from November 2016 through October 2019, although the timing shifted to slightly later during that period.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/free/most-daily-blood-draws-were-collected-during-traditional-sleep-hours.htm
25 Jan 2023
Becoming a physician and a parent
Having a baby during residency doesn't have to be as hard as it is, say advocates for change.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/13/becoming-a-physician-and-a-parent.htm
13 Sep 2023
Cardiology groups issue guidance on heart failure
A focused update addresses biomarkers, new therapies for stage C heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, new data on important comorbidities, and new insights into heart failure prevention.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/03/4.htm
3 May 2017
Thrombolysis may be effective up to 9 hours after stroke onset in some cases
A between-group difference was seen in the primary outcome at 90 days in those who received alteplase versus placebo, but the randomized trial was terminated at 73% of planned enrollment due to loss of clinical equipoise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/15/1.htm
15 May 2019
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