Search results for "Stroke"
Cases from the Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center
Infective endocarditis, milk-alkali syndrome, and multiple myeloma.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/brief-case-kaiser-permanente-santa-rosa-medical-center.htm
15 Mar 2018
AHA/ASA guidelines on acute ischemic stroke expand thrombectomy window
The guidelines address prehospital stroke care, urgent and emergency evaluation and treatment with IV and intraarterial therapies, and in-hospital management, including secondary prevention measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/31/1.htm
31 Jan 2018
Stroke imaging and AKI, beta-blockers after MI, and more.
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2018
Corticosteroids for CAP, weekend effect, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2017
Speed of sepsis care, early feeding for mild pancreatitis, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2017
New model may help predict patient outcome after stroke rehab
The model has potential application in rehabilitation research and stroke management, according to the study authors, and a calculator for it is available free of charge online.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/01/4.htm
1 Nov 2017
Unexplained variation found in where patients are discharged after stroke
Researchers analyzed clinical registry and claims data for 31,775 Medicare beneficiaries from 918 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke hospitals that discharged patients to inpatient rehabilitation facilities or skilled nursing facilities between 2006 and 2008.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/30/4.htm
30 Aug 2017
Virtual glucose monitoring, statins and heart surgery
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2017
Nurse-led early dysphagia screening linked to improved outcomes in stroke patients
The authors concluded that training nurses to screen for dysphagia on a 24/7 basis is associated with lower rates of pneumonia and shorter hospital stays than screening by speech language therapists during regular working hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/26/3.htm
26 Jul 2017
Positioning patients sitting up or lying flat doesn't affect stroke outcomes, study finds
The results suggest that any modification of cerebral blood flow that may have occurred as a result of head positioning was insufficient to reduce the neurologic deficit associated with acute stroke, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/28/1.htm
28 Jun 2017