Search results for "Delirium"
Haloperidol doesn't decrease delirium duration in critically ill
Though it's safe and can help with acute agitation, haloperidol doesn't reduce the overall duration of delirium in critically ill patients, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/28/4.htm
28 Aug 2013
November 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/
Nonpharmacological, multicomponent interventions reduced delirium, prevented falls
Nonpharmacological, multicomponent interventions appeared to be effective at reducing delirium and preventing falls in hospitalized older patients, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/11/3.htm
11 Feb 2015
September 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Oral low-dose steroids for COPD exacerbations, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/jw.htm
15 Jan 2011
Say no to antipsychotics and bed alarms for older patients
Some well-intentioned but misguided interventions may harm geriatric inpatients more than they help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/inpatient-interventions-for-older-patients.htm
15 Jul 2017
Dexmedetomidine associated with improved outcomes after cardiac surgery
Patients who receive dexmedetomidine after cardiac surgery may have lower postoperative rates of mortality as well as complications, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/27/3.htm
27 Mar 2013
Test yourself: COPD
These cases and commentary, which address COPD, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/ty.htm
15 Mar 2011
Frailty score may help predict postop mortality risk in the elderly
A multidimensional frailty score helped predict postoperative mortality risk in elderly patients, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/14/3.htm
14 May 2014
Digging up and dealing with inpatient depression
Accurately diagnosing depression in a medically ill person can be tricky, but hospitalists can take steps to improve inpatient and postdischarge mental health care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/digging-up-and-dealing-with-inpatient-depression.htm
15 Mar 2018