Search results for "Frailty"
Little evidence to show whether bedside sitters reduce inpatient falls, review finds
Only two studies compared the addition of sitters to usual care, and although they showed fewer falls with sitters overall, both took place in hospitals with much higher fall rates than are typical in U.S. facilities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/05/2.htm
5 Feb 2020
Surviving Sepsis Campaign adopts Sepsis-3 definition
If physicians do not follow severe sepsis management measure definitions, a deficiency in the quality of care for severe sepsis management could be reported to the CDC and CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/coding-surviving-sepsis-campaign.htm
15 Apr 2017
Recent Research
Rivaroxaban versus warfarin, postop frailty score, parasitic infections and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/rr.htm
15 Oct 2014
A new view of nutrition
The evidence is building for nutritional therapy in malnourished inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/a-new-view-of-nutrition.htm
15 Apr 2020
Nearly 1 in 7 community-living Medicare patients died within year after major surgery
Mortality rates after major surgery were 28% among patients who were frail and 33% among those with dementia, a prospective longitudinal cohort study of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/nearly-1-in-7-community-living-medicare-patients-died-within-year-after-major-surgery.htm
26 Oct 2022
Models developed to predict MI patients' length of stay, need for postacute care
Patients who were older at the time of myocardial infarction (MI) or had heart failure, higher heart rate, shock, or lower hemoglobin level at admission were more likely to stay at least a week or be discharged to a postacute care facility.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/26/1.htm
26 Sep 2018
Model developed to predict mortality risk after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Data from 13,718 consecutive U.S. patients in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry were used to develop the model.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/16/2.htm
16 Mar 2016
Palliative care for a pandemic
COVID-19 increased the need for expertise in communication and palliation of symptoms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/qa-palliative-care-for-a-pandemic.htm
15 May 2020
Nutrition, contrast and AKI, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2020
When it's OK to give opioids
Although opioids are often dangerous, they can be the best option for patients with advanced cancer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/opioids.htm
15 Jun 2017