Search results for "Frailty"
Clinical decision support increased deprescribing but did not affect adverse drug events
A cluster randomized multicenter trial in older inpatients compared the intervention, which included personalized reports to clinicians of deprescribing opportunities, with usual medication reconciliation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/clinical-decision-support-increased-deprescribing-but-did-not-impact.htm
26 Jan 2022
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/jw.htm
15 Aug 2010
New 8-item risk score may help predict ischemic events after ACS treated with PCI
Growth differentiation factor 15 and N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide were the best predictors of one-year risk of cardiovascular death or myocardial infarction among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/new-8-item-risk-score-may-help-predict-ischemic-events-after-acs-treated-with-pci.htm
26 Oct 2022
Failing at heart failure treatment
Readmissions for heart failure cause financial problems for hospitals and even more pressing problems for patients. Everyone from Medicare to individual physicians is focused on methods of improvement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/heart.htm
15 Aug 2010
Functional quadriplegia
Functional quadriplegia is clinically comparable to physical quadriplegia but is rarely diagnosed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/coding.htm
15 May 2012
Crucial coding rules for clinicians
Principal diagnosis, secondary diagnoses, principal procedure, and present on admission are covered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/coding-rules.htm
15 Sep 2016
Take time to ease the pain of elderly patients
Asking the right questions and individualizing care are especially helpful.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/pain.htm
15 Sep 2013
New guidelines on valvular heart disease released
Cardiology experts released new updated guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (VHD) last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/12/1.htm
12 Mar 2014
Antibiotics may carry more cost than benefit for patients at end of life
Experts offer advice on discussing and deciding when to use or avoid.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/antibiotics-end-of-life.htm
15 Feb 2016
Heartening news about cardiac surgery in the elderly
Not long ago, a patient’s advanced age was a serious, potentially prohibitive risk factor when considering surgery. But innovations in surgical techniques, better patient care, and improving attitudes towards aging have led to octogenarians routinely surviving surgery and often significantly benefiting from it, allowing them to enjoy an improved quality of life for a decade or more afterward.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/surgery.htm
15 Feb 2009