Search results for "Sepsis"
Learning on the late shift
Training programs and hospitalists are working to make night coverage more educational.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/22/free/learning-on-the-late-shift.htm
22 Mar 2023
Test yourself: Sepsis
These cases and commentary, which address sepsis, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/ty.htm
15 Jan 2011
Helping sepsis survivors thrive after discharge
The Sepsis Transition and Recovery program uses virtual care to implement best practices after sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/success-story-helping-sepsis-survivors-thrive-after-discharge.htm
15 Apr 2021
Encephalopathy in 2023
It can be a challenge to distinguish between delirium and acute encephalopathy, and both encephalopathy and delirium should be documented for correct coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/encephalopathy-in-2023.htm
11 Jan 2023
Door-to-antibiotic time associated with one-year mortality among sepsis patients
Based on the retrospective study's findings, decreasing average door-to-antibiotic time to 1.5 hours could prevent one death for every 61 sepsis patients admitted through the ED, the authors calculated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/27/2.htm
27 Feb 2019
Ask Dr. Pinson
Get answers to questions about obesity, ultrasound guidance, and other coding conundrums.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/coding-corner-qa.htm
15 Jul 2021
Latest COVID-19 trials show convalescent plasma worked, vitamin C did not
A trial of high-titer convalescent plasma in COVID-19 patients recently put on mechanical ventilation found an improvement in mortality, while another study showed that IV vitamin C did not help and might have harmed patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/free/latest-covid-19-trials-show-convalescent-plasma-worked-vitamin-c-did-not.htm
1 Nov 2023
Updated sepsis guidelines released
The 2012 Surviving Sepsis Guidelines Committee officially released updated guidelines for managing severe sepsis and septic shock in January.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/sepsis.htm
15 Mar 2013
Machine learning approach estimated individual treatment effect of steroids in septic shock
Researchers used individual-patient data from four trials on corticosteroid supplementation in adults with septic shock to model the individual treatment effect, with the machine learning-derived individualized treatment strategy yielding a positive net mortality benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/16/4.htm
16 Dec 2020
Routine blood cultures at ICU admission may help increase detection of bloodstream infections
A before-after study in the Netherlands found that obtaining a single set of blood cultures at ICU admission in all patients increased detection of bloodstream infections as well as the proportion of patients with contaminated blood cultures without increasing vancomycin use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/18/4.htm
18 Nov 2020