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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
February 8, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/
Latest studies look at ECMO, prone positioning, antibodies, remdesivir
Mortality rates have risen among patients getting extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for COVID-19, one study found, while two others offered more evidence of the benefits of proning. Additional new research supported the use of monoclonal antibodies and remdesivir.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/06/1.htm
6 Oct 2021
January 19, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/
Tele-ICU care linked to improved outcomes for nighttime ICU admissions
Among patients admitted to ICUs from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., risk-adjusted mortality was 10.8% before tele-ICU implementation versus 7.0% afterward, while no difference was seen among patients admitted during the day.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/04/5.htm
4 Nov 2020
July 5, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/
February 02, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/02/
Physiologic assessment for shock associated with use of vasopressors but not fluids, study finds
The authors noted that physiologic assessment was not common in the first 24 hours after shock onset and was performed more often in sicker patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/08/3.htm
8 Jul 2020
March 16, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/
Longer antibiotic delay intervals associated with hospital mortality in patients with suspected sepsis
While both time from ED triage to antibiotic order and time from antibiotic order to infusion were associated with increased hospital mortality, this was true only for longer delays, indicating that a one-hour antibiotic administration target may be too aggressive, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/5.htm
24 Feb 2021