Search results for "Pneumonia"
March 6, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/
Linezolid not superior to glycopeptide antibiotics in treating MRSA pneumonia
Commonly used drug linezolid is not superior to vancomycin or teicoplanin in treating suspected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia, a new meta-analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/11/1.htm
11 May 2011
August 3, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/
Statin use didn't affect length of stay or mortality from community-acquired pneumonia
The prospective study included 2,016 adult patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia at any of 5 hospitals between January 2010 and June 2012.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/18/3.htm
18 May 2016
January 18, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/
COPD inpatients with pneumonia less likely to die after use of inhaled corticosteroids vs. nonuse
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) inpatients with pneumonia who were treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) had lower short-term mortality than those not treated with ICS, a new analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/27/1.htm
27 Apr 2011
February 28, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/
Clarifying criteria for acute respiratory failure
The diagnosis of acute respiratory failure is one of those most commonly denied by payers, so understanding the current documentation criteria is crucial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/27/clarifying-criteria-for-acute-respiratory-failure.htm
27 Mar 2024
September 28, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/28/
ACP issues guidelines on use of high-flow nasal oxygen, point-of-care ultrasound
New guidelines from the College suggest when to use high-flow nasal oxygen rather than noninvasive ventilation or conventional oxygen therapy and address the use of point-of-care ultrasound in ED and inpatient diagnostic pathways for acute dyspnea.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/05/1.htm
5 May 2021