Search results for "Sepsis"
In the News
Guidelines on catheter-related infections, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/itn.htm
15 Sep 2009
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about pressure stocking use after stroke, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/jw.htm
15 Sep 2009
MKSAP: Sedation and ventilation
The following cases and commentary, which address sedation and ventilation, are excerpted from ACP’s Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/test.htm
15 Sep 2009
I-MOVE gets elderly patients on the move
The I-MOVE sounds like a state-of-the-art electronic gadget, but it's actually the simplest of medical tools. Developed by clinicians at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, the Independent Mobility Validation Examination, or I-MOVE, is a 12-point scale that could help hospitalists assess their patients' mobility.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/qa.htm
15 Oct 2009
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Rates of sepsis, renal failure, blood transfusion, and crit-ical illness–related polyneuropathy were reduced. ... SICU = surgical intensive care unit; VISEP = Efficacy ofVolume Substitution and Insulin Therapy in Severe Sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/acph-200912-hyperglycemia.pdf
23 Nov 2009
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about warfarin use in elderly AF patients, ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel in ACS patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/jw.htm
15 Dec 2009
In the News
Mortality disparities after in-hospital cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2009
AHA updates recommendations on cardiovascular IED infections
Catheter recalled for potential to crack
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/13/4.htm
13 Jan 2010
Chlorhexidine-alcohol superior to povidone-iodine for surgical-site antisepsis
Updated guidelines on complicated intra-abdominal infections
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/13/2.htm
13 Jan 2010
Test yourself: Infectious diseases
The following cases and commentary, which address infectious diseases, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/ty.htm
15 Jan 2010