Search results for "Sepsis"
Cardiovascular risks significantly elevated for a month after a sepsis hospitalization
Younger sepsis patients, in particular, had higher risk of myocardial infarction or stroke than similar patients who had been hospitalized for other conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/19/4.htm
19 Sep 2018
October 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/
Uptick in sepsis cases may be caused in part by changes in coding, reimbursement
The study found that the acute rise in sepsis in California may be explained at least in part by new CMS guidance regarding ICD-9 coding in 2003 and the introduction of Medical Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) systems in 2007.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/27/3.htm
27 Jan 2016
March 2013
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/
Early warning systems helped in hospitals' sepsis care
Multiple studies evaluated strategies to detect critical illness, particularly sepsis, in non-ICU patients, in a supplement to the November Journal of Hospital Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/09/2.htm
9 Nov 2016
December 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/
May 10, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/10/
Earlier renal replacement therapy didn't provide benefit for patients with sepsis and AKI
The trial was stopped for futility after it found that providing renal replacement therapy within 12 hours of documented severe acute kidney injury (AKI) did not reduce 90-day mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/17/4.htm
17 Oct 2018
April 2021
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/
Readmissions common with severe sepsis and mild or moderate AKI, study finds
A third of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock were readmitted within 30 days, and mild to moderate acute kidney injury was the only modifiable risk factor identified in these patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/29/2.htm
29 Jul 2015