Search results for "Sepsis"
More initial fluid didn't worsen outcomes in sepsis patients with heart, kidney, or liver disease
High-risk patients who received an IV crystalloid dosage of 30 mL/kg or more in the first six hours after sepsis diagnosis, as recommended by guidelines, had similar rates of respiratory failure as those who got less fluid, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/23/4.htm
23 Oct 2019
January 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/
Sepsis improvement program widened disparities between white and black patients
An analysis of New York State's sepsis reporting initiative found overall improved rates of compliance with three-hour sepsis protocols, but significantly lower rates among hospitals that served more black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/10/4.htm
10 Jul 2019
Use of dialysis in sepsis varies widely without difference in mortality rates
Costs were significantly higher with increasing renal replacement therapy rates, and the results suggest that the therapy may be overused in patients with sepsis, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/13/3.htm
13 Dec 2017
Caring for sepsis survivors
Risks of sepsis, including mortality, functional and cognitive impairment, and mental health problems, continue long after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/caring-for-sepsis-survivors.htm
15 Apr 2018
Sepsis improvement efforts have reduced mortality, two studies find
One study compared sepsis mortality in New York and other states after implementation of mandated reporting, while another showed the effects of one hospital's efforts to comply with CMS performance measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/24/3.htm
24 Jul 2019
March 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/
Risk factors known during critical care admission linked to long-term mortality after sepsis
Older age, male sex, presence of one or more severe comorbidities, prehospitalization dependency, and nonsurgical (medical) status were associated with increased risk of long-term mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/05/2.htm
5 Jun 2019
January 26, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/
New score predicts risk of stroke within a year of sepsis hospitalization
Coagulopathy was the most significant predictor of stroke after sepsis or bloodstream infection, associated with a threefold increase in ischemic stroke and a sevenfold increase in hemorrhagic stroke within a year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/27/4.htm
27 Mar 2019