Search results for "Geriatrics"
Functional status predicts benefit of surgery in older patients with infective endocarditis
Surgery was strongly associated with one-year survival in patients hospitalized with left-sided infective endocarditis at ages 80 years or older, except if they were unable to walk unassisted or had an Activities of Daily Living score less than 4 at baseline.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/functional-status-predicts-benefit-of-surgery-in-older-patients-with-infective-endocarditis.htm
5 Jul 2023
A new understanding of UTIs
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an overused diagnosis that can lead to the myriad harms of antibiotic overtreatment, says Thomas E. Finucane, MD, FACP.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/qa-new-understanding-of-utis.htm
15 Oct 2017
Perfecting post-acute care
Hospitalists take bigger role in postdischarge decisions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/post-acute-care.htm
15 Apr 2016
Fixing hip fracture outcomes
Orthos, geriatricians, and hospitalists at one hospital collaborated to apply age-friendly strategies in their hip fracture care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/fixing-hip-fracture-outcomes.htm
8 Feb 2023
When less is more: De-prescribing medications
The what, why, and how of taking patients off their drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/deprescribing-hospitalist.htm
15 May 2016
C. diff and Hospital Medicine 2017
Conference coverage of cirrhosis, geriatrics, high-value care, diagnostic error, and radiology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2017
When patients wander
Hospitals need detailed policies on patient elopement to avoid this sentinel event and protocols for responding when it does happen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/when-patients-wander.htm
15 Feb 2018
4 concepts can help bolster age-friendly care
Apply the four principles: Medication, Mentation, Mobility, and What Matters.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/qa-4-concepts-can-help-bolster-age-friendly-care.htm
15 Mar 2020
Guidance available for managing inappropriate meds, multiple comorbidities in the elderly
The American Geriatrics Society offers several updated resources for clinicians caring for elderly patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/03/7.htm
3 Oct 2012
Part-time hospitalists tied to patient mortality?
Two experts offer their thoughts on the implications of a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/qa-part-time-hospitalists-tied-to-patient-mortality.htm
15 Nov 2021