Search results for "researchers"
Look over your hedges
Hedging, or using words in conversation that make meaning fuzzier, is unavoidable, but the resulting misunderstandings with patients and families can be reduced, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/23/look-over-your-hedges.htm
23 Aug 2023
AHA issues interim advice on temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The science advisory from the American Heart Association (AHA) considers existing and recent evidence on patients who are unresponsive after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and is meant to provide guidance to clinicians until upcoming new guidelines are published.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/23/aha-issues-interim-advice-on-temperature-management-after-out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest.htm
23 Aug 2023
Catching C. diff cases, not colonization
Researchers have found innovative ways to improve hospital systems for diagnosing Clostridioides difficile.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/catching-c-diff-cases-not-colonization.htm
16 Aug 2023
In-hospital PT may improve discharge disposition in pneumonia patients
Patients with pneumonia who received physical therapy (PT) every day while hospitalized were more likely to be discharged home than those who received it less frequently, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/in-hospital-pt-may-improve-discharge-disposition-in-pneumonia-patients.htm
16 Aug 2023
Hospital antibiograms may not be accurate for selecting initial empiric therapy
A retrospective cohort study of Veterans Health Administration facilities found that facility-level antibiograms had limited utility in predicting individual resistance for Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species in individual patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/hospital-antibiograms-may-not-be-accurate-for-selecting-initial-empiric-therapy.htm
16 Aug 2023
Hospital addiction medicine consults less likely among Black patients, study finds
In a retrospective study at an urban U.S. safety-net hospital, patients with substance use disorder were less likely to have an order placed for addiction medicine consultation if they were Black than if they were White, and Black patients who did receive an order were less likely to be seen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/hospital-addiction-medicine-consults-less-likely-among-black-patients-study-finds.htm
16 Aug 2023
Clusters of deterioration
When one patient goes from the ward to the ICU, others are more likely to follow, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/clusters-of-deterioration.htm
9 Aug 2023
Time to antibiotics matters for septic shock, not so much for sepsis without shock
Every hour that antibiotics were delayed was associated with higher mortality from septic shock, but patients with sepsis and no shock only had elevated risk of death if their antibiotics were not administered within six hours, according to a new analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/time-to-antibiotics-matters-for-septic-shock-not-so-much-for-sepsis-without-shock.htm
9 Aug 2023
Written discharge instructions more effective when provided in multiple languages
Researchers at one U.S. academic medical center found that patients had fewer questions about their medications after discharge when written instructions were provided in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/written-discharge-instructions-more-effective-when-provided-in-multiple-languages.htm
2 Aug 2023
Use of decision aid in ED for patients with AF linked to decrease in admissions
Hospitals that implemented a decision aid to risk stratify patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in the ED saw a 17% reduction in their odds of hospital admission, but also a small but significant increase in repeat presentations for AF within 30 days, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/use-of-decision-aid-in-ed-for-patients-with-af-linked-to-decrease-in-admissions.htm
2 Aug 2023