Search results for "researchers"
Effort to increase prescribing of NSAIDs showed no effect in trial
Researchers discontinued a hard stop alert that had been added to the admission order set when they found that it didn't increase hospitalists' use of NSAIDs for multimodal pain management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/effort-to-increase-prescribing-of-nsaids-showed-no-effect-in-trial.htm
5 Jul 2023
Intervening on interruptions
Hospitalists should take steps to mitigate the effects of interruptions on their work, researchers say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/free/intervening-on-interruptions.htm
28 Jun 2023
Opportunities for starting medications for alcohol use disorder often missed
In a national study of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized in 2016 for alcohol use disorder, clinicians rarely initiated naltrexone, acamprosate, or disulfiram during hospital discharge or follow-up care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/opportunities-for-starting-medications-for-alcohol-use-disorder-often-missed.htm
28 Jun 2023
Death, rehospitalization risk high after first heart failure hospitalization, study finds
An industry-funded observational cohort study of patients who survived a first hospitalization for heart failure showed that rehospitalization in the following year was common and most frequently due to heart failure or chronic kidney disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/death-rehospitalization-risk-high-after-first-heart-failure-hospitalization-study-finds.htm
28 Jun 2023
Thinking about how you treat
The new field of management reasoning holds potential to improve medical education and practice, researchers say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/thinking-about-how-you-treat.htm
21 Jun 2023
Checklist improved care consistency after in-hospital cardiac arrest
A pilot study found that performance of four critical tasks after return of spontaneous circulation, including performing an EKG within one hour, improved from 19.4% before implementation of a checklist to 51.1% afterward.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/checklist-improved-care-consistency-after-in-hospital-cardiac-arrest.htm
21 Jun 2023
Continuous vs. intermittent meropenem administration did not improve outcomes in sepsis
A composite outcome of mortality and new antimicrobial resistance did not differ by whether critically ill patients received an equal dose of the beta-lactam antibiotic continuously or intermittently, an international randomized trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/continuous-vs-intermittent-meropenem-administration-did-not-improve-outcomes-in-sepsis.htm
21 Jun 2023
Reducing returns to the ED
A transition clinic smoothed care for patients, the ED, and hospitalists, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/reducing-returns-to-the-ed.htm
14 Jun 2023
Disparities seen in postdischarge care for Medicaid beneficiaries
A study in Alabama found that 58% of Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes and heart failure did not receive guideline-recommended care after hospitalization. Risk of inadequate follow-up was particularly high among patients who were Black or Hispanic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/free/disparities-seen-in-postdischarge-care-for-medicaid-beneficiaries.htm
14 Jun 2023
Women in academia report more sexual harassment, negative work climates, survey finds
Women had more negative experiences compared to men, other minorities, and those identifying as LGBTQ+, a survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/women-in-academia-report-more-sexual-harassment-negative-work-climates-survey-finds.htm
14 Jun 2023