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September 28, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/28/
Vasopressin, steroids during resuscitation improved return of circulation during in-hospital cardiac arrest
Administering vasopressin and methylprednisolone after epinephrine increased the likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation compared with placebo in a randomized trial in Denmark; however, given the uncertain effect on survival, the treatment is not ready for usual care, an editorial said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/06/4.htm
6 Oct 2021
September 14, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/14/
Meta-analysis supports use of direct mechanical thrombectomy without IV thrombolysis
Patients who had an acute ischemic stroke had similar rates of functional independence and mortality three months afterward regardless of whether their mechanical thrombectomy was preceded by IV thrombolysis, but those who didn't get thrombolysis had lower odds of intracranial hemorrhage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/24/4.htm
24 Nov 2021
Remote work for hospitalists
Telehospitalist systems provide benefits for both small hospitals and physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/19/remote-work-for-hospitalists.htm
19 Jul 2023
Epinephrine delays defibrillation, lowers survival in shockable in-hospital cardiac arrest
More than one in four patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia were treated with epinephrine before the first defibrillation, according to a Get With The Guidelines study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/17/3.htm
17 Nov 2021
May 24, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/24/
November 23, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/23/
Communications interventions at discharge may improve readmissions, adherence
A meta-analysis showed that readmission rates among patients who received communication interventions at discharge were 9.1% compared to 13.5% among those who did not. Patient satisfaction was also significantly higher: 60.9% were satisfied versus 49.5% of controls.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/4.htm
1 Sep 2021
User-friendly EHRs also more safety-friendly
Why might easy-to-use electronic health records (EHRs) provide better medication safety? The coauthor of a recent study explains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/18/free/user-friendly-ehrs-also-more-safety-friendly.htm
18 Oct 2023