Search results for "researchers"
Problems with grateful patient programs
ACP, researchers, and physicians highlight concerns with the ethics of hospital fundraising.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/25/problems-with-grateful-patient-programs.htm
25 Oct 2023
Buprenorphine often discontinued around surgery despite risks
A retrospective cohort study of Veterans Affairs patients who were prescribed buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder in 2018 and hospitalized after major surgery found that about two-thirds experienced a perioperative buprenorphine dose hold.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/3.htm
29 Sep 2021
Private equity takeovers linked with more in-hospital adverse events in Medicare patients
Rates of falls and central-line bloodstream infections increased in hospitals after they were acquired by private equity firms, despite these hospitals having a younger, higher-income patient cohort.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/03/private-equity-takeovers-linked-with-more-in-hospital-adverse-events-in-medicare-patients.htm
3 Jan 2024
Finding a better way to handle inpatient substance use
Many addiction medicine clinicians don't know whether their institutions have policies for responding to suspected substance use during a hospitalization, and those that do often disagree with them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/free/finding-a-better-way-to-handle-inpatient-substance-use.htm
15 Nov 2023
Prescription of opioids at hospital discharge may vary by race/ethnicity
A single-center, retrospective analysis of patients who received opioids in the last 24 hours of hospitalization found that Black patients were less likely than White or Asian patients to be prescribed opioids at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/22/3.htm
22 Sep 2021
High-dose vitamin C not associated with improved mortality in sepsis
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that while high-dose IV vitamin C was associated with less vasopressor use and better SOFA scores, it did not appear to be linked to significant improvement in short-term mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/15/4.htm
15 Sep 2021
Study explores survival rates and duration of CPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest
Of all the patients who received CPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest, 67% had a return of spontaneous circulation, which occurred at a median of seven minutes following the start of chest compressions, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/study-explores-survival-rates-and-duration-of-cpr-for-in-hospital-cardiac-arrest.htm
14 Feb 2024
Delirium in the hospital may have a dose-response association with dementia
Hospitalized patients with delirium had three times the risk for incident dementia over 5.25 years of follow-up versus those without, and each additional delirium episode was associated with a 20% increase in dementia risk, an Australian study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/03/delirium-in-the-hospital-may-have-a-dose-response-association-with-dementia.htm
3 Apr 2024
Early dapagliflozin initiation in acute heart failure reduced diuretic doses for inpatients
An industry-funded trial found that patients hospitalized with acute heart failure who received early dapagliflozin treatment had no increase in diabetic, renal, or cardiovascular safety events compared with those undergoing usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/03/early-dapagliflozin-initiation-in-acute-heart-failure-reduced-diuretic-doses-for-inpatients.htm
3 Apr 2024
Designated trauma center hospitals charge more for nontrauma care
Trauma center hospitals charged around 4% more for nontrauma-related inpatient admissions and between 3% and 5% more for nontrauma ED visits compared with hospitals not designated as trauma centers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/designated-trauma-center-hospitals-charge-more-for-nontrauma-care.htm
6 Mar 2024