Search results for "ventilatory support"
Corticosteroids beneficial in patients with COPD exacerbations on ventilatory support
Systemic corticosteroids may increase the success of noninvasive mechanical ventilation and reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPDs), new research suggests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/07/3.htm
7 Dec 2011
Late diagnoses, routine cultures, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2021
Use of noninvasive ventilation at end of life rapidly increased in recent years
Among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized in the last 30 days of life, use of noninvasive ventilation increased ninefold from 2000 to 2017, while use of invasive mechanical ventilation remained relatively stable. Noninvasive ventilation was associated with better end-of-life care measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/28/3.htm
28 Oct 2020
Tools to fight COVID-19: Ventilator management
It's time to cram on managing mechanical ventilation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/time-to-cram-on-ventilator-management.htm
15 May 2020
New guidelines cover ventilation, drugs for critically ill patients with COVID-19
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign has offered recommendations on infection control, ventilation strategies, and use of corticosteroids and other potential therapies for COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/01/1.htm
1 Apr 2020
How to withdraw ventilation compassionately
An expert offers advice on tackling the psychological and medical challenges of end-of-life extubation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/how-to-withdraw-ventilation-compassionately.htm
15 Dec 2020
Nearly 12% of inpatients with influenza had acute cardiovascular events, CDC study finds
Adult patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza who experienced acute cardiovascular events had a median length of stay of five days, with 31% admitted to the ICU, 14% requiring mechanical ventilation, and 7% dying in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/26/4.htm
26 Aug 2020
CV risks of flu, CAUTI protocol, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2020
Antibiotic combo approved for pneumonia
Recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/fda-update-antibiotic-combo-approved-for-pneumonia.htm
15 Aug 2020
Hospitalists can help alleviate intensivist shortage, study suggests
There was no difference in adjusted mortality or length of stay between medical ICU patients cared for by a hospitalist-led versus an intensivist-led team, a new study found, though intermediate- and high-acuity mechanically ventilated patients may benefit from care by intensivists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/16/2.htm
16 Nov 2011