Search results for "Care settings"
Infusion sets, heparin recalled
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/fda-update-infusion-sets-heparin-recalled.htm
15 Oct 2020
Vancomycin may have mortality benefit over metronidazole for patients with severe C. difficile, study finds
The retrospective study found no statistically or clinically significant differences in recurrence rates between patients receiving vancomycin and metronidazole regardless of the severity of Clostridium difficile infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/15/1.htm
15 Feb 2017
In the News
Imaging in heart failure, preventing hypoglycemia, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/itn.htm
15 Jul 2013
Acute chest pain in women vs. men treated differently across the care spectrum
A cohort study in Australia found that women with acute chest pain were less likely than men to receive guideline-directed care across most measures, including transport to the hospital, prehospital administration of aspirin or analgesia, and 12-lead electrocardiogram.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/free/acute-chest-pain-in-women-vs-men-treated-differently-across-the-care-spectrum.htm
8 Mar 2023
Infusion pump recalls, fecal transplant alert
Details on recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/fda-update-infusion-pump-recalls-fecal-transplant-alert.htm
15 May 2020
PCPs in the hospital
Innovators are taking steps to help banish care discontinuity once and for all, with some especially focusing on the role of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/pcps-in-the-hospital.htm
15 Mar 2018
Point-of-care and critical care ultrasound—register now for November course
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the Wake Forest School of Medicine, in cooperation with ACP, are offering a course called “Point-of-Care and Critical Care Ultrasound, Incorporating Ultrasound in the Practice of Medicine.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/24/5.htm
24 Jun 2015
Helping homeless patients during COVID-19
Hospitalists have been working to improve outcomes for a vulnerable population.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/helping-homeless-patients-during-covid-19.htm
15 Sep 2020
Models show state-wide coordination could prevent many resistant infections
Individual hospitals' efforts to fight carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae will be significantly less effective than a collaborative effort among a network of hospitals and nursing homes, according to a study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/12/2.htm
12 Aug 2015
Hospitals and homes
This issue looks at inpatient-level care at home, social determinants of health screening, contrast risks for kidneys, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Mar 2020