Search results for "Critical care"
Hospital medicine still has few programs with substantial research funding, training
While federal funding for hospitalist research and publication of the results increased from 2010 to 2019, most program leaders reported receiving less than $500,000 of funding and only 14% indicated they had a research fellowship or similar training program, a recent small survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/12/hospital-medicine-still-has-few-programs-with-substantial-research-funding-training.htm
12 Apr 2023
Computer points out patients who need a visit
Nurses check with a machine learning program every six hours to identify ward patients at risk of death or ICU admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/05/computer-points-out-patients-who-need-a-visit.htm
5 Apr 2023
CDC outlines treatment considerations for severe manifestations of mpox
A new report reviewed medical countermeasures and other treatment considerations for clinicians managing ocular infections, neurologic complications, myopericarditis, mucosal lesion complications, and uncontrolled viral spread in patients with mpox.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/free/cdc-outlines-treatment-considerations-for-severe-manifestations-of-mpox.htm
15 Mar 2023
Earning what you're worth
Median hospitalist compensation is up by nearly 8% since the end of 2020, even if it feels like inflation is negating those gains. Experts offered tips on making more without burning out.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/free/earning-what-youre-worth.htm
8 Mar 2023
Arterial catheters noninferior to venipuncture for blood cultures in critically ill patients
A prospective multicenter study in Japan found that cultures for suspected bloodstream infection had similar contamination rates when obtained via arterial catheters versus venipuncture.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/arterial-catheters-noninferior-to-venipuncture-for-blood-cultures-in-critically-ill-patients.htm
8 Feb 2023
Early mobilization significantly reduced cognitive impairment in ICU patients, trial finds
Less than a quarter of patients randomized to early occupational and physical therapy while ventilated were cognitively impaired at one year, compared to 43% of those who received usual care, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/early-mobilization-significantly-reduced-cognitive-impairment-in-ICU-patients-trial-finds.htm
1 Feb 2023
Most daily blood draws were collected during traditional sleep hours
At one U.S. teaching hospital, about 39% of blood draws for adult patients were collected between 4 and 6:59 a.m. from November 2016 through October 2019, although the timing shifted to slightly later during that period.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/free/most-daily-blood-draws-were-collected-during-traditional-sleep-hours.htm
25 Jan 2023
Telerehab, unsupervised home training both effective for COPD patients
A small international randomized trial found that the incidence of hospitalizations and ED visits was lower in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assigned to a telerehabilitation group or unsupervised training group than among controls.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/telerehab-unsupervised-home-training-both-effective-for-copd-patients.htm
21 Dec 2022
Latest COVID-19 studies look at proning awake patients, residual lung abnormalities
A meta-analysis found that prone positioning of awake patients reduced intubation rates but not mortality, while a postdischarge study estimated that about 11% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 could have residual lung abnormalities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/free/latest-covid-19-studies-look-at-proning-awake-patients-residual-lung-abnormalities.htm
14 Dec 2022
Quality improvement across specialties
A hospitalist mentored an endocrinology fellow after they connected at a social event.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/30/quality-improvement-across-specialties.htm
30 Nov 2022