Search results for "Delirium"
Factor frailty into preop assessment
Frailty should be assessed along with baseline cognition, risk for delirium, functional status, nutritional status, and, in particular, patients' treatment goals and expectations, an expert said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/25/1.htm
25 Apr 2018
Effects of ICU stay linger long after discharge
A significant proportion of ICU survivors develop post-traumatic stress disorder, but physicians can take steps to reduce the risk and burden.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/icu.htm
15 Aug 2010
Acute care at home lowered costs, readmissions compared to standard inpatient care
The hospital-at-home program included daily physician visits, twice-daily nursing visits, specialist care by telemedicine, and continuous monitoring of vital signs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/18/1.htm
18 Dec 2019
March 30, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/30/
Postoperative function, hip fracture, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2018
MKSAP quiz on mechanical ventilation
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on mechanical ventilation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/mksap-quiz-on-mechanical-ventilation.htm
15 May 2020
Recent Research
Nonprofit versus for-profit hospitals, corticosteroids in septic shock, pretreatment with P2Y12 inhibitors, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/rr.htm
15 Feb 2015
3-minute assessment for CAM-defined delirium may improve diagnosis
A 3-minute assessment for delirium as defined by the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) may help improve recognition of the disorder, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/22/4.htm
22 Oct 2014
June 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/
Statins associated with less delirium in ICU patients
For critically ill patients, statin use during an ICU stay is associated with lower risk for delirium, while discontinuing previously used statins is associated with higher delirium risk, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/21/2.htm
21 May 2014