Search results for "Frailty"
Beta-blockers, antibiotic algorithm, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2019
Frailty assessment index based on lab tests may help predict outcomes in hospitalized older adults
The index uses data from 27 laboratory values routinely assessed within 72 hours of hospital admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/15/3.htm
15 Jan 2020
Little evidence to show whether bedside sitters reduce inpatient falls, review finds
Only two studies compared the addition of sitters to usual care, and although they showed fewer falls with sitters overall, both took place in hospitals with much higher fall rates than are typical in U.S. facilities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/05/2.htm
5 Feb 2020
Nutritional support didn't reduce mortality in inpatients with high C-reactive protein levels
A secondary analysis of a trial that randomized patients at risk of malnutrition to protocol-guided individualized nutritional support or standard hospital food found benefits only in patients with low to moderate levels of inflammation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/18/3.htm
18 Mar 2020
Palliative care for a pandemic
In a recent interview, Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, described how palliative care expertise and resources are, and can be, applied to the current crisis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/08/3.htm
8 Apr 2020
A new view of nutrition
The evidence is building for nutritional therapy in malnourished inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/a-new-view-of-nutrition.htm
15 Apr 2020
Palliative care for a pandemic
COVID-19 increased the need for expertise in communication and palliation of symptoms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/qa-palliative-care-for-a-pandemic.htm
15 May 2020
Latest COVID-19 research looks at frailty and viral load, serologic testing
Other studies examined transmission of the virus in patients with nonsevere disease and population mobility during the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/08/1.htm
8 Jul 2020
Bedside sitters, pneumothorax, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2020
Pneumonia therapies, hospital flu spread, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2020