Search results for "Frailty"
Primum non nocere
Two hospitalists muse on the current pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/primum-non-nocere.htm
15 Sep 2020
Nutrition, contrast and AKI, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2020
Excess days in acute care may improve performance measurement for hospitals
A study found that replacing 30-day readmission rates with a measure of excess days in acute care would change about a quarter of penalties for targeted conditions under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/21/4.htm
21 Oct 2020
Inpatient exercise improved outcomes in elderly type 2 diabetes patients
A single-center study randomized patients ages 75 years and older to either usual care or 20 minutes twice a day of mobility and strengthening exercises during their hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/11/2.htm
11 Nov 2020
High-value care, tele-ICUs, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2021
Outcomes of hospital-level care at home comparable to hospitalization for older adults
A randomized trial of hospital at home found no difference in the proportion of patients who had died or were living at home at six months, although participants who had received care at home were less likely to be in long-term residential care than those who had been hospitalized.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/21/3.htm
21 Apr 2021
Individualized nutrition support lowered mortality after heart failure hospitalization
The greatest benefit from an inpatient nutritional intervention was seen in men older than 78 years who had other acute and chronic medical illnesses in addition to heart failure, according to this secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Switzerland.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/05/3.htm
5 May 2021
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
Routine frailty screening may help predict risk for poor outcomes in critically ill patients
In a study of 175 ICUs in Australia and New Zealand, patients who were frail at ICU admission had an in-hospital mortality rate of 16% compared to 5% in those who were not. Frail patients also had longer lengths of stay in the ICU and hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/09/3.htm
9 Jun 2021
Clinical decision support increased deprescribing but did not affect adverse drug events
A cluster randomized multicenter trial in older inpatients compared the intervention, which included personalized reports to clinicians of deprescribing opportunities, with usual medication reconciliation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/clinical-decision-support-increased-deprescribing-but-did-not-impact.htm
26 Jan 2022