Search results for "Guidelines"
Guidelines did not influence physicians to order fewer preoperative tests
Guidelines on routine preoperative testing were associated with reduced ordering of routine electrocardiogram testing but not of plain radiography, hematocrit, urinalysis, or cardiac stress testing, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/17/2.htm
17 Jun 2015
A new era of pneumonia management
New guidelines change categorization, testing, and prescribing for pneumonia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/a-new-era-of-pneumonia-management.htm
15 Jan 2020
Restrictive hemoglobin threshold appropriate for most patients, new guidelines say
The new guidelines released last week by the AABB offer transfusion thresholds for inpatients except those with acute coronary syndrome, severe thrombocytopenia, and chronic transfusion-dependent anemia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/19/1.htm
19 Oct 2016
New guideline released on diagnosis, management of pancreatic cysts
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new guideline last week on the diagnosis and management of asymptomatic neoplastic pancreatic cysts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/01/4.htm
1 Apr 2015
Guideline issued on platelet transfusions in adults
The AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks) released new guidelines this week on appropriate use of platelet transfusions in adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/12/3.htm
12 Nov 2014
Cardiac societies issue new joint guideline on management of heart failure
The updated guideline recommends sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for many heart failure patients, regardless of their diabetes status, among other changes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/cardiac-societies-issue-new-joint-guideline-on-management-of-heart-failure.htm
6 Apr 2022
New guidelines aim to resolve conflicts with patients and families in the ICU
A new policy statement from several critical care organizations offered 4 recommendations to prevent and manage intractable disagreements about life-prolonging medical treatments for patients in intensive care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/20/3.htm
20 May 2015
Government highlights need for consent before exams on patients under anesthesia
In response to reports of intimate exams being performed by trainees on patients under anesthesia, officials called on academic hospitals and medical schools to always obtain and document informed consent.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/government-highlights-need-for-consent-before-exams-on-patients-under-anesthesia.htm
10 Apr 2024
New pathway may rule out more patients, miss fewer MIs than guideline-approved pathway
Researchers compared the safety and efficacy of the European Society of Cardiology rule-out pathway and the new pathway, which incorporates lower cardiac troponin concentrations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/11/1.htm
11 Jan 2017
Updated joint guideline means changes for CAP
This issue delves into new recommendations on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and offers conference coverage from the American Public Health Association, Midwest Hospital Medicine, and CHEST.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jan 2020