Search results for "Nutrition"
Disadvantaged neighborhoods and safety-net hospitals had higher readmission rates
A retrospective analysis of Maryland hospital patients found that 30-day readmission rates varied from 14.1% to 12.5% with the disadvantage level of patients' home neighborhoods and from 14.8% to 11.6% with a hospital's safety-net status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/03/4.htm
3 Jul 2019
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
Pulmonary rehab, thiamine for sepsis, and more
Recent summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2020
SHM releases recommendations on opioid use in hospitalized adults with acute, noncancer pain
Clinicians should pair opioids with scheduled nonopioid analgesics, unless contraindicated, and always consider nonpharmacologic pain management strategies, according to the consensus statement from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/11/1.htm
11 Apr 2018
New warnings on benzodiazepines
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/fda-update-new-warnings-on-benzodiazepines.htm
15 Nov 2020
The reality of postacute care
Skilled nursing facilities and home health care can help patients continue recovering after discharge, but hospitalists, patients, and caregivers must understand their limitations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/free/the-reality-of-postacute-care.htm
27 Apr 2022
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
Stroke windows keep opening wider
An expert reviews the latest data on ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/stroke-windows-keep-opening-wider.htm
15 Jul 2019
New heart failure indication for SGLT-2 inhibitor
In addition to approving a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor for use in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, the FDA recently warned about certain ventilators failing and a possible risk of cancer with a lymphoma medication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/new-heart-failure-indication-for-sglt-2-inhibitor.htm
16 Mar 2022
Cases from Oregon Health & Science University
Emphysematous pyelonephritis, copper deficiency, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/brief-case-from-oregon-health-and-science-university.htm
15 Apr 2021