Search results for "Procedures"
Investigating inpatient hypertension
Medication is often not the best solution for elevated blood pressure in the hospital, an expert explained at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/03/investigating-inpatient-hypertension.htm
3 May 2023
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
Angiography with contrast associated with kidney injury, but rates of clinically significant cases appear low
An editorial noted that the insensitivity of serum creatinine to identify changes in kidney function may contribute to a lack of clarity about the association and that the incidence of kidney injury is low in patients treated with contemporary hydration regimens.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/18/4.htm
18 Mar 2020
An app for delirium
An app, which is now available for free download, enabled nursing assistants, nurses, and hospitalists to screen elderly inpatients for delirium in about a minute.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/30/an-app-for-delirium.htm
30 Mar 2022
Study finds lower mortality rates for Medicare patients admitted to teaching vs. nonteaching hospitals
The finding of lower mortality rates in teaching hospitals continued when researchers looked at specific medical conditions and when they stratified hospitals by size.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/07/2.htm
7 Jun 2017
Pocket-sized procedures
Ultrasound images, formerly only available from machines weighing hundreds of pounds and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, can now be viewed on devices significantly smaller in both size and price.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/ultrasounds.htm
15 May 2011
Tramadol, gabapentinoids associated with problematic opioid use in hospitalized patients, studies find
One study found that postop tramadol is associated with slightly higher risk of later opioid use versus other short-acting opioids, while another found that gabapentinoids are commonly given off-label in the hospital, sometimes with opioids and benzodiazepines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/22/2.htm
22 May 2019
Adding vancomycin to cefazolin didn't reduce infections among arthroplasty patients
Cefazolin plus vancomycin did not lead to lower surgical-site infection rates compared with cefazolin plus placebo in patients getting knee, hip, or shoulder replacement surgery, a randomized trial in Australia found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/25/free/adding-vancomycin-to-cefazolin-didnt-reduce-infections-among-arthroplasty-patients.htm
25 Oct 2023
Conservative management appears safe, effective for some cases of spontaneous pneumothorax
Based on this randomized trial and other evidence, a conservative approach should be made available to young, healthy patients with a large primary spontaneous pneumothorax if certain conditions are met, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/05/4.htm
5 Feb 2020
Prescribing democracy
Physicians have historically voted less than average, but some are working to increase voter engagement among their hospital colleagues and patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/19/prescribing-democracy.htm
19 Oct 2022