Search results for "Stewardship"
Longer antibiotic therapy in patients with low procalcitonin during COPD exacerbation increased LOS without reducing readmissions
The retrospective study divided patients by whether they received inpatient antibiotics for more or less than a day, and patients in the former group had a length of stay (LOS) of 3.7 days compared to 2.8 days in the latter.*
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/11/1.htm
11 Jul 2018
Home care vs. SNF, sepsis mortality
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2019
Postop deaths, sepsis projects
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2020
Guidelines released on management of empyema
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery offered recommendations related to clinical presentation, imaging studies, laboratory and pleural fluid analysis, and treatment in patients with possible empyema.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/03/3.htm
3 May 2017
Acute kidney injury, racial disparities
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2020
Opioid initiation, continuity, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2019
Vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam associated with higher AKI risk
Vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam was compared to vancomycin monotherapy, vancomycin plus cefepime or carbapenem, and piperacillin-tazobactam monotherapy in the systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/08/1.htm
8 Nov 2017
Anthrax checklist, email security
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2019
Using old cultures to choose new antibiotics
Results from previous hospitalizations were used to guide empiric therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/using-old-cultures-to-choose-new-antibiotics.htm
15 Feb 2021
Let the computer figure it out
Researchers look at how machine learning could change hospital care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/machine-learning-computer-figure-out.htm
15 Jan 2018