Search results for "Pneumonia"
Pneumonia guideline adherence increased mortality
A performance-improvement initiative found that compliance with guidelines may actually have increased mortality from pneumonia among intensive care patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/26/3.htm
26 Jan 2011
July 12, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/12/
March 6, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/
Pneumonia inpatients may have higher risk of cardiac arrhythmia
About 12% of hospitalized pneumonia patients had a new diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmia within 90 days of admission, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/06/2.htm
6 Feb 2013
Bedside lung ultrasound may help in diagnosing pneumonia
Based on their findings, the authors supported an adjuvant role for lung ultrasound along with chest X-ray because the latter provides additional information on the airway, soft tissues, and bone structure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/23/4.htm
23 Nov 2016
Clarifying criteria for acute respiratory failure
The diagnosis of acute respiratory failure is one of those most commonly denied by payers, so understanding the current documentation criteria is crucial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/27/clarifying-criteria-for-acute-respiratory-failure.htm
27 Mar 2024
August 3, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/
SOAR score outperforms others for assessing nursing home-acquired pneumonia
A severity score based on systolic blood pressure, oxygenation, age and respiratory rate was best at predicting 30-day mortality rates and ICU admission in patients with nursing home-acquired pneumonia, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/15/2.htm
15 Dec 2010
January 18, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/
New risk score for in-hospital pneumonia after acute ischemic stroke
Researchers have developed a 34-point risk score to predict in-hospital pneumonia after acute ischemic stroke that appears to have better discrimination than older scores.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/20/3.htm
20 Mar 2013