Search results for "Sepsis"
Routine blood cultures at ICU admission may help increase detection of bloodstream infections
A before-after study in the Netherlands found that obtaining a single set of blood cultures at ICU admission in all patients increased detection of bloodstream infections as well as the proportion of patients with contaminated blood cultures without increasing vancomycin use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/18/4.htm
18 Nov 2020
EVALI, rapid response, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2020
Hospitalization rates for sepsis, septicemia have risen in U.S., CDC reports
Rates of hospitalization for sepsis and septicemia more than doubled from 2000 through 2008, according to a new data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/29/1.htm
29 Jun 2011
April 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/
Study affirms recommendations to collect blood cultures before initiating antimicrobial therapy for sepsis
Although early treatment is key in sepsis management, obtaining blood cultures after initiation of empirical antimicrobial treatment reduces culture sensitivity, a diagnostic study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/18/2.htm
18 Sep 2019
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
New-onset afib in sepsis related to sepsis risk factors, review finds
Corticosteroid use, right-heart catheterization, fungal infection, vasopressor use, and a mean arterial pressure target of 80 to 85 mm Hg were associated with a greater than 50% increase in atrial fibrillation risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/12/1.htm
12 Dec 2018
January 19, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/
CMS sepsis bundle may not improve survival, review finds
The authors expressed concern that basing hospital accreditation and reimbursement on use of SEP-1 interventions for all septic patients will transform unproven practices into universal care and potentially harm patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/28/3.htm
28 Feb 2018
August 2016
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/08/