Search results for "Smoking cessation"
Pulmonary rehabilitation within 90 days of discharge for COPD linked to lower mortality
Although an analysis of Medicare fee-for-service data from 2014 found significant benefits to pulmonary rehab within 90 days of discharge after a hospitalization for COPD, it also revealed that only 1.5% of studied patients received this care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/6.htm
20 May 2020
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February 14, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
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Most older patients who smoke do not use prescription medications to quit after MI, study finds
Factors associated with use of bupropion or varenicline after myocardial infarction (MI) included age younger than 75 years, presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or peripheral arterial disease, female sex, and in-hospital revascularization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/26/2.htm
26 Jul 2017
Inpatients more likely to receive nicotine replacement therapy when hospitalists involved
Hospitalists were more likely to provide tobacco cessation counseling to patients who were discharged home and had a minor severity of illness compared to higher-acuity patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/24/4.htm
24 Oct 2018
Even the smallest steps can bring big changes
A physician offers tips on how hospitalists can make more use of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/07/free/even-the-smallest-steps-can-bring-big-changes.htm
7 Jun 2023
ACC and AHA update performance measures for STEMI and NSTEMI
The update has 17 performance measures, including four new ones, and seven quality measures, all of them new.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/27/2.htm
27 Sep 2017
Both healthy and tasty?
Nutrition experts weigh in on the latest trends in inpatient eating, from fast-food delivery to veganism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/22/both-healthy-and-tasty.htm
22 Feb 2023
Nicotine replacement during surgical hospitalization not associated with adverse outcomes
An observational study found no difference in complications, mortality, and readmissions between patients who had received nicotine replacement therapy within two days of major surgery and those who hadn't.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/11/1.htm
11 Dec 2019
CV risks of flu, CAUTI protocol, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2020