Search results for "Ethics"
Earlier renal replacement therapy didn't provide benefit for patients with sepsis and AKI
The trial was stopped for futility after it found that providing renal replacement therapy within 12 hours of documented severe acute kidney injury (AKI) did not reduce 90-day mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/17/4.htm
17 Oct 2018
Balanced crystalloids vs. saline, antibiotic stewardship, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2018
Bundle compliance increased, mortality decreased under New York sepsis regulations
Under “Rory's Regulations,” use of the three-hour bundle for severe sepsis and septic shock increased from 53.4% to 64.7%, while six-hour bundle compliance increased from 23.9% to 30.8%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/12/1.htm
12 Sep 2018
Tough times for hospital finances
After a rough year, execs are looking for ways to get out of the red in 2023. They offered ideas on how hospitalists can help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/free/tough-times-for-hospital-finances.htm
25 Jan 2023
Top Docs
Our call for nominations last spring yielded an impressive number of nominees, from which our editorial board selected the ten featured here. These physicians have done admirable work in patient rounding, resident education, technology, workload balance, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/coverstory.htm
15 Nov 2013
Deciding when patients can't
End-of-life considerations for incapacitated patients without surrogates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/end-of-life.htm
15 Aug 2007
QI efforts to enhance communication with very ill can affect outcomes, analysis finds
Quality improvement (QI) interventions to improve communication with very sick patients are effective at reducing length of stay in the ICU and the use of nonbeneficial aggressive treatment, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/07/2.htm
7 Nov 2012
Improving the patient experience by focusing on spiritual care
Hospitalists can identify needs, collaborate with chaplains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/spiritual-care.htm
15 Jun 2016
Palliative care guidelines updated with increased focus on collaboration, communication
The guidelines from the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care focus on two main concepts: that palliative care is inclusive of all people with serious illness and that timely consideration of palliative care is the responsibility of all who care for the seriously ill.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/07/4.htm
7 Nov 2018
You are a role model
When academic hospitalists observe their peers behaving unprofessionally, chances are residents and students are seeing the same thing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/qarole.htm
15 Oct 2012