Search results for "researchers"
Local rate of malpractice claims linked to admissions of low-risk patients with syncope
For every 1 in 100,000-person increase in the physician malpractice claims rate, there was an increase of 6.7% in the hospital admission rate among patients with lower-risk syncope, representing an estimated $102 million in extra costs, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/23/5.htm
23 Dec 2020
April 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/
Reversal of prior DNR orders common at readmission of recently hospitalized patients
In a recent study, about 45% of California patients readmitted within 30 days following an initial hospitalization with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders reversed their DNR preferences upon readmission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/09/3.htm
9 Dec 2020
Look over your hedges
Hedging, or using words in conversation that make meaning fuzzier, is unavoidable, but the resulting misunderstandings with patients and families can be reduced, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/23/look-over-your-hedges.htm
23 Aug 2023
Unconventional natural gas development, particularly fracking, associated with heart failure exacerbations
Three of four phases of unconventional natural gas development were associated with increased odds of hospitalization among patients with heart failure in an area of active development in Pennsylvania, a case-control study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/09/5.htm
9 Dec 2020
Antibiotics with extended anaerobic coverage didn't improve outcomes in aspiration pneumonia
Patients with aspiration pneumonia who received extended anaerobic coverage had no reduction in mortality risk and a significantly higher risk of Clostridioides difficile than those prescribed limited anaerobic coverage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/antibiotics-with-extended-anaerobic-coverage-didnt-improve-outcomes-in-aspiration-pneumonia.htm
28 Feb 2024
CAD testing associated with improved outcomes in new-onset heart failure
A retrospective cohort study found that risk for heart failure readmission or all-cause mortality was lower in patients hospitalized with new-onset heart failure who underwent coronary artery disease (CAD) testing within 90 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/cad-testing-associated-with-improved-outcomes-in-new-onset-heart-failure.htm
31 Jan 2024
NSF rare with newer gadolinium-based contrast agents, review finds
Researchers advised caution when using newer gadolinium-based contrast agents in patients with impaired kidney function and suggested that more research on nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is needed in this population.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/24/5.htm
24 Jun 2020
Sedation practices worsened during pandemic among patients without COVID-19
The percentage of mechanically ventilated patients treated with sustained deep sedation following intubation rose during the pandemic and did not improve after its peak, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/sedation-practices-worsened-during-pandemic-among-patients-without-covid-19.htm
24 Jan 2024
Heart failure may be missed despite frequent health care contacts before hospitalization
A Canadian cohort study found that patients with acute heart failure had more outpatient physician visits, hospitalizations for unrelated conditions, and ED visits before index hospitalization than those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or stable heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/18/3.htm
18 Nov 2020