Search results for "researchers"
November 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/
Thiamine not associated with improved mortality in septic shock
In a retrospective observational study of more than 68,000 patients in Japan, the 28-day mortality rate was 19.2% in those who received thiamine soon after hospital admission versus 17.8% in those who did not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/4.htm
20 May 2020
November 2008
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/
Latest COVID-19 research focuses on another drug, racial disparities, early infections
A Brazilian trial found benefit from tofacitinib in hospitalized patients, while a study of Medicare patients showed racial disparities might stem from differences between hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/23/1.htm
23 Jun 2021
Palliative care consults by default did not affect inpatient length of stay
Implementation of a default, opt-out palliative care consultation intervention for older hospital patients with advanced chronic illnesses did increase consult rates from 16.6% to 43.9% and significantly increased odds of discharge to hospice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/palliative-care-consults-by-default-did-not-affect-inpatient-length-of-stay.htm
24 Jan 2024
January 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/
Pandemic pressures on journal publishing
Christine Laine, MD, MPH, FACP, Editor in Chief of Annals of Internal Medicine, recently talked to ACP Hospitalist about how COVID-19 has affected medical journals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/3.htm
20 May 2020
Modified rapid response system could help patients with limited English proficiency
An initiative at one U.S. academic medical center that used automated early warning scores and integrated interpreters into the rapid response system was associated with a decrease in average monthly mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/modified-rapid-response-system-could-help-patients-with-limited-english-proficiency.htm
28 Feb 2024
Greater SBP reduction linked to better outcomes after thrombolysis for stroke
Analyses of the ENCHANTED trial found that in the day after stroke symptom onset, every 10-mm Hg drop in systolic blood pressure (SBP) (down to as low as 110 to 120 mm Hg) was associated with a 20% decrease in the odds of unfavorable functional status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/03/3.htm
3 Nov 2021
August 31, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/31/