Search results for "Highlights"
Study finds high burnout among ACP members
Well-Being Champions are analyzing burnout and working on solutions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/qa-study-finds-high-burnout-among-acp-members.htm
15 Jan 2021
January issue highlights inequities in renal care
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and in the mail, with coverage of race in estimated glomerular filtration rate, dialysis access for undocumented patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/13/6.htm
13 Jan 2021
Latest COVID-19 research looks at tocilizumab, remdesivir, tracheostomy, readmissions
A living systematic review still didn't find benefit from remdesivir or tocilizumab, but new trials supported their use. Delaying tracheostomy may not help patients or clinicians, another study found, and the first 10 days carry increased readmission risk for COVID-19 patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/23/1.htm
23 Dec 2020
Machine learning approach estimated individual treatment effect of steroids in septic shock
Researchers used individual-patient data from four trials on corticosteroid supplementation in adults with septic shock to model the individual treatment effect, with the machine learning-derived individualized treatment strategy yielding a positive net mortality benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/16/4.htm
16 Dec 2020
Private equity and hospitals
Experts and research look at effects of health care investing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/private-equity-and-hospitals.htm
15 Dec 2020
More diuretics and more tips on heart failure
Optimize prescribing during and after heart failure hospitalization to improve care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/more-diuretics-and-more-tips-on-heart-failure.htm
15 Dec 2020
Bundling consent in the ICU
Residents frequently use these bundles but report doubts about their validity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/qa-bundling-consent-in-the-icu.htm
15 Dec 2020
Tap water avoidance reduced infections
A hospital found nontuberculous Mycobacteria in some of its water sources.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/success-story-tap-water-avoidance-reduced-infections.htm
15 Dec 2020
Stories of the pandemic from ACP Hospitalist and our readers
The special pandemic-focused November ACP Hospitalist is now online and in the mail, with in-depth reporting from COVID-19 hotspots and essays and poems crafted by our readers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/18/2.htm
18 Nov 2020
Pulmonary rehab, thiamine for sepsis, and more
Recent summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2020