Search results for "Polypharmacy"
American Heart Association issues scientific statement on cardiogenic shock in older adults
The statement provides suggestions for clinical practice, highlighting the crucial role of individualized risk assessment, an interdisciplinary approach, and patient-centered decision making in the management of cardiogenic shock among older adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/american-heart-association-issues-scientific-statement-on-cardiogenic-shock-in-older-adults.htm
6 Mar 2024
From hospital to overdose
Patients on long-term opioid therapy face increased risk of overdose after discharge. What can hospitalists do to help?
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/from-hospital-to-overdose.htm
15 Mar 2023
Counting lives saved
Commonly used tallies of medical errors may dramatically overestimate their toll.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/counting-lives-saved-issues-with-medical-errors.htm
15 Jul 2021
Tailor treatment for asymptomatic inpatient hypertension
An expert warns hospitalists against overprescribing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/tailor-treatment-for-asymptomatic-inpatient-hypertension.htm
15 Jan 2021
Tramadol, gabapentinoids, and opioids
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2019
Duty hours, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2019
Tramadol, gabapentinoids associated with problematic opioid use in hospitalized patients, studies find
One study found that postop tramadol is associated with slightly higher risk of later opioid use versus other short-acting opioids, while another found that gabapentinoids are commonly given off-label in the hospital, sometimes with opioids and benzodiazepines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/22/2.htm
22 May 2019
More medications in advanced life-limiting illness can lower quality of life, increase symptom burden
Polypharmacy may be particularly burdensome near the end of life as patients accumulate medications to treat and prevent multiple diseases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/13/4.htm
13 Feb 2019
Med rec can help curb ‘epidemic’ of adverse drug events
The problem affects 5% to 40% of hospitalized patients and 12% to 17% in the 30 days after discharge, an expert said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/med-rec-can-help-curb-epidemic-of-adverse-drug-events.htm
15 Jul 2018
A prescription for medication errors
A simplified approach to medication adherence could lead to better outcomes, according to two physicians who propose steps for clinicians and the health care system to prevent adverse medication events.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/perspectives-prescription-for-medication-errors.htm
15 Mar 2018