Search results for "Resuscitation"
Meta-analyses results don't support hydroxyethyl starch in critically ill
Hydroxyethyl starch for fluid resuscitation fared poorly in two recent meta-analyses involving critically ill patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/27/3.htm
27 Feb 2013
Code status discussions sometimes difficult, but necessary
Understanding individual preferences about code status is critical to delivering the care patients want. Still, code discussions between doctors and patients don't always happen when they should, or at all. A 2008 study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that only 10% of patients in six university-based hospitals had documented code discussions within 24 hours of admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/status.htm
15 Oct 2009
December 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/
Treating the consequences of alcoholism: pancreatitis and hepatitis
There are 3 causes of pancreatitis, according to William Sanchez, MD: “alcohol, biliary, and I don't know.” However, if the answer is “I don't know,” you should probably check the alcohol history again.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/06/2.htm
6 May 2015
Point-of-care ultrasound—Part 1
Three documentation components are required for reimbursement of POCUS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/coding-corner-point-of-care-ultrasound-part-1.htm
15 Mar 2020
Letter from the Editor
This issue features stories on resuscitation, rapid response teams, and leading a hospitalist program, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/lfe.htm
15 Dec 2012
Recent Research
Side effects of statins, ACE inhibitors and in-hospital outcomes for CABG, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2012
End of life in the ICU
Outcomes, whether life or death, should better reflect goals and values of patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/end-of-life-ICU.htm
15 Jan 2016
Better handoffs
Hospitalists explore new tech and face-to-face strategies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/improving-handoffs.htm
15 Dec 2016
Early epinephrine in cardiac arrest with non-shockable rhythm associated with better survival
Earlier administration of epinephrine for inpatients with non-shockable cardiac arrest increases the chances that spontaneous circulation will return and the patients will survive to discharge, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/04/4.htm
4 Jun 2014