Search results for "Ultrasound"
December 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/
May 2016
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/
July 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/
August 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/
POCUS increased safety of paracentesis in patients with ascites, trainee study finds
Use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) before paracentesis significantly changed the needle insertion location in two-thirds of studied cases, and six procedures were cancelled based on POCUS findings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/11/3.htm
11 Aug 2021
January 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/
June 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/
Complications rare but potentially serious after pleural procedures
A narrative review looked at complications related to thoracocentesis, intercostal drains, indwelling pleural catheters, and local anesthetic thoracoscopy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/15/3.htm
15 Dec 2021
July 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/
Prediction rules for endocarditis in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia compared
In a Dutch study, one score (the VISTRA score) was considered safe for excluding endocarditis but could increase procedure use by classifying more patients as high risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/28/4.htm
28 Jul 2021