Search results for "Catheters"
Updated warnings on fluoroquinolones, new diabetes drug approved
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/fda.htm
15 Oct 2016
Hospitalists' PICC practices, knowledge need to be improved
Hospitalists prefer peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) to central venous catheters but don't always employ safe practices in their use, a new survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/03/2.htm
3 Apr 2013
February 8, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/
Therapeutic hypothermia, HAI network, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2020
Central catheters play big role in postoperative DVT
Efforts to prevent postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) should focus on limiting the use and duration of use of central catheters, and possibly increasing the use of anticoagulation with the catheters, authors of a new study concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/24/3.htm
24 Aug 2011
May 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/
Antibiotics given at time of urinary catheter removal lowered UTI risk
Patients who received antibiotics at the time of urinary catheter removal were less likely to get a urinary tract infection (UTI) than those who got no antibiotics, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/19/3.htm
19 Jun 2013
Take a bite out of HAP
Brushing teeth reduces hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) risk, and changes are needed to make this simple practice happen more regularly in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/free/take-a-bite-out-of-hap.htm
6 Mar 2024
Continuing warfarin safer than bridging before catheter ablation
In patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation, continuing warfarin reduced the risk of periprocedural stroke and bleeding events, compared to bridging with low-molecular-weight heparin, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/30/3.htm
30 Apr 2014
Complications appear common with CVC placement
Of 1,000 patients with a central venous catheter (CVC) for three days, 30.2 would develop at least one serious complication, including arterial cannulation, pneumothorax, infection, or deep venous thrombosis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/13/complications-appear-common-with-cvc-placement.htm
13 Mar 2024