Search results for "End-of-life care"
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
New end-of-life guidelines help physicians fill gap in patient care
Donald E. Casey Jr., FACP, discusses new end-of-life guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/qa.htm
15 Mar 2008
Recent Research
Beta-blockers and mortality in afib and sepsis, corticosteroids in CAP, dual versus triple antiplatelet therapy, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2015
3 Wishes, penalties, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2020
A doctor seeks ways to encourage earlier palliative care talks
Cross-discipline initiatives are key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/palliative.htm
15 Mar 2015
The debate over vitamin C for sepsis
Mixed trial results have stirred controversy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/the-debate-over-vitamin-c-for-sepsis.htm
15 May 2020
MKSAP quiz on COPD
Cases involving chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/mksap-COPD.htm
15 Apr 2016
Hospitalists weigh ethical, practical impacts of aid-in-dying laws
Early experience with California's End of Life Option Act highlights some of the challenges and concerns with allowing physicians to help seriously ill patients end their lives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/impacts-of-aid-in-dying-laws.htm
15 Jan 2018
‘No escalation of treatment’ orders common, often ambiguous, small study finds
Researchers interviewed 30 physicians at seven hospitals about “no escalation of treatment” designations and concluded that systems-level interventions to make these orders clearer and more consistent would be helpful.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/31/no-escalation-of-treatment-orders-common-often-ambiguous-small-study-finds.htm
31 Aug 2022
Better endings are possible
Patients need ideal medical care at the end of life, but they don't always get it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/06/palliative.htm
15 Jun 2010