Search results for "Secondary prevention"
Guidelines offer 28 recommendations for initial management, secondary prevention of DVT and PE
Among other recommendations, the new guidelines from the American Society of Hematology suggest offering home treatment to low-risk patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/21/3.htm
21 Oct 2020
Timing of stroke treatment, preventive therapies presented at stroke meeting
Mostly disappointing results on transfers for thrombectomy, delayed use of thrombolysis plus thrombectomy or tenecteplase, and anticoagulation for secondary prevention after cryptogenic stroke were reported at the International Stroke Conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/timing-of-stroke-treatment-preventive-therapies-presented-at-stroke-meeting.htm
14 Feb 2024
February 14, 2024
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/
Hospital performance on one stroke quality measure may predict performance on others
Hospitals that performed well on one of four indicators—carotid imaging, antithrombolytic therapy, treatment in a stroke unit, or discharge to inpatient rehabilitation—tended to also perform well on the other three, and the reverse was also true, with poor performance on one predicting poor performance on the others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/09/4.htm
9 Dec 2020
Nearly 12% of inpatients with influenza had acute cardiovascular events, CDC study finds
Adult patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza who experienced acute cardiovascular events had a median length of stay of five days, with 31% admitted to the ICU, 14% requiring mechanical ventilation, and 7% dying in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/26/4.htm
26 Aug 2020
Short-term dual antiplatelet therapy underused after mild stroke, study finds
While prescriptions of dual antiplatelet therapy after mild noncardioembolic stroke increased from 25.7% in 2010 to 52.8% in 2022 in 168 Florida hospitals, underuse remained common, especially in women and non-Hispanic Black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/13/short-term-dual-antiplatelet-therapy-underused-after-mild-stroke-study-finds.htm
13 Sep 2023
Stroke transitional care model not effective in real-world practice
The primary outcome, functional status at 90 days, did not differ in acute stroke patients assigned to receive transitional care management and those assigned to usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/10/5.htm
10 Jun 2020
CV risks of flu, CAUTI protocol, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2020
COPD meds, endocarditis, and more
Recent research from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2021
AHA updates recommendations on clinical use of fish oil to prevent cardiovascular events
The group continues to suggest that supplementation is reasonable for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients with a recent CHD event and added a new recommendation for patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular function.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/22/4.htm
22 Mar 2017