Search results for "perioperative care"
April 26, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/26/
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about heart failure after noncardiac surgery, in-hospital PCI, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/journal.htm
15 Jun 2008
April 5, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/05/
Heart failure worsens outcomes in hip fracture surgery patients
Hip fracture surgery patients with preoperative heart failure had higher mortality rates, were more often discharged to a skilled facility, and had longer hospital lengths of stay, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/21/3.htm
21 Dec 2011
Cangrelor shows promise as bridging antiplatelet therapy in CABG patients
Among patients who discontinued thienopyridine therapy before cardiac surgery, those who used the investigational drug cangrelor had better maintenance of platelet inhibition than those who used placebo, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/25/5.htm
25 Jan 2012
Restrictive transfusion strategy as safe as liberal strategy after cardiac surgery
Model finds multimodal CT cost-effective to identify intra-arterial therapy candidates
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/20/3.htm
20 Oct 2010
Two models superior at predicting long ICU stay after cardiac surgery
FDA approves vaccines for next flu season
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/11/4.htm
11 Aug 2010
Beta-blockers underused before and after cardiac rhythm device procedures
1996 guidelines better than 2005 set for ICU patients with potentially resistant microorganisms
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/17/3.htm
17 Mar 2010
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
Drug may reduce transfusions but increase thrombosis in liver disease patients having elective invasive procedures
Eltrombopag, an oral thrombopoietin-receptor agonist, may reduce the need for platelet transfusions in patients with thrombocytopenia and chronic liver disease who are undergoing invasive elective procedures but is associated with an increased incidence of portal-vein thrombosis, according to a new industry-funded study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/29/3.htm
29 Aug 2012