Search results for "Addiction"
Finding a better way to handle inpatient substance use
Many addiction medicine clinicians don't know whether their institutions have policies for responding to suspected substance use during a hospitalization, and those that do often disagree with them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/free/finding-a-better-way-to-handle-inpatient-substance-use.htm
15 Nov 2023
Care disparities, barriers common in homeless patients hospitalized for acute MI
Coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and coronary artery bypass grafting were done less frequently in homeless patients, and homeless patients who did undergo PCI were more likely to receive bare-metal stents, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/25/4.htm
25 Mar 2020
Breaking the cycle: Changing how we deal with addiction
A hospitalist gained insight from a neuroscience journalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/perspectives-breaking-the-cycle-changing-how-we-deal-with-addiction.htm
15 Jul 2020
ACP, other groups focus on effects of the pandemic
Recent papers addressed how to treat strokes and addiction during a pandemic, and ACP issued statements supporting physicians who bring their own personal protective equipment or speak out about unsafe conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/08/2.htm
8 Apr 2020
Genetic test for opioid disorder risk approved
The new test is to be used prior to patients' first exposure to oral opioids for the treatment of acute pain. Other recent FDA actions include a recall of overly potent IV drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/genetic-test-for-opioid-disorder-risk-approved.htm
7 Feb 2024
Study finds race, gender disparities in detection of substance use disorders in inpatients
Detection of alcohol use disorder was more likely among male compared to female patients and among White patients compared to Hispanic and Black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/04/3.htm
4 Nov 2020
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May 18, 2022
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Hospitalizations, heart valve surgeries for drug-associated infective endocarditis increase
From 2007 to 2017, annual hospitalizations for drug use-associated infective endocarditis increased by about 12-fold in one state, with opioids implicated in nearly two-thirds of cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/05/2.htm
5 Dec 2018
Addiction medicine consults associated with lower postdischarge mortality
A recent study found that patients referred to an inpatient addiction medicine consultation service had significant reductions in 90-day mortality and seven-day hospital readmissions but a significant increase in 30-day ED visits compared to controls with substance use disorder.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/02/addiction-medicine-consults-associated-with-lower-postdischarge-mortality.htm
2 Feb 2022