Search results for "Cellulitis"
Many cellulitis hospitalizations may be unnecessary, meta-analysis finds
The mortality rate for hospitalized patients with cellulitis in U.S. studies was 0.5%. Worldwide, it averaged 1.1%, ranging from 0% to 2.9% in the studies included in the meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/3.htm
25 Jul 2018
Testing for cellulitis, opioid use recommendations, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2018
Tech talks offer a vision of the future
Computer advances, from artificial intelligence to interoperability, will significantly change hospitalist practice, two experts agreed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/tech-talks-offer-a-vision-of-the-future.htm
15 Jun 2018
MKSAP quiz on pressure ulcers and pain
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 17) on pressure ulcers and pain management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/mksap-quiz-on-pressure-ulcers-and-pain.htm
15 Jun 2018
Cases from Emory Division of Hospital Medicine
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus, histoplasmosis, Heyde's syndrome, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/brief-case-from-emory-division-of-hospital-medicine.htm
15 May 2018
Unnecessary blood tests and imaging common in cellulitis hospitalizations, study finds
Over two-thirds of patients with uncomplicated cellulitis received imaging, none of which would have been recommended by guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/11/2.htm
11 Apr 2018
Warning on pneumothorax with enteral access system
Details on the latest recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/fda-update-warning-on-pneumothorax-with-enteral-access-system.htm
15 Mar 2018
Advance care planning
Medicare began paying for advance care planning services in 2016 to encourage such conversations and compensate clinicians for the time spent having them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/coding-advance-care-planning.htm
15 Dec 2017
POCUS catches on
Credentialing and training hospitalists to use handheld ultrasounds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/pocus-catches-on.htm
15 Aug 2017
Rethinking cellulitis
Flaws in diagnosis, prescribing are common.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/rethinking-cellulitis.htm
15 Feb 2017