Search results for "Clostridium difficile"
Antibiotic regimens differ in associated risk of AKI in critically ill patients
Vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam were associated with a higher risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) than either vancomycin and cefepime or vancomycin and meropenem in ICU patients, particularly at longer durations and in those with normal kidney function on admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/19/antibiotic-regimens-differ-in-associated-risk-of-aki-in-critically-ill-patients.htm
19 Apr 2023
OPAT has similar safety, lower costs versus inpatient antibiotic therapy
Patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) after hospitalization for bacterial infection had 90-day adverse event rates of 35.6% compared to 39.0% in those who stayed in the hospital for parenteral antimicrobial therapy, a retrospective Canadian study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/opat-has-similar-safety-lower-costs-versus-inpatient-antibiotic-therapy.htm
27 Apr 2022
Postop deaths, sepsis projects
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2020
Multidrug resistance
The latest edition of ICD-10 includes new codes for antibiotic resistance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/coding-corner-multidrug-resistance.htm
15 Feb 2020
coding corner 8 ACP Hospitalist • February 2020 For ...
coli and Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile. The incidence of MDR tuberculosis infection is rapidly increasing and particularly worrisome because many strains are resistant to all known antitubercular drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/acph-202002-coding-corner-multidrug-resistance_t2.pdf
30 Jan 2020
coding corner 8 ACP Hospitalist • February 2020 For ...
coli and Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile. The incidence of MDR tuberculosis infection is rapidly increasing and particularly worrisome because many strains are resistant to all known antitubercular drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/acph-202002-coding-corner-multidrug-resistance_t1.pdf
30 Jan 2020
Experts share stewardship successes, priorities
An executive vice president from The Joint Commission offers an update.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/qa-experts-share-stewardship-successes-priorities.htm
15 Dec 2019
Sodium excretion, postop antibiotics, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2019
Sepsis improvement efforts have reduced mortality, two studies find
One study compared sepsis mortality in New York and other states after implementation of mandated reporting, while another showed the effects of one hospital's efforts to comply with CMS performance measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/24/3.htm
24 Jul 2019
Heart failure risk score, step-down therapy
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2019