Search results for "ICU utilization"
Admission to an ICU associated with lower 30-day mortality in STEMI patients
The retrospective study focused on patients who had marginal need for an ICU after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) but were admitted because they were treated at a hospital with a high ICU admission rate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/12/2.htm
12 Jun 2019
Cost of heart failure, pneumonia hospitalizations varies by hospital more than by patient
Researchers compared hospital payments for Medicare beneficiaries who were admitted for heart failure or pneumonia twice, once to a generally high-cost hospital and once to a low-cost hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/20/2.htm
20 Nov 2019
3 Wishes, penalties, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2020
COVID-19 and stroke, racial disparities; vaccine regulatory updates
Recent studies found that stroke risk in COVID-19 was highest in middle-aged patients, that higher death rates among Hispanic patients were linked to lower health care access, and that mild COVID-19 didn't lead to cardiac abnormalities. The FDA, NIH, and CDC updated their vaccine guidance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/03/1.htm
3 Nov 2021