Search results for "Intensive care"
Guarding against CAUTI
Are efforts to fight catheter-associated urinary tract infections worth the cost?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/CAUTI.htm
15 May 2015
Postoperative function, hip fracture, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2018
Inpatients face risk of long-term medications being discontinued
Patients taking medication for chronic diseases risk those prescriptions being discontinued when they are hospitalized, especially if they are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/31/3.htm
31 Aug 2011
SMRT-CO predicts early ICU transfer in CAP patients
The SMRT-CO score outperformed the CURB-65 as a method for predicting which pneumonia patients will require early transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/09/3.htm
9 Nov 2011
Hospitalist mentorship, heart failure prediction
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2018
Surviving Sepsis Campaign releases updated guidelines for hospitalized adults
Topics covered among the 93 recommendations include screening and early treatment of sepsis, hemodynamic management, ventilation, additional therapies, and long-term outcomes and goals of care. Changes include which sepsis risk scores are recommended.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/20/2.htm
20 Oct 2021
Too many or too few: Who belongs in the ICU?
Some experts are starting to question how the nation's critical care beds are being used.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/coverstory.htm
15 Feb 2013
Alcohol detox: To admit or not?
Protocols can help simplify decision on admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/08/detox.htm
15 Aug 2014
Don't overlook obesity hypoventilation syndrome
The American Thoracic Society recently offered data and a guideline on obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/dont-overlook-obesity-hypoventilation-syndrome.htm
15 Sep 2019
COPD education, gender of leaders, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2020