Search results for "Oncology"
Solving the schedule puzzle
A team of two hospitalists took over scheduling for their busy program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/29/solving-the-schedule-puzzle.htm
29 Nov 2023
Acute interstitial nephritis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Exercise vigilance for early diagnosis of this increasingly common complication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/free/acute-interstitial-nephritis-associated-with-immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-therapy.htm
11 Oct 2023
Drug shortages drag on
Almost all hospital pharmacists reported facing drug shortages in a recent survey, but there are some available solutions, one expert says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/04/free/drug-shortages-drag-on.htm
4 Oct 2023
New COVID-19 boosters, biosimilar for MS OK’ed
The FDA approved updated COVID-19 vaccines and the first-ever biosimilar for multiple sclerosis (MS), among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/04/new-covid-19-boosters-biosimilar-for-ms-oked.htm
4 Oct 2023
Early palliative care did not improve quality of life in cancer surgery patients
The trial randomly assigned participants scheduled for intra-abdominal cancer operations to receive either usual care or an intervention including preoperative consultation with palliative care specialists and postoperative inpatient and outpatient palliative care follow-up for 90 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/24/early-palliative-care-did-not-improve-quality-of-life-in-cancer-surgery-patients.htm
24 May 2023
Taming nausea
Learn how to choose effective nausea treatments, including one you can keep in your coat pocket.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/19/taming-nausea.htm
19 Apr 2023
Computer points out patients who need a visit
Nurses check with a machine learning program every six hours to identify ward patients at risk of death or ICU admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/05/computer-points-out-patients-who-need-a-visit.htm
5 Apr 2023
Hospitalist comanagement at cancer hospital reduced length of stay
Oncologists who worked on a team with hospitalists also reported less stress and a better ability to manage competing responsibilities than those staffing a traditional oncology service, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/hospitalist-comanagement-at-cancer-hospital-reduced-length-of-stay.htm
15 Mar 2023
Restrictive postop opioid protocols associated with changes in opioid prescribing, chronic use
Opioids prescribed after surgery and rates of conversion to long-term therapy decreased after a protocol limiting postop opioid prescriptions to three days or fewer was implemented at a tertiary care cancer center.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/restrictive-postop-opioid-protocols-associated-with-changes-in-opioid-prescribing-chronic-use.htm
11 Jan 2023
Hospitalist service successfully performed bone marrow aspiration and biopsies
A hospitalist procedure service at a tertiary care center provided 432 bone marrow aspiration and biopsies in 2016 to 2021, only 46 of which were unsuccessful and required referral for CT guidance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/free/hospitalist-service-successfully-performed-bone-marrow-aspiration-and-biopsies.htm
26 Oct 2022