Search results for "Pulmonary disease"
COPD, heart failure, MI patients with marginal need for ICU had no better survival there
ICU admission was also associated with greater hospital costs for heart failure and acute myocardial infarction, but not chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to the retrospective study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/01/3.htm
1 Mar 2017
To home or SNF?
Few tools and competing incentives make discharge decisions challenging.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/to-home-or-snf.htm
15 Sep 2019
CV risks of flu, CAUTI protocol, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2020
Small pilot trial finds reduced costs but similar quality, safety with home hospital versus usual care
Home hospital care included home visits from nurses and physicians, IV medications, continuous monitoring, video communication, and point-of-care testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/14/4.htm
14 Feb 2018
Frozen hospitals powered through
When Uri hit Texas, hospitalists had to overcome novel challenges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/frozen-hospitals-powered-through.htm
15 Sep 2021
Noninvasive ventilation may benefit as first-line therapy in COPD
Mortality, intubation, and length of stay were all lower in patients who received noninvasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure secondary to an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/26/1.htm
26 Jul 2017
Severity criteria for categorizing COPD exacerbations validated as prognostic tool
Patients with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that was severe according to the recently proposed Rome criteria had about twice the risk of death within a year as those whose exacerbation was mild, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/severity-criteria-for-categorizing-copd-exacerbations-validated-as-prognostic-tool.htm
2 Aug 2023
Bringing the hospital home
Pilot projects are providing inpatient-level care in patients' homes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/bringing-the-hospital-home.htm
15 Mar 2020
Medicare bundled payments may not be effective for medical conditions
Costs for the five most common medical conditions in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative decreased similarly in hospitals that did or did not participate. Mortality and readmission rates were also similar.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/1.htm
25 Jul 2018
Long-term doxycycline may reduce exacerbations for some COPD patients
A randomized trial in the U.K. found that 12 months of doxycycline did not improve chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations overall versus placebo but may have reduced rates in patients with severe disease or lower blood eosinophil counts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/26/long-term-doxycycline-may-reduce-exacerbations-for-some-copd-patients.htm
26 Jul 2023