Search results for "Recruitment"
Alteplase no better than aspirin for mild, nondisabling stroke, study finds
The study was terminated early due to low patient recruitment, but it provides evidence that alteplase does not provide significant benefit in mild, nondisabling strokes, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/18/2.htm
18 Jul 2018
Baking hospitalist training into residency
Although half of large internal medicine residency programs offer hospitalist-focused rotations, there are no standards for their structure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/baking-hospitalist-training-into-residency.htm
15 Aug 2018
Estimates of ICU benefit differ among critical care physicians
Decisions about ICU care may be tied to bed availability, family presence, and patient age, one study found, while another revealed wide variation among states in ICU admissions for Medicare patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/17/1.htm
17 Oct 2018
Switch to advanced practice providers plus telemedicine for ED coverage yields benefits at some rural hospitals
Critical access hospitals that stopped requiring local physician backup in their EDs reported cost savings and better clinician recruitment and retention, a survey of rural facilities' staff found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/12/3.htm
12 Dec 2018
Tool for PE, heart failure drugs
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2019
Rural telemedicine, staffing model
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2019
Eosinophil-guided therapy appears noninferior to standard care for COPD exacerbations, small trial indicates
Patients in the eosinophil-guided group received 37.5 mg of oral prednisolone daily for up to four days when they had a blood eosinophil count of 0.3 × 109 cells/L or higher but received no prednisolone on days when the eosinophil count did not meet this threshold.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/05/4.htm
5 Jun 2019
Flexible visitation, ICU diaries have little effect on delirium, PTSD
Allowing ICU visits for up to 12 hours per day did not affect delirium rates versus 4.5 hours or less per day, and ICU diaries completed by family members and clinicians didn't reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) compared with usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/24/4.htm
24 Jul 2019
Prone positioning, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation may help improve outcomes in moderate to severe ARDS
A systematic review and network meta-analysis compared and ranked therapeutic strategies in adults with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) to determine which were associated with reduced mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/07/4.htm
7 Aug 2019
Meet Our 2019 Top Hospitalists
The 2019 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/meet-our-top-hospitalists-2019.htm
15 Nov 2019