Search results for "Sepsis"
Combination treatment including vitamin C does not appear to affect outcomes in sepsis
The VICTAS Trial found no increase in ventilator- or vasopressor-free days within 30 days in critically ill patients with sepsis who received vitamin C, thiamine, and hydrocortisone versus placebo.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/03/3.htm
3 Mar 2021
April 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/
Surviving Sepsis Campaign adopts Sepsis-3 definition
If physicians do not follow severe sepsis management measure definitions, a deficiency in the quality of care for severe sepsis management could be reported to the CDC and CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/coding.htm
15 Apr 2017
Study of Medicare claims finds good outcomes with hospital at home
Only 6.2% of Medicare fee-for-service patients who were hospitalized at home had to be escalated to another setting and 0.5% died during the admission, according to an analysis of 2022 to 2023 claims data. Their 30-day readmission rate was 15.6%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/10/study-of-medicare-claims-finds-good-outcomes-with-hospital-at-home.htm
10 Jan 2024
Sepsis often followed by cognitive and functional decline
Sepsis often followed by cognitive and functional decline
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/03/1.htm
3 Nov 2010
CDC publishes guidance on testing for flu, COVID-19, RSV
Patients being hospitalized with acute respiratory illness during flu season should be tested with the combined nucleic acid assay for influenza A/B/SARS-CoV-2, if possible, with repeat testing if the SARS-CoV-2 result is negative.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/free/cdc-publishes-guidance-on-testing-for-flu-covid-19-rsv.htm
20 Dec 2023
Speedy sepsis care, intubation after cardiac arrest, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2017
Sepsis scores perform poorly in COVID-19 patients, study finds
In the latest COVID-19 news, a retrospective analysis tested common inpatient risk scores using data from patients who presented to EDs early in the pandemic, and the FDA authorized additional boosters for older and immunocompromised patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/26/free/sepsis-scores-perform-poorly-in-covid-19-patients-study-finds.htm
26 Apr 2023
Sepsis cultures, resuscitation score, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2020
Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity
An elderly patient presented with confusion three days after a hospitalization for osteomyelitis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/12/free/cefepime-induced-neurotoxicity.htm
12 Jul 2023