Search results for "Stroke"
February 15, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/15/
September 13, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/13/
Focused guideline update addresses endovascular treatment for early management of acute ischemic stroke
A new guideline update from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association describes when to use endovascular therapy for stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/08/2.htm
8 Jul 2015
February 16, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/
30-day readmission rates for stroke highest among those with intracerebral hemorrhage
Readmissions after stroke decreased an average of 3.3% annually from 2010 to 2014, and 30-day readmission risk was significantly higher in patients who were discharged from nonteaching hospitals with high numbers of stroke discharges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/22/2.htm
22 Aug 2018
April 20, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/
Alteplase treatment associated with slightly improved long-term survival after ischemic stroke
Patients randomized to alteplase in addition to standard care had a significantly higher mortality rate during the first 7 days after treatment, but a significantly lower risk of death between 8 days and 3 years after treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/27/4.htm
27 Jul 2016
Catching postop problems
An expert offers tips on dealing with postoperative fever, urinary retention, nausea and vomiting, acute kidney injury, and atrial fibrillation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/catching-postop-problems.htm
22 Nov 2023
Thrombectomy after stroke reduced length of stay, increased chance of living at home
A new analysis of a prior trial found that endovascular thrombectomy for ischemic stroke reduced length of hospital stay by a median of 2.6 days, a 29% reduction compared to medical therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/17/4.htm
17 Jul 2019
Strokes in COVID-19
Learn what experts and the evidence have found so far.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/strokes-in-covid-19.htm
15 Aug 2020