Search results for "Trauma"
Superior vena cava occlusion without malignancy
A patient with end-stage renal disease presented with one week of facial and left-arm edema.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/free/superior-vena-cava-occlusion-without-malignancy.htm
15 Mar 2023
CDC outlines treatment considerations for severe manifestations of mpox
A new report reviewed medical countermeasures and other treatment considerations for clinicians managing ocular infections, neurologic complications, myopericarditis, mucosal lesion complications, and uncontrolled viral spread in patients with mpox.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/free/cdc-outlines-treatment-considerations-for-severe-manifestations-of-mpox.htm
15 Mar 2023
Water purifier tied to nosocomial infections in cardiac surgery patients
A water purifier that removed chlorine from municipal water probably caused colonization of ice and water machines with Mycobacterium abscessus in part of an academic hospital, likely contributing to the deaths of three cardiac surgery patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/water-purifier-tied-to-nosocomial-infections-in-cardiac-surgery-patients.htm
8 Mar 2023
Over-the-counter test for flu, COVID-19 authorized
The FDA also approved albuterol and budesonide inhalation aerosol, the first combination of an inhaled corticosteroid and a short-acting beta-agonist for asthma, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/01/over-the-counter-test-for-flu-covid-19-authorized.htm
1 Mar 2023
Cases from the University of Massachusetts
Acute drug-induced pancytopenia, liver injury, anaplasmosis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/22/free/brief-case-from-the-university-of-massachusetts.htm
22 Feb 2023
Antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines often not followed after elective surgery
A retrospective cohort study of 521,091 inpatient surgeries at 825 U.S. hospitals found that vancomycin was the most frequently misused agent and its use was associated with increased rates of acute kidney injury.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/22/antimicrobial-prophylaxis-guidelines-often-not-followed-after-elective-surgery.htm
22 Feb 2023
Concrete thinking
An initial diagnosis of bilateral cellulitis leads to some digging and hard thinking.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/15/free/concrete-thinking.htm
15 Feb 2023
Transition clinic visit after ED discharge lowered odds of ED revisit, didn't change hospital admissions
The most common type of care provided by a newly established ED care transitions clinic in Chicago was wound care, and wound checks had a higher rate of appointment completion than clinical appointments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/15/transition-clinic-visit-after-ed-discharge-lowered-ed-revisits-didnt-change-hospital-admissions.htm
15 Feb 2023
Slashing superfluous labs
Experts offer their advice on getting over your love of daily labs to help patients and reduce costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/free/slashing-superfluous-labs.htm
1 Feb 2023
Tocilizumab approved for COVID-19
The FDA gave full approval to tocilizumab for adults with COVID-19 who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, noninvasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/tocilizumab-approved-for-covid-19.htm
25 Jan 2023