Search results for "Perioperative care"
Adding vancomycin to cefazolin didn't reduce infections among arthroplasty patients
Cefazolin plus vancomycin did not lead to lower surgical-site infection rates compared with cefazolin plus placebo in patients getting knee, hip, or shoulder replacement surgery, a randomized trial in Australia found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/25/free/adding-vancomycin-to-cefazolin-didnt-reduce-infections-among-arthroplasty-patients.htm
25 Oct 2023
Improving Indian Health Service hospitals
Agency strives to ensure safety, coordinate quality initiatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/ihs.htm
15 Apr 2017
Protocol for dabigatran management avoids bridging, showed low risk of bleeding
A protocol for perioperative management of dabigatran resulted in few bleeding or thromboembolic complications, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/20/4.htm
20 May 2015
Antiplatelet, anticoagulation meds raise bleeding risk with cardiac device implantation
Kidney decline associated with higher mortality in patients with acute severe hypertension
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/19/3.htm
19 May 2010
Recommendations on preventing surgical-site infections updated
The latest recommendations from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America lowered the recommended postoperative target glucose level from less than 180 mg/dL to between 110 and 150 mg/dL, among other changes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/10/recommendations-on-preventing-surgical-site-infections-updated.htm
10 May 2023
Guidance on perioperative antiplatelet management in stent patients lacking, review finds
For patients with stents undergoing noncardiac surgery, most recommendations on perioperative antiplatelet therapy are based on expert opinions that don't always agree, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/21/3.htm
21 Aug 2013
Low-value preop screening frequently led to additional low-value care, study finds
Chest X-rays and EKGs of low-risk patients before low- or intermediate-risk surgery were followed by high rates of repeat tests, follow-up imaging, and follow-up visits, according to a retrospective analysis of Veterans Health Administration data.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/low-value-preop-screening-frequently-led-to-additional-low-value-care.htm
27 Apr 2022
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The February issue of ACP Hospitalist is online. Featured stories examine the best use of ICU beds, how to teach residents to lead, and perioperative care of cancer patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/27/6.htm
27 Feb 2013
Use of preoperative cardiac testing varies problematically, can be changed, review finds
Patients who were older or had more comorbidities were more likely to get preoperative cardiac testing, but so were those seen by a preoperative clinic or a cardiologist rather than in primary care, according to a systematic review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/27/use-of-preoperative-cardiac-testing-varies-problematically-can-be-changed-review-finds.htm
27 Sep 2023
Sedative premedication before surgery may not improve patient experience, outcomes
Patients who receive sedative premedication with lorazepam before elective surgery involving general anesthesia may not benefit, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/11/4.htm
11 Mar 2015