Search results for "Trends"
Illicitly manufactured fentanyls involved in increasing number of U.S. overdose deaths
From July 2019 to December 2020, sharp increases were seen in deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls in midwestern (33.1%), southern (64.7%), and western (93.9%) jurisdictions, federal data indicate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/22/4.htm
22 Dec 2021
Internship's depression-inducing effects improved from 2007 to 2019
Medical interns reported increases in sleep hours, quality of faculty feedback, and use of mental health services, as well as a decrease in work hours, all of which might be mitigating internship's adverse effects on mental health.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/17/1.htm
17 Nov 2021
Preventing readmissions, VTEs, and more
The new year will bring a new ACP Hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Nov 2021
Surging methamphetamine-related hospitalizations
Methamphetamine's effects on the heart are hitting hospitals, and physicians' help is needed to tackle the rise of this addictive drug.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/surging-methamphetamine-related-hospitalizations.htm
15 Nov 2021
Latest studies look at ECMO, prone positioning, antibodies, remdesivir
Mortality rates have risen among patients getting extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for COVID-19, one study found, while two others offered more evidence of the benefits of proning. Additional new research supported the use of monoclonal antibodies and remdesivir.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/06/1.htm
6 Oct 2021
The inpatient vs. observation dilemma
A bundle of interventions decreased use of observation status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/success-story-inpatient-versus-observation.htm
15 Sep 2021
New COVID-19 treatment recommendations, data on vaccines and delta variant
The NIH updated its recommendations on inpatient treatment to address medication availability, metoprolol showed promise in a small ICU study, and new research highlighted decreased vaccine effectiveness and increased illness severity with the delta variant.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/1.htm
1 Sep 2021
Racial, ethnic disparities persist in U.S. health care access, spending
Recent studies looked at differences by race and ethnicity in health status and health care access as well as health care spending over time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/4.htm
25 Aug 2021
Care coordination program linked to reduced readmission rates in large health system
A study of 21 hospitals in an integrated health system in California found that a postdischarge intervention targeted at patients at 25% or higher predicted risk of 30-day readmission or mortality was associated with decreased rates of readmission, but not mortality, in the 30 days after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/18/4.htm
18 Aug 2021
Meth-associated HF hospitalizations, costs rose sharply in recent years
From 2008 to 2018 in California, hospitalizations for methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy/heart failure (HF) increased by 585%, leading study authors to call for a “public health and clinical care response campaign to combat this multifaceted, fast-moving epidemic.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/21/4.htm
21 Jul 2021