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ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/
More restrictive blood transfusion rates may be better for upper GI bleeds
A blood transfusion threshold of 7 g/dL of hemoglobin significantly improved outcomes in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding compared to 9 g/dL, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/09/1.htm
9 Jan 2013
Babesiosis
An older patient with multiple comorbidities presented with headaches, fevers, myalgias, arthralgias, and some loss of balance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/free/babesiosis.htm
20 Dec 2023
Antiplatelet therapy linked to increased risk of post-pleural procedure bleeding
Although patients on antiplatelet therapy were at increased risk of bleeding, including serious bleeding, during the 24 hours following a bedside pleural procedure compared with controls, rates of bleeding and severe bleeding were low, a French study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/16/2.htm
16 Dec 2020
January 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/
Continuous hydrocortisone did not reduce mortality from septic shock
Some secondary outcomes were better among patients receiving a continuous infusion of hydrocortisone than those on placebo, including risk of blood transfusion and time to resolution of shock.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/24/3.htm
24 Jan 2018
Conserving blood: How hospitals are reducing blood transfusion rates
How hospitals are reducing blood transfusion rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/transfusion.htm
15 Oct 2008
No significant difference in outcomes with liberal, restrictive transfusion in acute MI
In a randomized trial of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, a hemoglobin cutoff below 10 g/dL for transfusion was associated with an insignificant reduction in risk of MI or death at 30 days versus a cutoff of 7 or 8 g/dL.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/no-significant-difference-in-outcomes-with-liberal-restrictive-transfusion-in-acute-mi.htm
15 Nov 2023
Infection, other factors may increase risk for VTE hospitalization
Infection, treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, and blood transfusion may increase risk for hospitalization due to venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/04/11/2.htm
11 Apr 2012
Clinicians can use lower hemoglobin threshold for transfusion after hip fracture
A lower hemoglobin threshold for blood transfusion after hip fracture surgery yielded similar outcomes as a more liberal threshold in older patients at high risk of cardiac disease, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/21/2.htm
21 Dec 2011