Search results for "Cancer"
Sepsis and other inpatient emergencies
An intensivist offered hot tips for hospitalists during a precourse at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/sepsis-and-other-inpatient-emergencies.htm
24 Apr 2024
1 in 4 patients with malignant pleural effusion readmitted within a month
A retrospective cohort study found that the risk of readmission was increased among patients who were only treated with thoracentesis, as well as those who were on Medicaid or discharged to a nursing home or home health.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/02/4.htm
2 Oct 2019
Expert Analysis Examples
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/write/expert.html
30-day mortality after PE improved from 2000 to 2020, regardless of cancer status
Mortality in the 31 to 365 days after pulmonary embolism (PE) has shown less improvement than shorter-term mortality, particularly in patients with recent cancer, who saw no change, a Danish study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/06/30-day-mortality-after-pe-improved-from-2000-to-2020-regardless-of-cancer-status.htm
6 Dec 2023
Thoracic medical societies issue guideline on managing malignant pleural effusion
The expert panel advised using ultrasound to guide pleural interventions and not performing pleural interventions in asymptomatic patients, among other recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/17/2.htm
17 Oct 2018
March 15, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/
Patients with hematologic malignancy, multiorgan failure appear to benefit from ICU care
One-year survival rates were lower with organ failure than without but remained relatively high even in patients with two or more failing organ systems, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/24/3.htm
24 Oct 2018
October 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/
Score may predict Pneumocystis pneumonia in ICU patients with hematologic malignancies and acute respiratory failure
Factors in the score included age, lymphoproliferative disease, prophylactic treatment, time from onset of respiratory symptoms to ICU admission, shock, chest radiograph pattern, and pleural effusion.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/18/4.htm
18 Jul 2018
November 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/