Search results for "Chronic Disease"
Newer antibiotics for gram-negative infections not widely used in years after approval
An analysis of hospitalized patients with gram-negative infections with difficult-to-treat resistance found that more than 40% were treated with only older antibiotics, despite the approval of seven new antibiotics between 2014 and 2019.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/newer-antibiotics-for-gram-negative-infections-not-widely-used-in-years-after-approval.htm
24 Apr 2024
Transitional interventions cost-effective for elderly heart failure patients, model shows
A model of recently hospitalized 75-year-old heart failure patients found that disease management clinics, nurse home visits, and nurse case management were all more cost-effective than standard care, with the home visits offering the greatest value.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/29/3.htm
29 Jan 2020
November 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/
Tramadol, gabapentinoids associated with problematic opioid use in hospitalized patients, studies find
One study found that postop tramadol is associated with slightly higher risk of later opioid use versus other short-acting opioids, while another found that gabapentinoids are commonly given off-label in the hospital, sometimes with opioids and benzodiazepines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/22/2.htm
22 May 2019
From pediatric to adult hospital care
Treating young adults with chronic childhood conditions poses challenges for hospitalists, whether they're trained in adult medicine or pediatrics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/from-pediatric-to-adult-hospital-care.htm
14 Dec 2022
Disseminated varicella infection in an immunocompromised patient
A patient with a history of liver transplant presented with a progressive rash.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/03/free/disseminated-varicella-infection-in-an-immunocompromised-patient.htm
3 Apr 2024
ACP, other organizations issued guidance on when to ease social distancing and other COVID-19 restrictions
The College identified five necessary elements that must be in place to ease restrictions, groups issued a joint statement on resuming elective surgeries, and CMS released guidance on resuming essential care for patients without COVID-19 symptoms in regions with low and stable incidence of the virus.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/22/2.htm
22 Apr 2020
Transition service reduced readmissions in young adults with chronic childhood-onset disease
Patients diagnosed with a chronic disease in childhood who received care in the med-peds line had a 33% lower relative risk of hospital readmission after 30 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/transition-service-reduced-readmissions-in-young-adults-with-chronic-childhood-onset-disease.htm
15 Nov 2023
Hospitals with high readmission rates may be penalized largely because of patients they serve
Patients admitted to hospitals with more readmissions had higher chronic disease burden, less education, fewer assets, worse self-reported health status, more depressive symptoms, worse cognition, worse physical functioning, and more difficulties with activities of daily living.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/23/3.htm
23 Sep 2015
November 15, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/