Search results for "Statins"
Statins associated with reduced risk of delirium in ICU study
The retrospective study found that the delirium rate in patients on statins, including atorvastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin, was about half (or even less) than that of patients not on statins.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/28/2.htm
28 Jun 2017
September 21, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/21/
January 12, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/12/
Statins on day of heart surgery may improve survival, outcomes
After coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 30-day all-cause mortality was 1.7% in patients who took statins 24 hours or less before the operation, compared to 2.9% for those who took them 24 to 72 hours before and 3.8% for those who did not take them or whose last dose was more than 72 hours before surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/22/3.htm
22 Mar 2017
Adding ezetimibe to statin therapy after ACS may decrease hospitalizations, study finds
Once the drug is available as a generic, it could reduce health care costs for high-risk patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the industry-funded study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/24/3.htm
24 May 2017
August 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/
Guidance issued on drug-drug interactions for statins, heart meds
A statement from the American Heart Association provides an overview of drug-drug interactions and pharmacological differences among various statins and offers recommendations on clinical management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/26/4.htm
26 Oct 2016
May 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/
EMR-based intervention increased early statins, linked to improved outcomes in ischemic stroke
Under the intervention, the electronic medical record required physicians treating patients with ischemic stroke to either order a statin or document why no statin was ordered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/10/2.htm
10 Aug 2016
January 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/