Search results for "Cardiac arrest"
AEDs used in hospitals don't improve cardiac arrest survival
AEDs used in hospitals don't improve cardiac arrest survivalNew rules allow hospital patients to choose who can visit them
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/24/1.htm
24 Nov 2010
Evidence that's not what it seems
The determination of whether a treatment would be futile is one of the toughest decisions a hospitalist can face.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/qa.htm
15 Dec 2010
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Kidney decline and mortality in acute severe hypertension, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/jw.htm
15 Dec 2010
Collaboration and experimentation reduce C. difficile infections
Rates drop by 73% on pilot wards at English hospital Salford Royal.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/success.htm
15 Dec 2010
M&M conferences get swept up in QI trend
M##amp;M conferences now increasingly focus on the underlying causes of errors and what can be learned from them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/mandm.htm
15 Jan 2011
A Day in the Life: The Hospital Playlist
A typical hospitalist's day if set to music would go a little something like this.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/newman.htm
15 Mar 2011
In the News
New CPR guidelines, score to predict outcomes in CAP patients with kidney injury, sleep apnea questionnaire, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2011
Organizational characteristics of hospitalist groups vary widely
Hospitalists groups differ widely on characteristics like patient volume, continuity of care and the role of midlevels, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/23/4.htm
23 Mar 2011
AHA releases scientific statement on managing PE, DVT
The American Heart Association last week issued a scientific statement on the management of massive and submassive pulmonary embolism, iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis, and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/30/1.htm
30 Mar 2011
History, physical exam important in dermatology diagnosis
At the start of his session on dermatology in the acute care setting, Mark Davis, MD, chair of the division of dermatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., encouraged internists to consult dermatologists about any skin eruption. An hour and many tales from the field later, he'd made a convincing case for this suggestion.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/13/2.htm
13 Apr 2011