Search results for "Cardiac arrest"
Rapid response systems are in place, but do they work?
After establishing rapid response systems, hospitals must follow through by measuring their effectiveness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/rrt.htm
15 May 2011
Getting under the skin
Hospitalists can help diagnose the underlying cause of skin problems by taking a careful history.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/dermatology.htm
15 Jun 2011
The House of God revisited
Jamie S. Newman, FACP, offers a hospitalist’s perspective on a classic book.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/book.htm
15 Oct 2008
Dexmedetomidine associated with improved outcomes after cardiac surgery
Patients who receive dexmedetomidine after cardiac surgery may have lower postoperative rates of mortality as well as complications, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/27/3.htm
27 Mar 2013
Vital signs are vital: focus on fever
Human body temperature must rank as one of the earliest “vital signs” recognized by our ancestors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/newman.htm
15 Mar 2014
AHA, ACC issue statement on prevention of in-hospital torsade de pointes
Didanosine gets labeling change Hemodialysis system recalled Some H1N1 vaccine to expire next week
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/10/4.htm
10 Feb 2010
Guidance issued on educational, psychological interventions for ICD patients
The American Heart Association released a scientific statement last week on educational and psychological interventions for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/03/4.htm
3 Oct 2012
Put a number on it: Rating patient acuity
The University of Chicago Medical Center found a reliable way to transmit vital information about patient status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/success.htm
15 Dec 2011
Letter from the Editor
This issue features stories on resuscitation, rapid response teams, and leading a hospitalist program, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/lfe.htm
15 Dec 2012
Hospitals put rapid response systems into play
When Kendra K. Kay, ACP Member, joined Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, Md., as the medical director of its hospitalist program, she didn't realize that she and the rest of her hospitalist team were just what the staff developing a rapid response system were waiting for.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2007