Search results for "Cardiac arrest"
July issue online and in the mail
This issue's main story looks at online ratings of physicians. A related Twitter chat will be held on Wed., July 31, at 4 p.m. ET.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/10/5.htm
10 Jul 2019
In the News
Staff awareness of stroke protocols, adverse events from supplements, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/in-the-news.htm
15 Jan 2016
Model predicts bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention
A model based on data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI Registry and using an expanded definition of bleeding showed good discrimination predicting bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/18/3.htm
18 Sep 2013
Electronic alert based on deterioration score associated with lower inpatient mortality
The pre/post design of the study meant that causation could not be established, but a significant increase in ICU transfers, a decrease in time to ICU transfer, and an increase in vital sign reassessments suggested that the alerts helped, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/04/electronic-alert-based-on-deterioration-score-associated-with-lower-inpatient-mortality.htm
4 May 2022
Early beta-blockers for noncardiac surgery associated with improved outcomes for higher-risk patients
Patients at elevated cardiac risk who continued taking β-blockers on the day of or day after noncardiac, nonvascular surgery had significantly lower rates of 30-day mortality and cardiac morbidity, according to a study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/01/2.htm
1 May 2013
Revisiting respiratory failure
Patients with congestive heart failure, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are particularly susceptible.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coding.htm
15 Oct 2013
Generic discharge summary*
What's lost in accuracy will be more than compensated with personal time saved.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/newman.htm
15 Jun 2012
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
Cases from St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
Amyloid cardiomyopathy, Haemophilus influenzae infection, metastatic melanoma and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/brief-case-st-joseph-mercy-ann-arbor.htm
15 Sep 2017
STEMI outcomes similar whether patients present on or off hours, French study finds
No between-group difference was seen in median time from symptoms to first medical contact or from first medical contact to sheath insertion, rate of radial access for catheterization, or in-hospital and one-year mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/06/4.htm
6 Nov 2019