Search results for "Catheters"
MKSAP quiz on atrial fibrillation
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on atrial fibrillation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/mksap-quiz-on-atrial-fibrillation.htm
15 Aug 2019
Duty hours, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2019
New drug approval for HAP and VAP
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/fda-update-new-drug-approval-for-hap-and-vap.htm
15 Aug 2019
Sepsis improvement efforts have reduced mortality, two studies find
One study compared sepsis mortality in New York and other states after implementation of mandated reporting, while another showed the effects of one hospital's efforts to comply with CMS performance measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/24/3.htm
24 Jul 2019
Ventilator recall, generic naloxone approval
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/fda-update-ventilator-recall-generic-naloxone-approval.htm
15 Jun 2019
PICCs frequently placed in hospital patients with chronic kidney disease
Despite recommendations cautioning against PICC use in chronic kidney disease or intensive care, 30.9% of ICU patients who got a PICC had an estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, a study in Michigan found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/05/1.htm
5 Jun 2019
Beta-blockers, antibiotic algorithm, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2019
Smoking cessation, hospital infections
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2019
Defibrillators and more ARBs recalled
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/fda-update-defibrillators-and-more-arbs-recalled.htm
15 Apr 2019
Similar rates of complications found in men with condom vs. indwelling catheters
Patients with condom catheters were much less likely than those with indwelling catheters to report pain and discomfort during initial device placement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/27/2.htm
27 Mar 2019