Search results for "Critical care"
Machine learning system dramatically reduced alerts compared to bedside monitors
A machine learning system trained to predict ICU patients' risk of respiratory failure or hemodynamic instability offered 50 times fewer alerts than a telemedicine system that analyzed trends from bedside biomedical monitors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/machine-learning-system-dramatically-reduced-alerts-compared-to-bedside-monitors.htm
8 Nov 2023
Less definitely more in antibiotics
Review some common inpatient conditions that can be safely treated with shorter durations of antibiotics, reducing adverse events and costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/17/less-definitely-more-in-antibiotics.htm
17 May 2023
No sedation, light sedation associated with similar outcomes in ventilated ICU patients
Mortality within 90 days and time spent in the ICU or on mechanical ventilation were similar whether patients were randomized to no sedation or light sedation with a daily interruption.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/26/3.htm
26 Feb 2020
GI bleeding prophylaxis recommended in high-risk critically ill patients
Proton-pump inhibitors appeared to reduce bleeding risk more than histamine-2 receptor antagonists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/15/2.htm
15 Jan 2020
Conservative airway strategy may improve outcomes in comatose patients with acute poisoning
Patients who were randomized to no intubation unless they met an emergency criterion did better on a composite end point of in-hospital death and length of ICU and hospital stay than those treated under routine practice, a French trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/06/conservative-airway-strategy-may-improve-outcomes-in-comatose-patients-with-acute-poisoning.htm
6 Dec 2023
Age associated with risk for death in ICU survivors
A French study found that mortality risk after ICU discharge increased progressively across all age strata, with a sharp increase in those ages 80 years and older, but excess long-term mortality was highest in younger, not elderly, patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/15/4.htm
15 May 2019
Combating clots in COVID-19
Critical care experts advised on appropriate prophylaxis for ward and ICU patients as part of the CHEST 2021 conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/combating-clots-in-covid-19.htm
15 Nov 2021
Earning what you're worth
Median hospitalist compensation is up by nearly 8% since the end of 2020, even if it feels like inflation is negating those gains. Experts offered tips on making more without burning out.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/free/earning-what-youre-worth.htm
8 Mar 2023
Avoiding SNFs and antibiotics, expecting long-term effects and boosters in COVID-19
One study showed how a new committee reduced discharges to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) while another indicated that empiric antibiotics aren't necessary for ventilated COVID-19 patients. Officials announced plans for vaccine boosters, and convalescent plasma failed an outpatient trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/1.htm
25 Aug 2021
New evidence on remdesivir, intubation timing, outcomes after COVID-19 hospitalization
Remdesivir showed limited benefits, antibiotics have been overused, and intubation timing doesn't matter, but postdischarge outcomes were reassuring and infectious diseases experts offered guidance on the use of antibody tests in recent COVID-19 news.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/26/1.htm
26 Aug 2020