Search results for "Delirium"
Greater sedative use associated with delirium, longer time on mechanical ventilation
Reducing exposure to sedatives among mechanically ventilated patients, both at night and during the day, may improve their outcomes, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/08/3.htm
8 Aug 2012
The many faces of hospital medicine
International hospitalists share their common and unique experiences and challenges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/29/free/the-many-faces-of-hospital-medicine.htm
29 Nov 2023
Revised guidelines to manage pain, agitation, delirium in ICU patients
The American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) has revised its clinical practice guidelines for managing pain, agitation and delirium in critically ill adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/16/2.htm
16 Jan 2013
Recent Research
Pneumonia after stroke, quetiapine for delirium, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/rr.htm
15 Jun 2013
Hospital medicine core competencies updated
Syncope and hyponatremia are new chapter topics in the latest version of the Society of Hospital Medicine's Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/26/1.htm
26 Apr 2017
Hospital Servi-Sisyphus
It was that kind of morning: hypertensive patients who couldn't pay for their meds and little old ladies, sweet and otherwise, who kept on falling.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/newman.htm
15 Nov 2016
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Hospitalists' cost-effectiveness, vasopressin antagonists and hyponatremia, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/jw.htm
15 Feb 2011
One-quarter of hospitalized Medicare patients experienced harm, government report finds
A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General found that 25% of Medicare patients experienced adverse events or temporary harm events during their hospital stays in October 2018, and 43% of these were deemed preventable.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/free/one-quarter-of-hospitalized-medicare-patients-experienced-harm.htm
18 May 2022
The next issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The November issue of ACP Hospitalist is now online. Read about the 2011 Top Hospitalists, the best use of antipsychotics in delirium, the designer drug nicknamed “bath salts,” and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/23/6.htm
23 Nov 2011
Duration of ICU delirium associated with long-term cognitive performance
Most physicians think free lunches, small gifts OK
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/30/4.htm
30 Jun 2010