Search results for "Geriatrics"
When patients wander
Hospitals need detailed policies on patient elopement to avoid this sentinel event and protocols for responding when it does happen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/when-patients-wander.htm
15 Feb 2018
Mortality with later hip fracture surgery linked to medical reasons for delay
Late hip fracture surgery carries a higher mortality risk than early surgery, but mostly because of underlying medical reasons for the delay and not the delay itself, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/17/5.htm
17 Aug 2011
4 concepts can help bolster age-friendly care
Apply the four principles: Medication, Mentation, Mobility, and What Matters.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/qa-4-concepts-can-help-bolster-age-friendly-care.htm
15 Mar 2020
Guidance available for managing inappropriate meds, multiple comorbidities in the elderly
The American Geriatrics Society offers several updated resources for clinicians caring for elderly patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/03/7.htm
3 Oct 2012
Part-time hospitalists tied to patient mortality?
Two experts offer their thoughts on the implications of a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/qa-part-time-hospitalists-tied-to-patient-mortality.htm
15 Nov 2021
Functional limitations associated with higher mortality risk after emergency surgery
In an analysis of Medicare patients admitted for emergency general surgery in 1992 through 2013, the presence of chronic conditions or geriatric syndromes at baseline did not predict mortality, but patients who also had functional limitations had higher risk of death after surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/04/functional-limitations-associated-with-higher-mortality-risk-after-emergency-surgery.htm
4 May 2022
Letter from the Editor
This issue contains articles on optimizing geriatric care, publishing a quality improvement project and preventing catheter-associated infections, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/lfe.htm
15 Feb 2011
Heartening news about cardiac surgery in the elderly
Not long ago, a patient’s advanced age was a serious, potentially prohibitive risk factor when considering surgery. But innovations in surgical techniques, better patient care, and improving attitudes towards aging have led to octogenarians routinely surviving surgery and often significantly benefiting from it, allowing them to enjoy an improved quality of life for a decade or more afterward.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/surgery.htm
15 Feb 2009
Selection bias
An old doc gives a new model of practice a try.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/newmans-notions-selection-bias.htm
15 May 2019
Bolstering gender equity in academic medicine
Women and men enter the physician pipeline at about the same rates, but the female-to-male ratio in academic medicine drops off after residency.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/gender-equity-academic-medicine.htm
15 Jun 2016