Search results for "Intensive care"
Admission to an ICU associated with lower 30-day mortality in STEMI patients
The retrospective study focused on patients who had marginal need for an ICU after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) but were admitted because they were treated at a hospital with a high ICU admission rate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/12/2.htm
12 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
The ABCs of DRGs
Learn about the history and significance of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs.htm
15 May 2019
CODING CORNER May 2019 • ACP Hospitalist 5 Diagnosis-related ...
Factors such as severity, risks, complexity of evaluation and care, medications (IV vs. ... oral) and their risks, diagnostic procedures, number of consultants, and intensity of monitoring (e.g., frequency of vital signs or neuro-checks; nursing time; intensive care) should be considered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/acph-201905-coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs_t1.pdf
27 Apr 2019
Uncertainty on nurse staffing despite regs, research
Opinions are heated, but data are limited, on how many nurses are best for patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/uncertainty-on-nurse-staffing-despite-regs-research.htm
15 Apr 2019
Fighting resistance in the ICU
Ongoing growth in antibiotic resistance has highlighted both the importance and the challenge of frontline stewardship.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/fighting-resistance-in-the-icu.htm
15 Mar 2019
MKSAP quiz on intensive care
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) that take place in the ICU.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/mksap-quiz-on-intensive-care.htm
15 Feb 2019
The imperfection of ICU admission decisions
ICU clinicians and experts continue to hunt for methods to make intensive care high quality and high value.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/the-imperfection-of-icu-admission-decisions.htm
15 Feb 2019
Difficult decisions
Learn about dilemmas related to feeding tubes in advanced dementia and ICU admission in this month's issue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Feb 2019
Postoperative function, hip fracture, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2018