Search results for "Stroke"
Hospital staff shows low awareness of thrombolysis and in-hospital stroke protocols, study finds
Almost all surveyed staff at an Irish hospital could name 3 symptoms of stroke, but only about 49% of overall staff and 71% of those in stroke-related specialties could name thrombolysis as an emergency treatment and cite the treatment window of 4.5 hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/28/4.htm
28 Oct 2015
May 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/
Imaging not associated with increased AKI risk in stroke patients, study finds
The meta-analysis compared rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) among patients (including some with chronic kidney disease) who underwent computed tomographic (CT) angiography, CT perfusion, or noncontrast CT.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2017
Friction
The forces of physics can explain clinical and other functions of the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/23/free/friction.htm
23 Aug 2023
February 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/
Dysphagia screening underused, predicts stroke outcomes, study finds
Patients with mild strokes were significantly less likely than those with more severe strokes to have documented screening, but failing screening predicted adverse outcomes in patients with mild strokes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/15/1.htm
15 Mar 2017
March 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/
Nurse-led early dysphagia screening linked to improved outcomes in stroke patients
The authors concluded that training nurses to screen for dysphagia on a 24/7 basis is associated with lower rates of pneumonia and shorter hospital stays than screening by speech language therapists during regular working hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/26/3.htm
26 Jul 2017
December 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/
Study shows differences between the sexes in stroke severity, risk of death
Women over 65 had more severe strokes than men the same age, but were more likely to survive, a Danish registry study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/15/4.htm
15 Jul 2015