Search results for "Therapeutics"
COVID-19 hospitalization carries higher VTE risk than flu regardless of vaccination status
The 90-day absolute risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) was 5.3% in patients hospitalized with influenza compared to 9.5% in COVID-19 patients hospitalized before vaccine availability and 10.9% in patients with COVID-19 after vaccines became available, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/24/free/covid-19-hospitalization-carries-higher-vte-risk-than-flu-regardless-of-vaccination-status.htm
24 Aug 2022
Monkeypox update, new breast cancer type and treatment
In addition to providing an update on efforts to combat monkeypox, the FDA recently approved an infusion drug for HER2-low breast cancer and generic versions of atropine, electrolytes, and other drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/monkeypox-update-new-breast-cancer-type-and-treatment.htm
10 Aug 2022
Inpatient diagnosis of atrial fibrillation associated with lower use of anticoagulation
Ninety days after being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, 51.6% of patients diagnosed in the ED were on oral anticoagulants, compared to 50.9% of those diagnosed in the hospital and 67.9% of those diagnosed as outpatients, a Canadian study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/inpatient-diagnosis-of-atrial-fibrillation-associated-with-lower-use-of-anticoagulation.htm
3 Aug 2022
Updating heart failure documentation
There are important differences between the 2021 universal definition of heart failure and ICD-10-CM terminology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/27/updating-heart-failure-documentation.htm
27 Jul 2022
Postop atrial fibrillation carries same stroke risk as other new-onset atrial fibrillation
Patients who first developed atrial fibrillation within 30 days of surgery were less likely to be prescribed an anticoagulant, despite similar risks of stroke and transient ischemic attack as other patients with atrial fibrillation, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/27/postop-atrial-fibrillation-carries-same-stroke-risk-as-other-new-onset-atrial-fibrillation.htm
27 Jul 2022
Experts recommend criteria for referring heart failure patients to palliative care
The 25 criteria selected by a group of international experts were divided into six categories: advanced/refractory heart failure, comorbidities, and complications; advanced therapies; hospital utilization; prognosis; symptom burden/distress; and decision making/social support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/20/experts-recommend-criteria-for-referring-heart-failure-patients-to-palliative-care.htm
20 Jul 2022
Common outpatient meds, interferon beta show positive results for COVID-19
A retrospective study found lower mortality rates in COVID-19 patients who were taking drugs including statins, metformin, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, while a trial found faster recovery in patients who received interferon beta in addition to remdesivir.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/06/free/common-outpatient-meds-interferon-beta-show-positive-results-for-covid-19.htm
6 Jul 2022
ED, outpatient visits for worsening heart failure on the rise since 2010
A cohort study that analyzed encounters in one health system for worsening heart failure found that ED and observation stays and outpatient visits account for approximately half of the visits, with hospitalizations comprising the other half.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/06/ed-outpatient-visits-for-worsening-heart-failure-on-the-rise-since-2010.htm
6 Jul 2022
Mortality lower in COVID-19 inpatients who got aspirin with anticoagulation
An international registry study compared outcomes in 298 patients who received both prophylactic anticoagulation and aspirin with a propensity-matched group who received anticoagulation alone.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/29/free/mortality-lower-in-covid-19-inpatients-who-got-aspirin-with-anticoagulation.htm
29 Jun 2022
Learn the art of sickle cell treatment
An expert offered a housestaff-friendly, nursing-friendly, patient-friendly approach to vaso-occlusive crises in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/25/free/learn-the-art-of-sickle-cell-treatment.htm
25 May 2022