Search results for "Trends"
Hospitals serve up healthy food
Clinicians strive to improve nutrition inside and outside of the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/hospitals-serve-up-healthy-food.htm
15 Oct 2019
Beta-blocker usage may reduce lactate levels in severe sepsis, study finds
Study authors warned that beta-blocker usage may confound lactate measurement in severe sepsis, although they also noted a trend toward decreased mortality from sepsis among patients taking beta-blockers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/25/1.htm
25 Nov 2015
COPD education, gender of leaders, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2020
Reperfusion associated with better outcomes even in patients with large strokes
The study focused on acute ischemic stroke patients with internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery occlusions and a DWI-ASPECTS score of six or less who received mechanical thrombectomy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/08/2.htm
8 Mar 2017
Treating the pregnant inpatient
Weigh the risks and benefits of scans and drugs, then consult with experts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/treating-the-pregnant-inpatient.htm
15 Oct 2019
Public reporting did not affect mortality rates for Medicare patients
Researchers compared mortality rates in Medicare patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or pneumonia before and after the statistics were publicly reported.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/08/3.htm
8 Jun 2016
Pneumonia therapies, hospital flu spread, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2020
Prognostic value of acute-to-chronic glycemic ratio better than glycemia at admission for AMI patients
Patients' A/C glycemic ratio predicted a composite of in-hospital mortality, acute pulmonary edema, and cardiogenic shock as well as troponin I peak value, a prospective study in Italy found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/07/4.htm
7 Feb 2018
3 Wishes, penalties, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2020
Late diagnoses, routine cultures, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2021