
Strokes after surgery
Research suggests that perioperative strokes may be on the rise. Experts discuss how to keep an eye on the issue.
Research suggests that perioperative strokes may be on the rise. Experts discuss how to keep an eye on the issue.
When a patient is admitted for a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), both the CVA and any resulting hemiplegia are coded.
Patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction had better outcomes if they started a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) therapy during hospitalization, irrespective of renal function, but MRAs did not improve outcomes in patients with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction and worsening renal function, a retrospective study found.
A hospital-based violence intervention program did not succeed in reducing reinjury rates at one year, a pilot study reported, while another study showed that hospitalized patients who reported intimate partner violence stayed longer and came back more often than those not reporting violence.
Patients who were moderately immunocompromised and hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) without risk factors for resistance had no change in mortality and higher risk of readmission if they received empiric broad-spectrum therapy, a target trial emulation found.
A Canadian study of patients admitted with acute kidney injury (AKI) found that 19.5% of low-risk patients got an ultrasound from a radiologist, as did 17.7% of high-risk patients. Only 8.2% of AKI patients underwent point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) on presentation.
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A new mnemonic could help when you're trying to decide about accepting a patient from the ICU.
Be honest, ask questions, and offer something.
The proportion of older U.S. patients with an ED stay of more than eight hours increased from 12% in 2017 to 20% in 2024, research shows.
An algorithm that uses electronic health record data reduced the number of patients needed to screen to enroll one in hospital at home from 62 to 12, according to a new study from a 10-hospital system.
Older patients with covert cerebrovascular disease on CT or MRI were more likely to have a subsequent first fall requiring medical attention, a cohort study found.
This year's theme is memorable inpatient encounters. Submit your essay by Sept. 22.
The recent surge in popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists has required hospitalists to know about side effects and inpatient management of the drugs.
A patient's chest X-ray made him unforgettable.