Search results for "hip fractures"
Hip fractures among nursing home residents often lead to death, functional decline
The frequently poor outcomes of nursing home residents who have a hip fracture were quantified by a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/02/1.htm
2 Jul 2014
AI can diagnose hip fracture as accurately as clinicians, review finds
Machine learning models trained to diagnose hip fractures from hip or pelvic radiographs had similar diagnostic error rates as expert radiologists and surgeons, according to a new systematic review of studies based on 39,598 X-rays and 714,939 hip fractures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/22/ai-can-diagnose-hip-fracture-as-accurately-as-clinicians-review-finds.htm
22 Mar 2023
Teams to improve hip fracture, heart failure
This issue looks at comanagement of hip fractures, prescribing for heart failure, antibiotic use in COVID-19, and private equity ownership of hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Dec 2020
Recent Research
Hip fractures in nursing homes, cognitive impairment with TIA, beta-blockers before CABG, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2014
Palliative med conference offers advice on hip fracture, treatment withdrawal, organ donation
News from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine's annual assembly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/conference-palliative.htm
15 May 2015
Fixing hip fracture outcomes
Orthos, geriatricians, and hospitalists at one hospital collaborated to apply age-friendly strategies in their hip fracture care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/fixing-hip-fracture-outcomes.htm
8 Feb 2023
A path for patients returning after joint replacement
The orthopedics service worked with hospital medicine and took more readmitted patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/success-story-a-path-for-patients-returning-after-joint-replacement.htm
15 Oct 2020
Risk of mortality may be increased when hip fracture repair wait time exceeds 24 hours
Targeting surgery within 24 hours would represent a significant change in practice because the majority of patients did not receive surgery within this timeframe, study authors noted.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/06/2.htm
6 Dec 2017
Drugs associated with fractures continued in patients who had fragility fractures
Approximately 7% of patients discontinued fracture-risk drugs after a hip, shoulder, or wrist fracture, but about an equal percentage started a drug in the category after the fracture.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/24/1.htm
24 Aug 2016
Shorter hospital stay after hip fracture associated with increased mortality risk, study finds
Hospitalization for 10 days or less after a hip fracture was associated with increased mortality risk after discharge, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/04/3.htm
4 Mar 2015
Comprehensive geriatric unit improved outcomes in hip fracture patients
Treating hip fracture patients on a geriatric unit instead of an orthopedic one resulted in slightly improved mobility, quality of life, and activities of daily living 4 months after hospitalization, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/11/4.htm
11 Feb 2015
Nearly 40% of TIA patients have cognitive impairment 3 months later
More than a third of patients who had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) had impaired cognitive function in at least 1 area 3 months later, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/02/2.htm
2 Jul 2014
And the winner is …
ACP HospitalistWeekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/26/6.htm
26 Feb 2014
Vote for your favorite entry
ACP HospitalistWeekly's cartoon caption contest continues. Readers can vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/12/7.htm
12 Feb 2014
PPIs associated with fractures, IV meds pulled
Drug recalls, warnings, approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/fda.htm
15 Aug 2010
Journal Watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about decreasing cardiogenic shock, Geneva scoring for pulmonary embolism, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/journal.htm
15 Dec 2008
Comanagement commandments
Keep consultation relationships well-defined to avoid problems down the road.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/comanage.htm
15 Jun 2008
Opioids for nonmalignant pain have different adverse event profiles
Adverse events among older adults using opioids for nonmalignant pain vary significantly by agent, contrary to the commonly held belief that all opioids are associated with a similar risk, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/22/2.htm
22 Dec 2010
Hospital tested providing zoledronic acid to inpatients with hip fracture
An intervention to provide osteoporosis treatment during hospitalization and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry after discharge resulted in 58% of low-trauma hip fracture patients receiving anti-osteoporosis treatment within six months of admission, a Danish study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/04/02/hospital-tested-providing-zoledronic-acid-to-inpatients-with-hip-fracture.htm
2 Apr 2025
Dabigatran reversal agent approved
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/fda.htm
15 Dec 2015