Search results for "hospital acquired pneumonia"
Many in-hospital deaths from nonventilator HAP may not be preventable
Only approximately one in five cases of nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and approximately one in 12 related deaths were considered potentially preventable based on a review of medical records at four U.S. hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/28/many-in-hospital-deaths-from-nonventilator-hap-may-not-be-preventable.htm
28 Aug 2024
Take a bite out of HAP
Brushing teeth reduces hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) risk, and changes are needed to make this simple practice happen more regularly in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/free/take-a-bite-out-of-hap.htm
6 Mar 2024
A closer look at HAP
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is both more dangerous and more complex than previously thought, says the author of a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/12/a-closer-look-at-hap.htm
12 Jul 2023
New antibiotic approved for hospital-acquired pneumonia
The FDA approved sulbactam and durlobactam for injection to treat hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by susceptible strains of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/new-antibiotic-approved-for-hospital-acquired-pneumonia.htm
5 Jul 2023
Bundled intervention may help prevent non-ventilator-associated HAP, Swiss study finds
A prevention bundle of oral care, dysphagia screening and management, mobilization, discontinuation of inappropriate proton-pump inhibitors, and respiratory therapy was strategically implemented to try to prevent non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/bundled-intervention-may-help-prevent-non-ventilator-associated-hap-swiss-study-finds.htm
15 Mar 2023
New drug approval for HAP and VAP
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/fda-update-new-drug-approval-for-hap-and-vap.htm
15 Aug 2019
Sputum culture may help guide antibiotic treatment in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia
The three organisms most commonly identified in the sputum of patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia were Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and gram-negative rods not further speciated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/25/2.htm
25 Oct 2017
Hospital-acquired pneumonia in the elderly
An excerpt taken from Pulmonary Disorders of the Elderly, a new publication from ACP.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/pneumonia.htm
15 Oct 2007
Brushing up on pneumonia prevention
One facility reduced rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia with simple oral hygiene.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/success-story-brushing-up-on-pneumonia-prevention.htm
15 Dec 2018
IDSA and ATS release new guidelines for treating hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
The new recommendations remove the concept of health care-associated pneumonia from these HAP/VAP guidelines and recommend that individual hospitals generate antibiograms to help clinicians choose the optimal antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/27/2.htm
27 Jul 2016
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about pressure stocking use after stroke, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/jw.htm
15 Sep 2009
HCAP guidelines, CPR survival, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2018
Outsmarting MRSA
An infectious diseases specialist offers advice on drugs and strategies to combat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/outsmarting-mrsa.htm
1 May 2024
ACP issues guidelines on use of high-flow nasal oxygen, point-of-care ultrasound
New guidelines from the College suggest when to use high-flow nasal oxygen rather than noninvasive ventilation or conventional oxygen therapy and address the use of point-of-care ultrasound in ED and inpatient diagnostic pathways for acute dyspnea.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/05/1.htm
5 May 2021
Two-thirds of patients admitted for pneumonia received excess antibiotic therapy
Antibiotics prescribed at discharge accounted for 93.2% of excess days of therapy in the multihospital study, highlighting “an urgent and unmet need for discharge stewardship,” the authors wrote.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/10/1.htm
10 Jul 2019
Resident supervision, nerve agents, and clinical conferences
This issue delves into dilemmas of training and terrorism, among other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Dec 2018
Too much of a good thing?
Recent research shows excess oxygen supplementation can harm.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/oxygen-too-much-of-a-good-thing.htm
15 Nov 2018
New algorithm may help guide empiric therapy for patients with any type of pneumonia
The algorithm classified patients into four groups based on severity of illness (i.e., need for mechanical ventilation or ICU admission) and the presence of other risk factors for multidrug-resistant pathogens.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/08/3.htm
8 Aug 2018
qSOFA for mortality prediction, preoperative breathing exercises, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2018
Training in breathing exercises before upper abdominal surgery reduced postoperative pulmonary complications
Within six weeks before surgery, patients had a 30-minute training session with a physiotherapist, which involved coaching in the breathing exercises, education about pulmonary complications, and an individualized risk assessment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/31/3.htm
31 Jan 2018