Search results for "research summary"
Reflections on resident competencies
A reader responds to a recent research summary on trainees' confidence.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/10/23/reflections-on-resident-competencies.htm
23 Oct 2024
Precision immunotherapy improved sepsis outcomes, international trial finds
Sepsis patients with macrophage activation-like syndrome or sepsis-induced immunoparalysis who were randomized to immunotherapy had greater reductions in their Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores than those receiving standard care, according to a placebo-controlled trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/12/17/precision-immunotherapy-improved-sepsis-outcomes-international-trial-finds.htm
17 Dec 2025
Ketamine, etomidate carry similar mortality risk when used for intubation, trial finds
Critically ill patients randomized to ketamine for anesthesia during tracheal intubation had similar inpatient mortality and higher risk of cardiovascular collapse during intubation than those who received etomidate, according to a new multicenter trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/12/17/ketamine-etomidate-carry-similar-mortality-risk-when-used-for-intubation-trial-finds.htm
17 Dec 2025
Antibiotics not tied to outcomes in inpatients with CAP and virus
A retrospective study of inpatients with possible community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and a positive respiratory virus test found no difference in length of stay or mortality risk between those who got zero to two days of antibiotics versus those who got five to seven days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/12/17/antibiotics-not-tied-to-outcomes-in-inpatients-with-cap-and-virus.htm
17 Dec 2025
Algorithm reduced antipsychotic medication use for delirium in older patients
An algorithm developed by researchers in Switzerland shifted practice toward greater use of nonpharmacological interventions for delirium but did not reduce prevalence or duration of delirium on medical wards, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/12/17/algorithm-reduced-antipsychotic-medication-use-for-delirium-in-older-patients.htm
17 Dec 2025
Allergic reactions in the hospital
Allergic reactions can be hard to detect because their presentation is often delayed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/allergies.htm
15 Sep 2012
COVID-19 research looks at effects and risks of potential drug therapies, proning
Trials offered inconclusive evidence about remdesivir, a pilot study found benefits to prone self-positioning for ED patients, and other research quantified the risk of QT prolongation with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin and provided reassurance about hypertension drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/06/1.htm
6 May 2020
Recent Research
Stroke readmissions, PICC use, career burnout, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2014
Recent Research
Pneumonia after stroke, quetiapine for delirium, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/rr.htm
15 Jun 2013
Interventions at hospital discharge help transitions to primary care, but more research is needed
Certain interventions at hospital discharge appear to help improve handoffs to primary care, but more research is needed to determine how and why, a new study indicates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/19/5.htm
19 Sep 2012
Recent Research
Hyperglycemia guideline, in-hospital death rates, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/rr.htm
15 Apr 2012
Recent Research
Acid suppression benefits and harms, updated guidelines on uncomplicated UTIs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/rr.htm
15 Aug 2011
Creating a better discharge summary
The discharge summary is a vital tool for transferring information between the hospitalist and primary care physician, but it isn’t always given the priority it deserves.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/discharge.htm
15 Mar 2009
AI-generated discharge summaries similar in quality to physician-written versions
Reviewers comparing discharge summaries for 100 patients that were generated by physicians or artificial intelligence (AI) did find more errors in the latter group, at a mean of 2.91 per summary versus 1.82.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/05/07/ai-generated-discharge-summaries-similar-in-quality-to-physician-written-versions.htm
7 May 2025
Milestone ratings system reduced bias against some underrepresented residents
Switching from the Resident Annual Evaluation Summary to the Milestone ratings system reduced bias for some groups that are underrepresented in medicine. However, substantial bias continued for U.S.-born Black residents.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/03/milestone-ratings-system-reduced-bias-against-some-underrepresented-residents.htm
3 Jan 2024
Good news on IL-6 inhibitors for COVID-19, bad news on other drugs, effects of surge
The NIH updated its guidelines; recent research looked at interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors, ivermectin, remdesivir, and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19; and one study estimated that 23.2% of inpatient COVID-19 deaths last spring and summer could relate to hospital strain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/14/1.htm
14 Jul 2021
Diets, contrast injuries, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2021
EVALI, rapid response, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2020
AHRQ issues report on prevention of health care-associated infections
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued a new report on prevention of health care-associated infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/12/3.htm
12 Dec 2012
Readmissions frequent, one-quarter related to new problem
Rates and causes of hospital readmissions, and the infrequency of follow-up care, were quantified in a new research brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/14/1.htm
14 Dec 2011