Search results for "researchers"
Sepsis can be classified into hypo- and hyperinflammatory phenotypes, researchers say
About a third of sepsis patients fit a hyperinflammatory phenotype, and they were more likely to benefit from activated protein C than those with a hypoinflammatory phenotype, a new analysis of existing study data found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/sepsis-can-be-classified-into-hypo-and-hyperinflammatory-phenotypes-researchers-say.htm
30 Aug 2023
Public health researchers look at rise in marijuana-related hospitalizations
Age, gender, and other factors predict risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/conference-coverage-public-health-marijuana.htm
15 Jan 2016
Solo chlorhexidine not as efficacious as many believe, researchers say
Chlorhexidine by itself is not as efficacious for skin antisepsis as many believe, the authors of a systematic review said last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/07/1.htm
7 May 2014
Dabigatran risks may be greater than people realize, researchers say
The potential risks of dabigatran are not appreciated, particularly where the elderly are concerned, according to a letter written by researchers who tracked bleeding events in patients who took the drug.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/07/2.htm
7 Mar 2012
Understanding charity care
Regulators and researchers are taking a look at hospitals' charity care. Physicians might want to, too.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/04/30/understanding-charity-care.htm
30 Apr 2025
Invasive group A strep incidence up sharply in the U.S. over last decade
Among those ages 18 to 64 years, incidence of invasive group A Streptococcus infection rose from 3.2 per 100,000 persons in 2013 to 8.7 per 100,000 in 2022, according to new data from CDC researchers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/04/09/invasive-group-a-strep-incidence-up-sharply-in-the-us-over-last-decade.htm
9 Apr 2025
New model risk-adjusts sepsis patients for better mortality measurement
The model includes 13 physiologic variables, two physiologic interactions, and 16 demographic and chronic health variables, the most significant being age, metastatic solid tumor, temperature, altered mental status, and platelet count, and could be used to assess sepsis care, researchers said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/10/new-model-risk-adjusts-sepsis-patients-for-better-mortality-measurement.htm
10 Jul 2024
Study finds ECMO patient selection inconsistent, offers lessons for decision makers
Reviewing records of 81 patients considered for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at a single center, researchers identified a total of 15 contraindications. All but four contraindications that were invoked to decline one patient were present in a patient determined to be a candidate for ECMO.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/study-finds-ecmo-patient-selection-inconsistent-offers-lessons-for-decision-makers.htm
6 Mar 2024
Could less be more in care transitions?
Interventions to improve the quality of care transitions may work better when they are less complex, say researchers who offer some ideas for future efforts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/could-less-be-more-in-care-transitions.htm
31 Jan 2024
Review offers guidance on selecting medications for COPD
Researchers suggest ways for clinicians to assess cognitive function, manual dexterity/strength, and peak inspiratory flow before choosing an inhaled medication delivery system for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/review-offers-guidance-on-selecting-medications-for-copd.htm
22 Nov 2023
Problems with grateful patient programs
ACP, researchers, and physicians highlight concerns with the ethics of hospital fundraising.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/25/problems-with-grateful-patient-programs.htm
25 Oct 2023
Catching C. diff cases, not colonization
Researchers have found innovative ways to improve hospital systems for diagnosing Clostridioides difficile.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/catching-c-diff-cases-not-colonization.htm
16 Aug 2023
Clusters of deterioration
When one patient goes from the ward to the ICU, others are more likely to follow, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/clusters-of-deterioration.htm
9 Aug 2023
Written discharge instructions more effective when provided in multiple languages
Researchers at one U.S. academic medical center found that patients had fewer questions about their medications after discharge when written instructions were provided in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/written-discharge-instructions-more-effective-when-provided-in-multiple-languages.htm
2 Aug 2023
Effort to increase prescribing of NSAIDs showed no effect in trial
Researchers discontinued a hard stop alert that had been added to the admission order set when they found that it didn't increase hospitalists' use of NSAIDs for multimodal pain management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/effort-to-increase-prescribing-of-nsaids-showed-no-effect-in-trial.htm
5 Jul 2023
Intervening on interruptions
Hospitalists should take steps to mitigate the effects of interruptions on their work, researchers say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/free/intervening-on-interruptions.htm
28 Jun 2023
Thinking about how you treat
The new field of management reasoning holds potential to improve medical education and practice, researchers say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/thinking-about-how-you-treat.htm
21 Jun 2023
Algorithms for suspected myocardial infarction perform worse in falling troponin pattern
Researchers compared the performance of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1- and 0/3-hour algorithms by whether patients had stable, falling, or rising patterns of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/17/algorithms-for-suspected-myocardial-infarction-perform-worse-in-falling-troponin-pattern.htm
17 May 2023
Inpatients often not sure who is in charge of their care
Researchers surveyed 172 hospitalized patients at two U.S. academic hospitals and found that 59% did not know who their primary doctor was and 23% reported sometimes receiving mixed messages.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/05/inpatients-often-not-sure-who-is-in-charge-of-their-care.htm
5 Apr 2023
Hospital rankings change when Medicare Advantage patients included
When researchers included both Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in calculations of CMS performance measures, between 21.6% and 30.2% of hospitals in the top-performing group for readmissions and mortality fell to a lower-performing group.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/hospital-rankings-change-when-medicare-advantage-patients-included.htm
29 Mar 2023