Search results for "Disabilities"
Hospital websites have sparse information on disability accommodations
Of 445 randomly sampled U.S. hospital websites, a quarter lacked information on accommodations for people with disability and 60% did not provide a contact for patients to call with questions, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/14/hospital-websites-have-sparse-information-on-disability-accommodations.htm
14 Aug 2024
Patients with interhospital stroke transfers had higher mortality, more severe disability than front-door patients
The differing characteristics of patients who are transferred should be accounted for in the quality measurements of receiving hospitals, the study authors suggested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/12/3.htm
12 Sep 2018
Improving palliative care in cirrhosis
Educating patients and acknowledging their existential distress are just two ways hospitalists can better meet the needs of patients with decompensated cirrhosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/12/11/improving-palliative-care-in-cirrhosis.htm
11 Dec 2024
Endovascular thrombectomy reduced disability when given within 7 hours of symptoms
The odds of a stroke patient who received thrombectomy in addition to medical therapy having better function at 90 days than a patient who received medical therapy alone decreased the longer the patient spent between symptom onset and arterial puncture.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/05/2.htm
5 Oct 2016
Service animals in the hospital
Service animals play a crucial role in the lives of many people with a disability, but uncertainties abound when they're brought into hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/17/service-animals-in-the-hospital.htm
17 Jul 2024
Thrombolysis seems safe in patients with preexisting disability
Stroke patients with preexisting disability don't appear to have a higher risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after thrombolysis, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/12/3.htm
12 Feb 2014
What works, what doesn't for diagnosing meningitis, encephalitis
An expert at IDWeek offered advice on managing viral, bacterial, and autoimmune infections—including how to tell them apart.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/12/18/what-works-what-doesnt-for-diagnosing-meningitis-encephalitis.htm
18 Dec 2024
Recurrent TIA and minor stroke associated with resulting disabilities, study finds
A detailed prospective study of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and minor stroke found 15% of patients were disabled at 90 days, even though most of them did not have a recurrent event.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/26/6.htm
26 Sep 2012
Creative writing for clinicians
Started as a small group of doctors who wrote, an organization led to hundreds of published creative works over 15 years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/07/creative-writing-for-clinicians.htm
7 Aug 2024
Lowering blood pressure immediately after stroke doesn't reduce death, disability
Using medication to lower blood pressure in the first 48 hours after acute ischemic stroke onset doesn't reduce death or disability, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/27/3.htm
27 Nov 2013