Search results for "Perioperative care"
Factor frailty into preop assessment
Frailty should be assessed along with baseline cognition, risk for delirium, functional status, nutritional status, and, in particular, patients' treatment goals and expectations, an expert said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/25/1.htm
25 Apr 2018
Guidance released on acute care, periprocedural management of patients on NOACs
The American Heart Association's scientific statement offers recommendations on monitoring and reversal of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), among other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/15/4.htm
15 Feb 2017
Helping hip fracture patients
Is comanagement the answer?
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/helping-hip-fracture-patients.htm
15 Dec 2020
Red flags for bariatric surgery complications
Hospitalists can help quickly identify various issues that arise postoperatively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/bariatric.htm
15 Dec 2013
Dexmedetomidine associated with improved outcomes after cardiac surgery
Patients who receive dexmedetomidine after cardiac surgery may have lower postoperative rates of mortality as well as complications, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/27/3.htm
27 Mar 2013
Hospitals vary widely in adhering to aspirin guidelines
There was a 25-fold variation in the proportion of U.S. hospitals that adhered to guidelines about prescribing high-dose aspirin at discharge, with some hospitals discharging fewer than 10% of patients on high-dose aspirin and other hospitals discharging 100% of patients on the regimen, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/20/4.htm
20 Aug 2014
Periop in a pandemic
Without data or guidelines on when and whether to perform surgery on the many patients who have had COVID-19 infections after vaccination, hospitals and hospitalists are developing their own plans and protocols.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/free/periop-in-a-pandemic.htm
23 Mar 2022
WHO issues first-ever global guidelines for prevention of surgical site infections
The guidelines recommend 29 precautions that clinicians should take before, during, and after surgery to reduce the risk of surgical site infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/16/3.htm
16 Nov 2016
Tips on taking transfers from surgery
Talk directly to the surgeon, peek at the wound, and don't be afraid to call with questions, experts advised.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/11/free/tips-on-taking-transfers-from-surgery.htm
11 May 2022
Use of preoperative cardiac testing varies problematically, can be changed, review finds
Patients who were older or had more comorbidities were more likely to get preoperative cardiac testing, but so were those seen by a preoperative clinic or a cardiologist rather than in primary care, according to a systematic review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/27/use-of-preoperative-cardiac-testing-varies-problematically-can-be-changed-review-finds.htm
27 Sep 2023