Search results for "Procedures"
Procedures for saving the planet
An internal medicine team redesigned their procedure cart and halved the waste produced by bedside procedures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/13/free/procedures-for-saving-the-planet.htm
13 Nov 2024
Complications rare but potentially serious after pleural procedures
A narrative review looked at complications related to thoracocentesis, intercostal drains, indwelling pleural catheters, and local anesthetic thoracoscopy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/15/3.htm
15 Dec 2021
Over one-third of surgical inpatients experience adverse events, study suggests
Nearly two in five patients who underwent surgery at one of 11 hospitals in Massachusetts in 2018 experienced adverse events, 60% of which were considered potentially preventable.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/20/over-one-third-of-surgical-inpatients-experience-adverse-events-study-suggests.htm
20 Nov 2024
Antiplatelet therapy linked to increased risk of post-pleural procedure bleeding
Although patients on antiplatelet therapy were at increased risk of bleeding, including serious bleeding, during the 24 hours following a bedside pleural procedure compared with controls, rates of bleeding and severe bleeding were low, a French study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/16/2.htm
16 Dec 2020
Heart failure admission outcomes similar with hospital at home, traditional inpatient stay
More than 90% of acute heart failure patients who were offered hospital at home care accepted it in place of a brick-and-mortar hospital stay, and 84% of them completed home hospitalization without requiring transfer back to the hospital, a retrospective analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/20/heart-failure-admission-outcomes-similar-with-hospital-at-home-traditional-inpatient-stay.htm
20 Nov 2024
Nearly all deaths related to noncardiac procedures occur after surgery, study finds
About 45% of deaths that occurred in the 30 days after noncardiac surgery were associated with three complications: major bleeding, myocardial injury, and sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/07/3.htm
7 Aug 2019
November 13, 2024
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/13/
Infective endocarditis risk increased after many types of medical procedures
The findings could warrant reconsideration of prophylactic antibiotics for some patients, according to the study authors, who also called for assessment of the costs and benefits of elective procedures for patients at high risk of endocarditis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/13/2.htm
13 Jun 2018
Finding new ways to teach procedures
Simulation is part of the current model for procedure training.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/finding-new-ways-to-teach-procedures.htm
15 Aug 2020
SHM issues recommendations on ultrasound guidance for vascular access procedures
The 29 new recommendations from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) cover preprocedure steps, procedure techniques, postprocedure care, and training.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/18/1.htm
18 Sep 2019