Search results for "Resuscitation"
Test yourself: Sepsis
These cases and commentary, which address sepsis, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/ty.htm
15 Jan 2011
AHA/ASA guideline addresses management of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) guideline updated the previous 2015 guideline and provided recommendations for reversing anticoagulation, lowering blood pressure, handling decisions to end life-sustaining treatment, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/25/AHA-ASA-guideline-addresses-management-of-patients-with-spontaneous-intracerebral-hemorrhage.htm
25 May 2022
For TBI, intracranial-pressure monitoring shows no benefit over imaging, clinical exam
Intracranial-pressure monitoring in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) isn't superior to treatment based on clinical examination and imaging, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/19/4.htm
19 Dec 2012
Standardized rounds, antibiotics and acute kidney injury, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2017
Eliminating disparities in stroke outcomes
Recent studies have found that stroke patients admitted to the hospital at night and on the weekends are more likely to die than those admitted on weekdays. Why does mortality vary at different times of the day and week, and how can hospitals change their procedures to help minimize this difference?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/cover.htm
15 Jun 2008
New CPR guidelines: compressions first, then rescue breathing
New CPR guidelines: compressions first, then rescue breathingHospitalizations for diabetes increase, especially among younger women
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/27/1.htm
27 Oct 2010
Early antibiotics, combination therapy associated with improved ICU survival in severe pneumococcal CAP
Early antibiotic administration and use of combination therapy have increased over time in severe pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and are associated with better outcomes, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/08/2.htm
8 Jan 2014
U.S. in-hospital death rates after cardiac arrest declined from 2001 to 2009
In-hospital mortality from cardiac arrest declined in the U.S. from 2001 to 2009, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/08/1.htm
8 Aug 2012
New studies find no benefit to vitamin C or fluid restriction in sepsis
One international trial found higher 28-day mortality in ICU patients randomized to a vitamin C infusion compared to placebo, while another showed that 90-day mortality rates were similar when septic shock patients were treated with a standard or restrictive IV fluid strategy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/22/free/new-studies-find-no-benefit-to-vitamin-c-or-fluid-restriction-in-sepsis.htm
22 Jun 2022
New score predicts likelihood of good outcome after in-hospital CPR
Researchers have developed a simple score, useful in discussing do-not-resuscitate orders, which can identify patients who aren't likely to benefit from a resuscitation attempt if they experience in-hospital cardiac arrest.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/18/1.htm
18 Sep 2013