Search results for "Risk Assessment"
Risk score accurately predicts major bleeding risk in COVID-19 patients, study finds
A bleeding risk score had an area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve of 0.84 when predicting major bleeding risk in hospitalized COVID-19 patients 90 days after admission, a study of 3,886 patients in China found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/03/05/free/risk-score-accurately-predicts-major-bleeding-risk-in-covid-19-patients-study-finds.htm
5 Mar 2025
PE risk assessment tools modestly effective for estimating mortality, study finds
The Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI), the simplified PESI (sPESI), the Bova score, and a risk assessment method from the European Society of Cardiology were evaluated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/02/3.htm
2 Sep 2020
Guide to a guideline
The lead author of the 2024 guideline on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation highlights important changes included in it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/01/01/guide-to-a-guideline.htm
1 Jan 2025
Discharge checklist and risk assessment helped reduce readmissions after PCI, study finds
The discharge checklist included a sublingual nitroglycerin prescription, confirmation of insurance coverage of antiplatelet agents, and recommendations for timely follow-up. Patients also received links to education videos about chest discomfort and heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/31/2.htm
31 Aug 2016
Risk model predicts inpatient mortality after myocardial infarction
The newly developed and validated risk model includes 14 variables available at admission, and a risk score derived from it has just five variables and can be calculated at the bedside.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/01/22/risk-model-predicts-inpatient-mortality-after-myocardial-infarction.htm
22 Jan 2025
Pressure ulcer prevention, risk assessment and treatment analyzed in reviews
Researchers analyzed the effectiveness of pressure ulcer prevention measures, risk assessments and treatments and published the results July 2 in Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/03/3.htm
3 Jul 2013
Embedded risk assessment tool increased appropriateness of VTE prophylaxis
Physicians used the optional tool embedded in their order set on only 24% of general medical patients, but the rate of appropriate venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis nonetheless increased from 43.1% to 48.8%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/embedded-risk-assessment-tool-increased-appropriateness-of-vte-prophylaxis.htm
14 Feb 2024
New cardio guidelines change statin use, CVD risk assessment
The American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) issued 4 new cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines last week on cholesterol treatment, cardiovascular risk assessment, lifestyle management and management of overweight and obesity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/20/1.htm
20 Nov 2013
New appropriate use criteria offer framework for preop cardiac testing
The American College of Cardiology and other cardiology societies released a framework to guide the use of imaging in cardiovascular evaluation of patients undergoing nonemergent, noncardiac surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/28/new-appropriate-use-criteria-offer-framework-for-preop-cardiac-testing.htm
28 Aug 2024
CDC updates tuberculosis screening, testing recommendations for health care personnel
Among the recommendations are tuberculosis screening with an individual risk assessment and symptom evaluation at baseline and testing with an interferon-gamma release assay or a tuberculin skin test for people without documented tuberculosis disease or prior latent tuberculosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/22/4.htm
22 May 2019