Search results for "Therapeutics"
May 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/
Women less likely than men to survive cardiac arrest, receive therapeutic intervention, study finds
Use of coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, or targeted temperature management increased between 2003 and 2012, but more among men than women.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/29/2.htm
29 Jun 2016
January 26, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/
Therapeutic hypothermia in comatose patients with non-shockable initial rhythms may lead to better outcomes
Twenty-nine percent of patients who underwent hypothermia survived to hospital discharge, compared to 15% who received standard care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/25/2.htm
25 Nov 2015
March 23, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/
Therapeutic hypothermia doesn't improve outcomes for cardiac arrest patients
Lowering the temperature of cardiac arrest patients to 33°C does not increase their survival compared to targeting a temperature of 36°C, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/27/2.htm
27 Nov 2013
Retrenching against resistance
An infectious diseases expert weighs in on CDC statistics showing a worrisome trend in hospital-associated drug-resistant infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/28/retrenching-against-resistance.htm
28 Aug 2024
Novel metric may improve measurement of antibiotic stewardship efforts
Days of antibiotic spectrum coverage may be a more accurate metric than days of therapy for evaluating programs that promote use of narrow-spectrum antibiotic agents, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/22/3.htm
22 Dec 2021
Pneumonia specificity
For reimbursement, pneumonia types are classified as complex or simple, and identifying the specific cause of pneumonia whenever possible is crucial for correct coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/10/pneumonia-specificity.htm
10 Jul 2024
January 19, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/