Search results for "critical care"
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/
Tele-ICU care linked to improved outcomes for nighttime ICU admissions
Among patients admitted to ICUs from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., risk-adjusted mortality was 10.8% before tele-ICU implementation versus 7.0% afterward, while no difference was seen among patients admitted during the day.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/04/5.htm
4 Nov 2020
July 5, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/
Physiologic assessment for shock associated with use of vasopressors but not fluids, study finds
The authors noted that physiologic assessment was not common in the first 24 hours after shock onset and was performed more often in sicker patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/08/3.htm
8 Jul 2020
February 02, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/02/
March 16, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/
Research on strokes and readmissions in COVID-19, updated guidance from NIH and SSC
One study showed that strokes were rare in COVID-19 patients, while another didn't find any connection between fever or biomarkers before discharge and readmissions. The NIH and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) updated their COVID-19 critical care recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/10/1.htm
10 Feb 2021
American Thoracic Society updates guidelines on ARDS
Updated guidelines on management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) newly suggest corticosteroids and neuromuscular blockers and address appropriate levels of positive end-expiratory pressure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/13/american-thoracic-society-updates-guidelines-on-ards.htm
13 Dec 2023
Longer antibiotic delay intervals associated with hospital mortality in patients with suspected sepsis
While both time from ED triage to antibiotic order and time from antibiotic order to infusion were associated with increased hospital mortality, this was true only for longer delays, indicating that a one-hour antibiotic administration target may be too aggressive, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/5.htm
24 Feb 2021
March 6, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/