Search results for "geriatrician"
Fixing hip fracture outcomes
Orthos, geriatricians, and hospitalists at one hospital collaborated to apply age-friendly strategies in their hip fracture care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/fixing-hip-fracture-outcomes.htm
8 Feb 2023
Honest talk about SNFs
Discharge to a skilled nursing facility is a moment for serious discussion of prognosis, a geriatrician says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/free/honest-talk-about-snfs.htm
21 Dec 2022
Commonly used delirium assessment tool may lack sensitivity in daily practice
The Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU), a commonly used tool to assess delirium, may lack sensitivity in daily practice as compared to clinical trials, a new study suggests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/10/4.htm
10 Aug 2011
Facing feeding tubes
Evidence and guidelines are against feeding tubes for patients with advanced dementia, but practice often differs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/facing-feeding-tubes.htm
15 Feb 2019
Specialized care for elderly inpatients linked to better outcomes
An interdisciplinary team model of care for older inpatients may reduce adverse events, length of stay and costs, two new studies suggest.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/01/3.htm
1 May 2013
How am I doing?
Our humor columnist imagines his online reviews.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/05/free/how-am-i-doing.htm
5 Oct 2022
Simple screening tool assesses frailty in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome
The highest category score for the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome was associated with increased comorbidity, longer lengths of stay, and fewer procedures, and was independently associated with mortality, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/20/4.htm
20 Nov 2013
The road ahead for hospital medicine
During his plenary at SHM Converge 2022, Robert M. Wachter, MD, MACP, shared his thoughts on the future of hospital medicine, including changes in patient complexity and hospital finance, the catch-22 of hospital at home, and the potential impacts of technology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/the-road-ahead-for-hospital-medicine.htm
20 Apr 2022
Helping hip fracture patients
Is comanagement the answer?
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/helping-hip-fracture-patients.htm
15 Dec 2020
Confusion Assessment Method ranks highest for diagnosing inpatient delirium
Confusion Assessment Method ranks highest for diagnosing inpatient deliriumSurvival benefit seen with combination antibiotics in patients with high death risk
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/25/1.htm
25 Aug 2010