Search results for "healthy"
Too many or too few: Who belongs in the ICU?
Some experts are starting to question how the nation's critical care beds are being used.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/coverstory.htm
15 Feb 2013
Negative high-sensitivity troponin T assays in ED may help avoid unnecessary admissions
Patients with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome but two negative high-sensitivity troponin T assays were unlikely to have adverse cardiovascular events in the next 30 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/20/1.htm
20 Dec 2017
Diets, contrast injuries, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2021
Treating the pregnant inpatient
Weigh the risks and benefits of scans and drugs, then consult with experts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/treating-the-pregnant-inpatient.htm
15 Oct 2019
Study links cardiac rehab after acute MI with lower mortality but not improved health outcomes
Cardiac rehab participants and nonparticipants both experienced improvements in health status outcomes in the 12 months after discharge, but there were no clinical differences between groups in the mean scores on both survey instruments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/02/5.htm
2 Nov 2016
Debates in sepsis
Experts disagree about use of antibiotics, IV fluids, and quality measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/debates-in-sepsis.htm
15 Jan 2019
CDC reports fourth case of U.S. patient with E. coli harboring colistin resistance gene
The latest isolate of Escherichia coli harboring mcr-1, the gene that confers resistance to polymyxins, was collected in June from a 2-year-old girl in Connecticut.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/21/4.htm
21 Sep 2016
MKSAP quiz on chest pain
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on chest pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/mksap-quiz-on-chest-pain.htm
15 Feb 2020
Alteplase treatment associated with slightly improved long-term survival after ischemic stroke
Patients randomized to alteplase in addition to standard care had a significantly higher mortality rate during the first 7 days after treatment, but a significantly lower risk of death between 8 days and 3 years after treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/27/4.htm
27 Jul 2016
Hospital market competition not associated with outcomes of high-risk surgeries
A study compared mortality and readmissions by hospital among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing carotid endarterectomy, mitral valve or open aortic aneurysm repair, lung resection, esophagectomy, pancreatectomy, rectal resection, hip or knee replacement, or bariatric surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/hospital-market-competition-not-associated-with-outcomes-of-high-risk-surgeries.htm
9 Aug 2023