Search results for "hospital acquired pneumonia"
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about pressure stocking use after stroke, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/jw.htm
15 Sep 2009
Bundled intervention may help prevent non-ventilator-associated HAP, Swiss study finds
A prevention bundle of oral care, dysphagia screening and management, mobilization, discontinuation of inappropriate proton-pump inhibitors, and respiratory therapy was strategically implemented to try to prevent non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/bundled-intervention-may-help-prevent-non-ventilator-associated-hap-swiss-study-finds.htm
15 Mar 2023
Too much of a good thing?
Recent research shows excess oxygen supplementation can harm.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/oxygen-too-much-of-a-good-thing.htm
15 Nov 2018
Brushing up on pneumonia prevention
One facility reduced rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia with simple oral hygiene.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/success-story-brushing-up-on-pneumonia-prevention.htm
15 Dec 2018
Resident supervision, nerve agents, and clinical conferences
This issue delves into dilemmas of training and terrorism, among other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Dec 2018
Pneumonia
Treatment, documentation, and follow-up for CAP, HCAP, HCAP, and VAP.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/morning-report-pneumonia.htm
15 Jan 2016
qSOFA for mortality prediction, preoperative breathing exercises, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2018
Top Docs
Meet ACP Hospitalist's 2016 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/2016-top-hospitalists.htm
15 Nov 2016
Hospital medicine precourse: From admission to discharge
This new course offers cutting-edge information on hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/precourse.htm
15 Feb 2011
What is clinical validation?
Diagnoses documented in a patient's record must be substantiated by clinical criteria generally accepted by the medical community.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/coding-clinical-validation.htm
15 Dec 2016