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Early mobilization significantly reduced cognitive impairment in ICU patients, trial finds

Less than a quarter of patients randomized to early occupational and physical therapy while ventilated were cognitively impaired at one year, compared to 43% of those who received usual care, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/early-mobilization-significantly-reduced-cognitive-impairment-in-ICU-patients-trial-finds.htm
1 Feb 2023

Aspirin noninferior to LMWH for prophylaxis after traumatic fractures, trial finds

All-cause mortality at 90 days was similar in hospitalized patients randomized to aspirin versus low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), and rates of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism were also low in both groups.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/aspirin-noninferior-to-lmwh-for-prophylaxis-after-traumatic-fractures-trial-finds.htm
25 Jan 2023

Adverse events found in nearly 1 in 4 hospital admissions

In a retrospective cohort study using a random sample of admissions at 11 hospitals in Massachusetts, clinicians judged 22.7% of adverse events to be preventable and 32.3% to be serious or worse.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/adverse-events-found-in-nearly-1-in-4-hospital-admissions.htm
18 Jan 2023

Guidelines recommend universal screening for cannabinoids prior to surgery

New recommendations from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine aim to help clinicians make safe, evidence-based decisions regarding the perioperative management of patients who consume cannabis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/free/guidelines-recommend-universal-screening-for-cannabinoids-prior-to-surgery.htm
11 Jan 2023

Latest COVID-19 studies look at proning awake patients, residual lung abnormalities

A meta-analysis found that prone positioning of awake patients reduced intubation rates but not mortality, while a postdischarge study estimated that about 11% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 could have residual lung abnormalities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/free/latest-covid-19-studies-look-at-proning-awake-patients-residual-lung-abnormalities.htm
14 Dec 2022

High-intensity medical therapy at HF discharge reduced readmissions, death

Researchers stopped the STRONG-HF randomized trial early due to greater than expected differences in outcomes between patients who received rapid up-titration of guideline-directed medical therapy under strict follow-up and those who received usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/16/high-intensity-medical-therapy-at-hf-discharge-reduced-readmissions-death.htm
16 Nov 2022

Resident handoff quality, adverse event rate improved after I-PASS implementation

Across 32 hospitals, major and minor handoff-related reported adverse events fell by nearly 50% following implementation of the verbal and written handoff communication improvement program in general pediatric and internal medicine units.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/09/free/resident-handoff-quality-adverse-event-rate-improved-after-i-pass-implementation.htm
9 Nov 2022

Review finds uncertain benefit of opioids for treating musculoskeletal pain in ED

Opioids provided statistically but not clinically greater pain relief compared with placebo and paracetamol and were no more effective than some nonopioid options, particularly NSAIDs, according to a meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/19/review-finds-uncertain-benefit-of-opioids-for-treating-musculoskeletal-pain-in-ed.htm
19 Oct 2022

BiPAP masks recalled for magnetic interference

The FDA reported safety concerns with masks for some bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines and approved the first generic version of a popular diabetes drug, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/bipap-masks-recalled-for-magnetic-interference.htm
12 Oct 2022

Corticosteroids may prevent need for mechanical ventilation in CAP patients, review finds

The meta-analysis did not find any significant effect of steroids on other studied outcomes, including mortality, treatment failure, and adverse events, in trials of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/14/corticosteroids-may-prevent-need-for-mechanical-ventilation-in-cap-patients-review-finds.htm
14 Sep 2022

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