Search results for "Adverse Events"
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
Acetazolamide improved decongestion in acute decompensated heart failure
A randomized trial found that the drug, already approved for other indications, achieved successful decongestion within three days in 42.2% of acute decompensated heart failure patients, compared to 30.5% of those on placebo.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/31/acetazolamide-improved-decongestion-in-acute-decompensated-heart-failure.htm
31 Aug 2022
Electronic tool for ICU-to-ward discharge linked to timely, complete discharge summaries
A Canadian study of adult patients discharged from the ICU to a hospital ward found that the proportion of those with timely and complete discharge summaries increased from 10.8% to 71.1% after implementation of a structured electronic discharge summary tool.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/24/electronic-tool-for-icu-to-ward-discharge-linked-to-timely-complete-discharge-summaries.htm
24 Aug 2022
Patients treated for syncope have similar motor vehicle crash risk as other ED patients
Patients treated in an ED for syncope had a crash rate of 12.2 per 100 driver-years, compared to 13.2 in patients treated in the ED for other conditions and 8.2 in the general population, a retrospective study in Canada found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/patients-treated-for-syncope-have-similar-motor-vehicle-crash-risk-as-other-ed-patients.htm
3 Aug 2022
Procalcitonin algorithm reduced antibiotic use in patients with acute pancreatitis
A randomized trial assigned some patients to a treatment strategy of starting, stopping, or continuing antibiotics based on whether their procalcitonin test value was more or less than 1.0 ng/mL.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/27/procalcitonin-algorithm-reduced-antibiotic-use-in-patients-with-acute-pancreatitis.htm
27 Jul 2022
Inpatient adverse event rates declined from 2010 to 2019
An analysis of U.S. hospitals found significant decreases in adverse event rates among patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, or major surgical procedures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/20/inpatient-adverse-event-rates-declined-from-2010-to-2019.htm
20 Jul 2022
COVID-19 stalls progress made against antimicrobial resistance in U.S.
Antimicrobial-resistant infections and deaths related to hospitalization both increased by at least 15% during the first year of the pandemic, according to a recent CDC report.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/20/free/covid-19-stalls-progress-made-against-antimicrobial-resistance-in-us.htm
20 Jul 2022