Search results for "Critical care"
Nudging physicians not to test
A high-value care project reduced unnecessary testing without adding a single click.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/18/nudging-physicians-not-to-test.htm
18 Oct 2023
More data on risk factors for poor COVID-19 outcomes, mixed results from treatment trials
A risk calculator, genetic findings, and red blood cell distribution width helped predict severity of and death from COVID-19. Tocilizumab showed benefit, but a number of other treatments, including CPR, did not, according to recent research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/1.htm
30 Sep 2020
Look over your hedges
Hedging, or using words in conversation that make meaning fuzzier, is unavoidable, but the resulting misunderstandings with patients and families can be reduced, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/23/look-over-your-hedges.htm
23 Aug 2023
Intermediate care unit helped surgical, COVID-19 patients
An intermediate care unit with a maximum census of six created over 1,000 available ICU bed-days over 12 months.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/free/intermediate-care-unit-helped-surgical-covid-19-patients.htm
14 Feb 2024
Training in time-limited trials associated with less use of nonbeneficial ICU treatments
In a pre- and postintervention quality improvement study, physicians at three academic hospitals in California were trained to use time-limited trials of interventions in communication and care planning with families and surrogate decision makers of critically ill ICU patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/21/4.htm
21 Apr 2021
April 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/
Knowledge of ECMO appears better in those taught by simulation
A small randomized trial of clinicians learning about extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) found that exam scores were higher among those assigned to simulation versus interactive mobile instruction or experiential learning.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/03/4.htm
3 Nov 2021
Playing the hospitalist character
Medical schools and hospitals are testing serious video games as a method to engage learners and improve care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/playing-the-hospitalist-character.htm
11 Oct 2023
New score predicts sepsis survivors' risk of unplanned rehospitalization or death in first year after discharge
The validated score, which uses eight risk factors, may help inform prognosis discussions, trial design, and follow-up care of adult patients surviving to hospital discharge after a critical care unit admission for sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/23/2.htm
23 Sep 2020
Drug shortages drag on
Almost all hospital pharmacists reported facing drug shortages in a recent survey, but there are some available solutions, one expert says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/04/free/drug-shortages-drag-on.htm
4 Oct 2023