Search results for "Disabilities"
Harm during hospitalization more common in patients with developmental disability
Hospitalized patients with intellectual disability, chromosomal abnormalities, pervasive developmental disorders, and congenital malformation syndrome had a 2.7-fold higher risk of an avoidable patient safety incident than those without developmental disability, according to an analysis in England.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/harm-during-hospitalization-more-common-in-patients-with-developmental-disability.htm
12 Oct 2022
Lowering blood pressure immediately after stroke doesn't reduce death, disability
Using medication to lower blood pressure in the first 48 hours after acute ischemic stroke onset doesn't reduce death or disability, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/27/3.htm
27 Nov 2013
April 10, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/
Mechanical ventilation means significant post-discharge disability for seniors
Hospitalized patients aged 65 and older who survive mechanical ventilation are significantly more likely to have long-term disabilities after discharge than older hospitalized patients who don't receive mechanical ventilation, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/15/4.htm
15 Dec 2010
Age, disability among indicators of medication adherence 3 months after stroke
Put words in our mouth
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/18/6.htm
18 Aug 2010
Oxygen saturation targets not related to long-term outcomes in critically ill adults
Cognition, quality of life, and related outcomes did not differ at 12 months among patients with lower, intermediate, or higher oxygen saturation targets while on mechanical ventilation, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/oxygen-saturation-targets-not-related-to-long-term-outcomes-in-critically-ill-adults.htm
7 Feb 2024
December 14, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/
Hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions associated with functional decline, other adverse outcomes in the elderly
A longitudinal analysis looked at total disability score, functional recovery, and incident nursing home admission within six months of hospitalization for an ambulatory care-sensitive condition, such as diabetes or pneumonia, in elderly community-living adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/28/2.htm
28 Jul 2021
March 30, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/30/
Study of Medicare claims finds good outcomes with hospital at home
Only 6.2% of Medicare fee-for-service patients who were hospitalized at home had to be escalated to another setting and 0.5% died during the admission, according to an analysis of 2022 to 2023 claims data. Their 30-day readmission rate was 15.6%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/10/study-of-medicare-claims-finds-good-outcomes-with-hospital-at-home.htm
10 Jan 2024