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Knowing when AI is wrong

Physicians need to learn the explanations behind artificial intelligence (AI) answers, say the authors of a study in which hospitalists had lower diagnostic accuracy when working with biased AI.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/13/knowing-when-ai-is-wrong.htm
13 Mar 2024

Complications appear common with CVC placement

Of 1,000 patients with a central venous catheter (CVC) for three days, 30.2 would develop at least one serious complication, including arterial cannulation, pneumothorax, infection, or deep venous thrombosis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/13/complications-appear-common-with-cvc-placement.htm
13 Mar 2024

Take a bite out of HAP

Brushing teeth reduces hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) risk, and changes are needed to make this simple practice happen more regularly in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/free/take-a-bite-out-of-hap.htm
6 Mar 2024

Lots to learn about long-term care

A new curriculum helped hospitalists moving into postacute care fill gaps in their knowledge base.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/lots-to-learn-about-long-term-care.htm
28 Feb 2024

Deterioration alert system did not reduce escalations from medical and surgical units

The single-center study of a machine learning-based alert system did find that mortality was lower among patients on a medical unit where staff were notified when the computer predicted high risk of deterioration.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/deterioration-alert-system-did-not-reduce-escalations-from-medical-and-surgical-units.htm
28 Feb 2024

Studies look at outcomes with drug use and heart failure, infective endocarditis

Almost 10% of patients with acute heart failure tested positive for drug use, a French study found, while an analysis of U.S. patients who injected drugs and underwent surgery for infective endocarditis found that 79% had relapsed and 68% had died by five years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/studies-look-at-outcomes-with-drug-use-and-heart-failure-infective-endocarditis.htm
21 Feb 2024

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

High stakes: Considerations about cannabis

More Americans are taking cannabis, complicating inpatient care. Understanding patients' use patterns and history is key to mitigating risks during a hospital stay.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/free/high-stakes-considerations-about-cannabis.htm
7 Feb 2024

Hospitalists offer lessons from past diagnostic successes, errors

Interviews with 24 experienced hospitalists revealed five themes from their thoughts on improving diagnostics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/hospitalists-offer-lessons-from-past-diagnostic-successes-errors.htm
7 Feb 2024

Implement 4 E's to reduce low-value inpatient care, article proposes

A new framework, modeled after the hierarchy of effectiveness, proposes four steps to reduce use of low-value care, such as unnecessary telemetry, repeat labs, and urinary catheters, on medical wards.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/implement-4es-to-reduce-low-value-inpatient-care-article-proposes.htm
7 Feb 2024

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