Search results for "Emergency Medicine"
In the News
Performance measures and readmissions, early management of acute ischemic stroke, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/itn.htm
15 May 2013
Optimal hospital care for Native Americans
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of improvement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/optimal-hospital-care-for-native-americans.htm
15 Jan 2021
POCUS catches on
Credentialing and training hospitalists to use handheld ultrasounds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/pocus-catches-on.htm
15 Aug 2017
Hospitals serve up healthy food
Clinicians strive to improve nutrition inside and outside of the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/hospitals-serve-up-healthy-food.htm
15 Oct 2019
Procalcitonin: Promise and pitfalls
Uptake of procalcitonin testing has been slow in U.S. hospitals, but experts say the biomarker could help with antibiotic stewardship efforts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/procalcitonin-promise-and-pitfalls.htm
15 Aug 2018
In the News
New hospitals and patient satisfaction, NSAIDs and adverse events, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2015
Video laryngoscope increased success rate of intubation, ED and ICU study finds
A trial was stopped early for efficacy after an interim analysis found that 85.1% of video-laryngoscope intubations were successful on the first attempt compared to 70.8% of those performed with a direct laryngoscope.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/video-laryngoscope-increased-success-rate-of-intubation-ed-and-icu-study-finds.htm
21 Jun 2023
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about pre-surgery beta-blockers, sepsis perception##mdash;practice gaps, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/journal.htm
15 Nov 2008
The impact of deferred hospital care during COVID-19
Experts are looking at where the patients went and what happens next.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/the-impact-of-deferred-hospital-care-during-covid-19.htm
15 Feb 2021
Highlights from ACP Journal Club
MODS assay better at detecting TB but poses challenges in developing countries, et al.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/highlight-jc.htm
15 Mar 2007