Search results for "Emergency Medicine"
Rebuilding from ruin
Hospitalists and others at St. John's Regional Medical Center and the surrounding community worked together to recover from catastrophe.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/coverstory.htm
15 Sep 2011
Observation moves faster with dedicated hospitalists
Clinicians at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, opened a Clinical Decision Unit to improve care efficiency for observation patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/success.htm
15 Jun 2011
Recent Research
Acupuncture versus morphine for acute pain relief, outcomes data for physicians, beta-blockers at discharge after elective PCI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2016
Stop doing that
Nasogastric lavage might be the most egregious example, but there are plenty of others, one expert says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/stop.htm
15 Jun 2012
Talking about trainee treatment
A system that allowed medical students and trainees to anonymously or confidentially report mistreatment or unprofessional behavior was revealing for one institution.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/free/talking-about-trainee-treatment.htm
4 Jan 2023
Study identifies factors to predict poor outcomes in older patients discharged from the ED
Patients with cognitive impairment, change in the disposition plan from admit to discharge, systolic blood pressure less than 120 mm Hg, and pulse greater than 90 beats/min were more likely to die or be admitted to the ICU within a week of ED discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/09/3.htm
9 Mar 2016
Recent Research
Hyperglycemia and cerebral venous thrombosis outcomes, “opt-out” HIV screening, invasive versus conservative strategy in elderly cardiac patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2016
There will be (less) blood
A new patient blood management program reduced transfusions, length of stay, and cost at one hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/there-will-be-less-blood.htm
16 Feb 2022
Hospital-based physicians may use different nonverbal communication with black vs. white patients, study finds
The analysis observed that nonverbal communication scores of physicians at a western Pennsylvania hospital were lower with a simulated black patient than with a white patient.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/13/4.htm
13 Jan 2016
12 tips for new academic hospitalists
Bradley Sharpe, MD, shared some of the actions that set him up for success.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/12-tips-for-new-hospitalists.htm
15 Jul 2021