Search results for "End-of-Life Care"
The debate over vitamin C for sepsis
Mixed trial results have stirred controversy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/the-debate-over-vitamin-c-for-sepsis.htm
15 May 2020
3 Wishes, penalties, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2020
Moral distress common among physicians caring for inpatients without decisional capacity
Moral distress occurred more often when the physician was male, the patient was older, or the patient's care required decisions about life-sustaining treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/04/3.htm
4 Mar 2020
Project honoring ICU patients' dying wishes was affordable, sustainable
The 3 Wishes Project fulfilled 3,325 requests of dying patients and their families, ranging from live musical performances to pet visitation, at four ICUs in the U.S. and Canada.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/13/4.htm
13 Nov 2019
Hospitalizations common near the end of life in heart failure patients
More than half (64%) of hospitalizations during the last year of heart failure patients' lives were for noncardiovascular causes, a Danish registry study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/26/3.htm
26 Jun 2019
A systemwide approach to end-of-life care
One health system developed an advance directive toolkit for patients and communication training for clinicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/qa-a-systemwide-approach-to-end-of-life-care.htm
15 Feb 2019
February issue is online and in the mail
This issue highlights discussions around feeding tubes in advanced dementia and decision making about ICU admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/13/5.htm
13 Feb 2019
Penicillin allergies, end-of-life care
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2018
LTAC use, med adherence after MI, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2018
Fewer Medicare beneficiaries dying in the hospital, but ICU use at end of life still common
The retrospective cohort study included a 20% random sample of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who died in 2000, 2005, 2009, 2011, or 2015.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/04/1.htm
4 Jul 2018