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Delays in ICU transfer increase mortality, LOS, but early warning score may help, study finds
Researchers retrospectively applied the previously published electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage (eCART) score, which utilizes demographics, vital signs, and laboratory data as an objective measure of critical illness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/13/2.htm
13 Jul 2016
Sickest patients score hospital clinicians lower on responsiveness, communication
Overall, patients judged to be at high risk of dying were less likely to choose the top box score for all Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey domains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2016
Overdose outcomes, chest pain triage, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2018
DOACs better than heparin for periop thromboprophylaxis, review finds
The systematic review and network meta-analysis found lower rates of symptomatic venous thromboembolism in surgical patients given direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) versus the standard dose of low-molecular-weight heparin, without a significant increase in bleeding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/doacs-better-than-heparin-for-periop-thromboprophylaxis.htm
16 Mar 2022
Dysphagia screening underused, predicts stroke outcomes, study finds
Patients with mild strokes were significantly less likely than those with more severe strokes to have documented screening, but failing screening predicted adverse outcomes in patients with mild strokes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/15/1.htm
15 Mar 2017
Beta-blockers at discharge may not improve outcomes after elective PCI in some older patients
According to an editorial, this study and others call into question the guideline-directed use of beta-blockers in patients with coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/17/2.htm
17 Aug 2016
Prescription monitoring, families in the ICU, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2018
Reducing the discomfort of end-of-life conversations
The ask-tell-ask model for end-of-life conversations starts with questions, instead of statements.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/11/2.htm
11 May 2016
Postoperative function, hip fracture, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2018
More changes for MOC in the works
The American Board of Internal Medicine announced plans to change its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program to allow shorter, more frequent assessments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/11/4.htm
11 May 2016