Search results for "Perioperative care"
Clopidogrel may improve outcomes after CABG in patients with MI
Clopidogrel may improve outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for myocardial infarction (MI), a new study reports.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/09/3.htm
9 Mar 2011
Rectal NSAIDs beat PD stents to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis
Rectal administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is superior to pancreatic duct (PD) stents in preventing pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ECRP), a meta-analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/10/3.htm
10 Jul 2013
Patients with IBD at increased risk of postoperative DVT, PE
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at greater risk of developing deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism after surgery than those without IBD, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/26/3.htm
26 Oct 2011
Alcohol use disorder increases after bariatric surgery
Patients were more likely to report symptoms of alcohol use disorder two years after bariatric surgery than they were presurgery, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/27/4.htm
27 Jun 2012
Red flags for bariatric surgery complications
Hospitalists can help quickly identify various issues that arise postoperatively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/bariatric.htm
15 Dec 2013
Top Docs
The doctors recognized in ACP Hospitalist’s first annual Top Hospitalists issue include teachers, quality improvement gurus, researchers and bloggers. They’ve focused on improving geriatric care, growing hospital admissions, facilitating transitions of care and raising staff satisfaction. ACP Hospitalist’s editorial board members sifted through the nominations and narrowed the field down to 10 Top Hospitalists, who are profiled here.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/cover.htm
15 Nov 2008
Hospitals vary widely in adhering to aspirin guidelines
There was a 25-fold variation in the proportion of U.S. hospitals that adhered to guidelines about prescribing high-dose aspirin at discharge, with some hospitals discharging fewer than 10% of patients on high-dose aspirin and other hospitals discharging 100% of patients on the regimen, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/20/4.htm
20 Aug 2014
Hospitalists and intermediate care prove to be a good fit
A Spanish intermediate care unit is staffed entirely by hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/success.htm
15 Jul 2012
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/jw.htm
15 Jan 2010
Statins on day of heart surgery may improve survival, outcomes
After coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 30-day all-cause mortality was 1.7% in patients who took statins 24 hours or less before the operation, compared to 2.9% for those who took them 24 to 72 hours before and 3.8% for those who did not take them or whose last dose was more than 72 hours before surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/22/3.htm
22 Mar 2017