Search results for "Perioperative care"
Letter from the Editor
This issue features stories on global health, catheter-related infections, and postdischarge transitions, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/lfe.htm
15 Jan 2013
Buprenorphine, cannabis, and other periop challenges
Perioperative medication management is particularly tricky when it comes to patients who are already taking drugs for chronic pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/buprenorphine-cannabis-and-other-periop-challenges.htm
22 Nov 2023
Interrupting DOACs for surgery associated with low rates of major bleeding, clots in afib patients
The standardized strategy stopped direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) for one to two days prior to an elective surgery or procedure and resumed DOACs one to three days afterward, without heparin bridging, in patients with atrial fibrillation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/14/3.htm
14 Aug 2019
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about heart failure after noncardiac surgery, in-hospital PCI, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/journal.htm
15 Jun 2008
PPIs associated with risk for postop pneumonia after CABG, study indicates
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be associated with a higher risk for postoperative pneumonia after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than H2-receptor antagonists, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/02/3.htm
2 Oct 2013
Heart failure worsens outcomes in hip fracture surgery patients
Hip fracture surgery patients with preoperative heart failure had higher mortality rates, were more often discharged to a skilled facility, and had longer hospital lengths of stay, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/21/3.htm
21 Dec 2011
Cangrelor shows promise as bridging antiplatelet therapy in CABG patients
Among patients who discontinued thienopyridine therapy before cardiac surgery, those who used the investigational drug cangrelor had better maintenance of platelet inhibition than those who used placebo, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/25/5.htm
25 Jan 2012
Restrictive transfusion strategy as safe as liberal strategy after cardiac surgery
Model finds multimodal CT cost-effective to identify intra-arterial therapy candidates
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/20/3.htm
20 Oct 2010
Two models superior at predicting long ICU stay after cardiac surgery
FDA approves vaccines for next flu season
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/11/4.htm
11 Aug 2010
Beta-blockers underused before and after cardiac rhythm device procedures
1996 guidelines better than 2005 set for ICU patients with potentially resistant microorganisms
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/17/3.htm
17 Mar 2010