Search results for "Procedures"
acp-hosp1001:acp-hosp1001
Blood transfusion 29,072 3.80% $17,192 4.19%. Other therapeutic procedures 16,719 2.18% $17,881 2.62%. ... Other operating room procedures on vessels 11,440 1.49% $60,723 3.75%other than head and neck.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/acph-201001-trends_t1.pdf
21 Dec 2009
Updated guidelines on complicated intra-abdominal infections
AHA updates recommendations on cardiovascular IED infections
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/13/3.htm
13 Jan 2010
Rapid screening, decolonizing can reduce surgical-site infections from S. aureus
Rapid screening, decolonizing can reduce surgical-site infections from S. aureus Chlorhexidine-alcohol superior to povidone-iodine for surgical-site antisepsis
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/13/1.htm
13 Jan 2010
Documenting adverse drug reactions and poisonings
Adverse effects of a correctly administered drug or drugs must be coded and reported differently than the misuse of a drug, which is classified as “poisoning” in ICD-9-CM coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/coding.htm
15 Jan 2010
When the findings don't fit
A Fellow investigates a young woman's elevated testosterone level and reaches a diagnosis even though the lab results and imaging conflict. Our diagnostic experts consider confirmation bias and how this internist sidestepped being misled.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/mindful.htm
15 Jan 2010
MDs phone homes
Among all the advanced technologies available to hospitalists, one of the best tools for helping recently hospitalized patients thrive may be one of the oldest and simplest: the telephone.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/phone.htm
15 Feb 2010
New drug approved for Alzheimer's, warnings issued on CT scans, local anesthetics
Warnings, recalls, approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/fda.htm
15 Feb 2010
In the News
Perioperative beta-blockers, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2010
Rosuvastatin approved for patients without heart disease
Put words in our mouth
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/17/6.htm
17 Feb 2010
Larger, for-profit hospitals use feeding tubes more often in some patients
Patients with superficial vein thrombosis may also have DVTLower-than-standard dose of rt-PA just as effective for PTE
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/17/2.htm
17 Feb 2010