Search results for "Procedures"
Low-value preop screening frequently led to additional low-value care, study finds
Chest X-rays and EKGs of low-risk patients before low- or intermediate-risk surgery were followed by high rates of repeat tests, follow-up imaging, and follow-up visits, according to a retrospective analysis of Veterans Health Administration data.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/low-value-preop-screening-frequently-led-to-additional-low-value-care.htm
27 Apr 2022
An app for delirium
An app, which is now available for free download, enabled nursing assistants, nurses, and hospitalists to screen elderly inpatients for delirium in about a minute.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/30/an-app-for-delirium.htm
30 Mar 2022
Why perioperative anaphylaxis is like paella
An expert speaker at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2022 Annual Meeting drew parallels between perioperative anaphylaxis and the Spanish dish, reviewing differential diagnoses, causal agents, and useful labs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/why-perioperative-anaphylaxis-is-like-paella.htm
23 Mar 2022
Benefits of dedicated COVID-19 hospitals, ECMO; air sampling after aerosol-generating procedures
A health system reported outcomes at two hospitals created to treat only COVID-19. Another found that 42.9% of COVID-19 patients who got ECMO died, compared to 89.1% when it wasn't available. A sampling study compared viral particles in the air with different procedures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/free/benefits-of-dedicated-covid-19-hospitals-ECMO-air-sampling-after-aerosol-generating-procedures.htm
9 Mar 2022
About two-thirds of stroke survivors discharged to a SNF with low function died within a year
In a study of Medicare beneficiaries, the lowest-functioning stroke survivors who were discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) had 64% mortality at one year, whereas those discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation facility had 29.6% mortality at one year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/about-two-thirds-of-stroke-survivors-discharged-to-a-snf-with-low-function.htm
9 Mar 2022
Use of monitored injection site associated with less hospital and ED use
An analysis of an unsanctioned safe consumption site found that patients who used it were 27% less likely to visit the ED and 32% less likely to be hospitalized than those who did not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/use-of-monitored-injection-site-associated-with-less-hospital-and-ed-use.htm
19 Jan 2022
Hypercalcemia after silicone injections
A patient presented with nausea, loss of appetite, and weight loss of approximately 20 pounds. Lab tests revealed hypercalcemia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/12/brief-case-hyperglycemia-after-silicone-injections.htm
12 Jan 2022
Complications rare but potentially serious after pleural procedures
A narrative review looked at complications related to thoracocentesis, intercostal drains, indwelling pleural catheters, and local anesthetic thoracoscopy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/15/3.htm
15 Dec 2021
Nontraumatic myocardial injury
Myocardial injury is a relatively new term, necessary to know for documentation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/coding-corner-myocardial-injury.htm
15 Nov 2021
Catheters, antibiotics recalled
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/fda-update-catheters-antibiotics-recalled.htm
15 Nov 2021