Search results for "Procedures"
September 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/
Antibiotic prophylaxis more than 24 hours after surgery increased harms without reducing infections
The risks of acute kidney injury and Clostridium difficile infection consistently increased with each additional day of antimicrobial exposure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/01/3.htm
1 May 2019
April 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/
Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis may not reduce risk of surgical-site infection
Findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 52 studies support World Health Organization recommendations against continuing surgical antibiotic prophylaxis postoperatively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/03/4.htm
3 Jun 2020
Do you need a checklist?
There's limited evidence but apparent potential for these tools in hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/do-you-need-a-checklist.htm
15 Feb 2021
Decision pathway addresses bleeding in patients on oral anticoagulants
The guidance from the American College of Cardiology covers management of major and minor bleeding in patients treated with direct-acting oral anticoagulants or vitamin K antagonists for any indication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/22/4.htm
22 Jul 2020
Organ procurement procedures appear to vary by individual U.S. hospital
In a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of 13 hospitals covered by two organ procurement organizations, rates of conversion of potential donor patients into actual donors ranged from 0% to 51.0%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/15/organ-procurement-procedures-appear-to-vary-by-individual-us-hospital.htm
15 Feb 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
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
Studies find practice variation and frequent adverse events with mechanical ventilation
About 45% of critically ill patients experienced at least one major adverse peri-intubation event in one international study, while another study found that weaning and discontinuation practices vary around the world.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/31/5.htm
31 Mar 2021