Search results for "Pulmonary Embolism"
EHR alert reduced unnecessary telemetry outside the ICU at one hospital
The reduction in telemetry use was smaller than that achieved with multicomponent interventions, but simply adding an electronic health record (EHR) alert is less costly and more scalable, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/19/2.htm
19 Dec 2018
Pinpoint PE in high-risk patients with syncope
The evidence on the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) among patients with syncope has been mixed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/pinpoint-pe-in-syncope.htm
15 Dec 2018
Fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction
The new definition replaces the term necrosis with the concept of myocardial injury.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/coding-corner-fourth-universal-definition-of-myocardial-infarction.htm
15 Dec 2018
New guidelines cover VTE prophylaxis, diagnosis, anticoagulation, and HIT
Several guidelines related to venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention and treatment were recently published by the American Society of Hematology, with more promised soon.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/05/1.htm
5 Dec 2018
coding corner 4 ACP Hospitalist • December 2018 The ...
Nonischemic causes include heart failure, myocarditis, cardiomy-opathy, catheter ablation, defibrillation, cardiac contusion, and sys-temic causes such as sepsis, cerebrovascular accident/hemorrhage, pulmonary embolism, hypertension, chemotherapy, and infiltrative diseases
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/acph-201812-coding-corner-fourth-universal-definition-of-myocardial-infarction_t1.pdf
30 Nov 2018
Web-based decision support tool may help determine safety of outpatient PE management
The tool was added to the patient care workflow in the ED after the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) was confirmed but before site-of-care decision making was completed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/14/4.htm
14 Nov 2018
Doing more for COPD patients during hospitalization
Expand your focus to accurate diagnosis, cardiovascular health, and self-management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/doing-more-for-copd-patients-during-hospitalization.htm
15 Oct 2018
Balanced crystalloids vs. saline, antibiotic stewardship, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2018
For PE in critically ill, half-dose alteplase associated with more treatment escalation than full dose
Mortality and bleeding rates were similar whether critically ill patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) received 50 mg or 100 mg of alteplase, the retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/18/5.htm
18 Jul 2018
qSOFA for mortality prediction, preoperative breathing exercises, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2018