Search results for "Rehabilitation"
Pulling it together
Comprehensive COPD care should include standardized diagnosis and treatment, patient education, careful discharge planning and follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/coverstory.htm
15 Mar 2011
NSAID does not reduce post-surgical pericardial effusion
Higher copayments lead to more hospitalizations United and Aetna to continue paying consultation codes
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/03/3.htm
3 Feb 2010
Mobilization after stroke: Is sooner better?
Mobilization is generally considered appropriate therapy, but there is no firm guidance on how early it should begin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/stroke.htm
15 Oct 2012
Intra-arterial therapy for stroke cost effective in modeling study
Intra-arterial treatment is likely cost-effective for patients with anterior circulation strokes and proximal occlusion, according to a recent modeling study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/10/3.htm
10 Jun 2015
Simple steps help prevent ICU delirium
Nonpharmacologic interventions improve outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/simple-steps-help-prevent-icu-delirium.htm
15 Nov 2017
Heartening news about cardiac surgery in the elderly
Not long ago, a patient’s advanced age was a serious, potentially prohibitive risk factor when considering surgery. But innovations in surgical techniques, better patient care, and improving attitudes towards aging have led to octogenarians routinely surviving surgery and often significantly benefiting from it, allowing them to enjoy an improved quality of life for a decade or more afterward.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/surgery.htm
15 Feb 2009
Guideline released on stopping mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults
The goal of the guideline from the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society is to help clinicians determine when patients with acute respiratory failure can breathe on their own, as well as provide clinical advice that may increase chances for successful extubation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/02/2.htm
2 Nov 2016
March 9, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/
Top Docs
Our call for nominations last spring yielded an impressive number of nominees, from which our editorial board selected the ten featured here. These physicians have done admirable work in patient rounding, resident education, technology, workload balance, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/coverstory.htm
15 Nov 2013
Measure of the month: coronary artery disease
Measure of the month: Coronary artery disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/cad.htm
15 Oct 2008