Search results for "Sepsis"
Debates over sepsis and immigration
This issue brings you controversies in sepsis care and our first-ever Twitter chat.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jan 2019
Time to antibiotics matters for septic shock, not so much for sepsis without shock
Every hour that antibiotics were delayed was associated with higher mortality from septic shock, but patients with sepsis and no shock only had elevated risk of death if their antibiotics were not administered within six hours, according to a new analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/time-to-antibiotics-matters-for-septic-shock-not-so-much-for-sepsis-without-shock.htm
9 Aug 2023
Metformin during hospitalization associated with improved outcomes in type 2 diabetes and sepsis
In a retrospective cohort study in Pennsylvania, adults with type 2 diabetes and sepsis who were exposed to metformin during hospitalization had lower 90-day mortality and better kidney outcomes than those who were not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/metformin-during-hospitalization-associated-with-improved-outcomes-in-type-2-diabetes-and-sepsis.htm
16 Feb 2022
Procalcitonin do's and don'ts
Although the optimal use of procalcitonin is still up for debate, there are best practices for getting the most bang for this blood test.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/free/procalcitonin-dos-and-donts.htm
5 Jul 2023
Study of Medicare claims finds good outcomes with hospital at home
Only 6.2% of Medicare fee-for-service patients who were hospitalized at home had to be escalated to another setting and 0.5% died during the admission, according to an analysis of 2022 to 2023 claims data. Their 30-day readmission rate was 15.6%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/10/study-of-medicare-claims-finds-good-outcomes-with-hospital-at-home.htm
10 Jan 2024
Surviving Sepsis Campaign adopts Sepsis-3 definition
If physicians do not follow severe sepsis management measure definitions, a deficiency in the quality of care for severe sepsis management could be reported to the CDC and CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/coding.htm
15 Apr 2017
Sepsis: SIRS due to an infection
The current definition of sepsis is not well known by most physicians. Many think a diagnosis requires positive blood cultures and is associated with an extremely grim prognosis, but this is no longer so.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/coding.htm
15 Jan 2011
CDC publishes guidance on testing for flu, COVID-19, RSV
Patients being hospitalized with acute respiratory illness during flu season should be tested with the combined nucleic acid assay for influenza A/B/SARS-CoV-2, if possible, with repeat testing if the SARS-CoV-2 result is negative.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/free/cdc-publishes-guidance-on-testing-for-flu-covid-19-rsv.htm
20 Dec 2023
April 5, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/05/
May 11, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/11/