Search results for "Sleep"
Intervention reduced nighttime orders for vital signs, VTE prophylaxis
Two general-medicine units applied physician education and default order changes to improve patient sleep, but additional benefits were seen on the one unit that also targeted nursing staff, the single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/16/4.htm
16 Jan 2019
Debates in sepsis
Experts disagree about use of antibiotics, IV fluids, and quality measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/debates-in-sepsis.htm
15 Jan 2019
The hostile hospitalist
Dr. Oscar Adversum is not happy about anything, but especially not the night shift.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/newmans-notions-the-hostile-hospitalist.htm
15 Jan 2019
How to recognize respiratory compromise
A nonprofit alliance of medical societies is raising awareness of respiratory compromise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/qa-how-to-recognize-respiratory-compromise.htm
15 Dec 2018
Patients with high trauma from hospitalization had more 30-day readmissions, ED visits
Disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition, and mood are common during hospitalization and may contribute to unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge, a prospective cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/12/2.htm
12 Dec 2018
Top Hospitalists
The 2018 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/top-docs.htm
15 Nov 2018
New warning on SGLT2 inhibitors
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/fda-update-new-warning-on-sglt2-inhibitors.htm
15 Nov 2018
Many patients report avoidable sleep disruptions in the hospital, Dutch survey finds
More than two-thirds of patients reported having been awakened by external causes, a third of which involved hospital staff, and the most common causes were noise of other patients, medical devices, pain, and toilet visits.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/4.htm
25 Jul 2018
For delirium, manage environment as well as meds
Providing adequate lighting and reducing clutter are two examples.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/for-delirium-manage-environment-as-well-as-meds.htm
15 Jul 2018
Cases from the University of Wisconsin
Blastomycosis-induced ARDS, medication-associated microscopic colitis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/brief-case-from-the-university-of-wisconsin.htm
15 Jul 2018