Search results for "Stroke"
Imaging not associated with increased AKI risk in stroke patients, study finds
The meta-analysis compared rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) among patients (including some with chronic kidney disease) who underwent computed tomographic (CT) angiography, CT perfusion, or noncontrast CT.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2017
February 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/
Dysphagia screening underused, predicts stroke outcomes, study finds
Patients with mild strokes were significantly less likely than those with more severe strokes to have documented screening, but failing screening predicted adverse outcomes in patients with mild strokes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/15/1.htm
15 Mar 2017
Patients discharged home after stroke less likely to receive rehab
The study also found that, after stroke, 35.0% of patients received no physical therapy, 48.8% got no occupational therapy, and 61.7% didn't undergo speech therapy. Predictors of whether a patient would get therapy could be identified during stroke hospitalization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/15/patients-discharged-home-after-stroke-less-likely-to-receive-rehab.htm
15 Feb 2023
Study shows differences between the sexes in stroke severity, risk of death
Women over 65 had more severe strokes than men the same age, but were more likely to survive, a Danish registry study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/15/4.htm
15 Jul 2015
December 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/
Stroke transfers, order volume
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/in-the-news.htm
15 Jan 2019
Even small brain lesions may increase mortality in patients without prior stroke history
Clinicians may want to reconsider the practice of dismissing very small cerebral lesions found on MRI, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/08/3.htm
8 Jul 2015
December 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/
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