Search results for "Stroke"
July 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/
Hospitals often overestimate performance of timely tPA delivery for stroke, study finds
Hospitals that delivered less tPA and did it more slowly were more likely to overestimate their performance on the 1-hour door-to-needle measure, according to a Get With the Guidelines study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/29/3.htm
29 Jul 2015
Dig into the numbers
Hospitalists are finding career opportunities helping their hospitals use data to improve care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/free/dig-into-the-numbers.htm
30 Aug 2023
Meth use associated with higher risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke
An analysis of hospitalized patients found that those who used methamphetamine had a 32% increase in cardiovascular disease risk compared to nonusers who also had been hospitalized. Risk increases associated with misuse of alcohol and cocaine were 28% and 47%, respectively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/meth-use-associated-with-higher-risk-of-heart-failure-myocardial-infarction-stroke.htm
10 Aug 2022
Hypertension often undertreated after hospitalization for stroke
Patients who were hospitalized for an ischemic stroke often had a systolic blood pressure above 160 mm Hg at discharge and at subsequent outpatient visits, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/14/3.htm
14 Jan 2015
Eliminating disparities in stroke outcomes
Recent studies have found that stroke patients admitted to the hospital at night and on the weekends are more likely to die than those admitted on weekdays. Why does mortality vary at different times of the day and week, and how can hospitals change their procedures to help minimize this difference?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/cover.htm
15 Jun 2008
Acute ischemia on CT after TIA predicts subsequent stroke
CT scan results of patients who have recently had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or nondisabling stroke can help predict their risk of subsequent stroke, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/17/2.htm
17 Dec 2014
New therapies for burns, stroke rehab
Recalls, notifications, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/fda-update-new-therapies-for-burns.htm
15 Sep 2021
July 2007
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/07/
Metoclopramide may help reduce pneumonia in patients with stroke and nasogastric tubes
Metoclopramide may help reduce pneumonia in patients with stroke who are fed via nasogastric tubes, according to a new small study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/24/3.htm
24 Dec 2014