Search results for "Trends"
HCAP prescribing guidelines were not usually followed and didn't change outcomes
Less than 20% of patients who met the criteria for health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP) between 2007 and 2011 received the three classes of drugs recommended by guidelines at the time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/01/2.htm
1 Nov 2017
Pneumonia therapies, hospital flu spread, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2020
Estimates of ICU benefit differ among critical care physicians
Decisions about ICU care may be tied to bed availability, family presence, and patient age, one study found, while another revealed wide variation among states in ICU admissions for Medicare patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/17/1.htm
17 Oct 2018
Is it pneumonia?
Concerns are growing that pneumonia is being overdiagnosed. Here's how you can stem the trend.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/pneumonia.htm
15 Mar 2014
Anticoagulation didn't benefit patients with afib secondary to ACS, pulmonary disease, or sepsis
Only a third of the patients were discharged on anticoagulation, and over a three-year follow-up period, receiving anticoagulation was not associated with a significant reduction in ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/04/4.htm
4 Oct 2017
Hospitals serve up healthy food
Clinicians strive to improve nutrition inside and outside of the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/hospitals-serve-up-healthy-food.htm
15 Oct 2019
Evidence-based care for S. aureus bacteremia reduced mortality in hospitalized veterans
The use of appropriate antibiotics, echocardiography, and infectious disease consults for patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia increased significantly from 2003 to 2014.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/13/2.htm
13 Sep 2017
CV risks of flu, CAUTI protocol, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2020
An agenda for hospitalists' research
The pandemic added opportunities and barriers to an already challenged field.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/an-agenda-for-hospitalists-research.htm
15 May 2021
Beta-blockers at discharge may not improve outcomes after elective PCI in some older patients
According to an editorial, this study and others call into question the guideline-directed use of beta-blockers in patients with coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/17/2.htm
17 Aug 2016