Search results for "Venous Access"
Avoiding the femoral vein in central venous cannulation: an outdated practice
Contemporary data on central venous cannulation shows safety advantages to using the femoral vein in some cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/perspectives-avoiding-the-femoral-vein-in-central-venous-cannulation-an-outdated-practice.htm
15 Aug 2018
MKSAP quiz on rheumatology
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on rheumatology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/mksap-quiz-on-rheumatology.htm
15 Oct 2018
PICCs frequently placed in hospital patients with chronic kidney disease
Despite recommendations cautioning against PICC use in chronic kidney disease or intensive care, 30.9% of ICU patients who got a PICC had an estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, a study in Michigan found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/05/1.htm
5 Jun 2019
SHM issues recommendations on ultrasound guidance for vascular access procedures
The 29 new recommendations from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) cover preprocedure steps, procedure techniques, postprocedure care, and training.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/18/1.htm
18 Sep 2019
Data breaches, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2020
MKSAP quiz on resuscitation
The month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on resuscitation of critically ill patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/mksap-quiz-on-resuscitation.htm
15 Apr 2020
Steward your fluids
Deresuscitation may be the next step in optimizing sepsis care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/steward-your-fluids.htm
15 Apr 2020
coding corner 6 ACP Hospitalist • July 2020 (unlisted ...
A “midline” catheter (sometimes described as “short PICC”) terminates in a peripheral vein about three to eight inches from the insertion site and therefore is not a central venous access device. ... With a central venous access catheter, the catheter tip terminates in the subclavian, brachiocephalic (innominate), or iliac vein.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/acph-202007-coding-corner-peripherally-inserted-central-catheters_t1.pdf
30 Jun 2020
Peripherally inserted central catheters
Learn the codes for central venous access procedures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/coding-corner-peripherally-inserted-central-catheters.htm
15 Jul 2020
MKSAP quiz on health care-associated infections
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on health care-associated infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/mksap-quiz-on-health-care-associated-infections.htm
15 May 2021