Search results for "Adverse Events"
Adding up adverse events
Patient safety experts talk about the latest data and what hospitalists can do to improve them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/07/adding-up-adverse-events.htm
7 Jun 2023
Studies find practice variation and frequent adverse events with mechanical ventilation
About 45% of critically ill patients experienced at least one major adverse peri-intubation event in one international study, while another study found that weaning and discontinuation practices vary around the world.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/31/5.htm
31 Mar 2021
Intensive treatment may increase adverse events in older adults with elevated blood pressure
Intensive blood pressure treatment in the first 48 hours of hospitalization for a noncardiovascular diagnosis was associated with greater risk of a composite outcome that included cardiac injury, acute kidney injury, and transfer to the ICU.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/07/intensive-treatment-may-increase-adverse-events-in-older-adults-with-elevated-blood-pressure.htm
7 Jun 2023
Intensifying hypertension regimen at discharge associated with readmissions, adverse events
Rates of cardiovascular events within a year were similar regardless of whether patients treated at Veterans Health Administration hospitals for noncardiac conditions had their hypertension medication regimens intensified at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/28/1.htm
28 Aug 2019
June 7, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/07/
Ventilator bundle reduced adverse events, including pneumonia
The bundle included head-of-bed elevation, use of subglottic secretion drainage endotracheal tubes, oral care, chlorhexidine mouth care, and daily spontaneous awakening and breathing trials.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/10/2.htm
10 May 2017
April 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/
Avoiding beta-lactam therapy in hospitalized patients with self-reported allergies may lead to more adverse events
Developing inpatient programs aimed at accurately identifying beta-lactam allergies to safely promote beta-lactam administration among patients who report allergies is warranted, the authors concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/20/3.htm
20 Jul 2016
January 18, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/
No adverse events from MRI in patients with pacemakers and ICDs, study finds
The prospective, nonrandomized study included 1,509 patients who had a “legacy” pacemaker or ICD that did not meet FDA criteria to be MRI-conditional.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/10/1.htm
10 Jan 2018