Search results for "Mobilization"
October 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/
Corticosteroids bundled with other interventions didn't improve outcomes in CAP
An Australian trial randomized hospital patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) to a week of corticosteroids, de-escalation to oral antibiotics, early mobilization, and malnutrition screening and treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/17/2.htm
17 Jul 2019
Walk this way
Increasing inpatient mobility is a common goal, but hospitals struggle to make it happen. Experts offer their advice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/27/walk-this-way.htm
27 Sep 2023
February 1, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/
ACOVE quality indicators may improve care in hospitalized elderly
Clinicians administered a checklist during rounds, which assessed for prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism, indwelling bladder catheters, mobilization, and delirium evaluation—four commonly encountered components of Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/12/2.htm
12 Jul 2017
A closer look at HAP
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is both more dangerous and more complex than previously thought, says the author of a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/12/a-closer-look-at-hap.htm
12 Jul 2023
ICU clinician education increased guideline compliance, decreased ICU brain dysfunction
A trial in the Netherlands required ICU nurses and physicians to complete two e-learning programs, one focused on delirium screening and the other focused on recommendations from the American College of Critical Care Medicine's 2013 guidelines on pain, agitation, and delirium.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/16/3.htm
16 Jan 2019
Mobilization after stroke: Is sooner better?
Mobilization is generally considered appropriate therapy, but there is no firm guidance on how early it should begin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/stroke.htm
15 Oct 2012
Early mobilization significantly reduced cognitive impairment in ICU patients, trial finds
Less than a quarter of patients randomized to early occupational and physical therapy while ventilated were cognitively impaired at one year, compared to 43% of those who received usual care, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/early-mobilization-significantly-reduced-cognitive-impairment-in-ICU-patients-trial-finds.htm
1 Feb 2023
The October issue is online
The October issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories about post-acute care, reviewing medications in elderly inpatients, and mobilization after stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/24/6.htm
24 Oct 2012