Search results for "Neurology"
March 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/
New guidelines for periprocedural antithrombotic therapy published by neurology group
Stroke patients on blood thinners who undergo dental procedures can routinely continue aspirin or warfarin, according to level A recommendations issued by the American Academy of Neurology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/05/5.htm
5 Jun 2013
August 21, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/21/
Survey finds shortcomings in assessment of neurologic function after cardiac arrest
More than a third of clinicians said they used absent corneal reflexes and absent pupillary reflexes at 24 hours to assess patient prognosis, even though guidelines recommend waiting 72 hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/27/4.htm
27 Nov 2019
July 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/
Care pathway with nurse screening for delirium may have reduced length of stay, 30-day readmissions
An academic tertiary care hospital in Northern California found that adjusted mean hospital length of stay decreased by 2% and the adjusted odds of 30-day readmission decreased by 14% after implementation of a delirium screening and care pathway for inpatients ages 50 years and older.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/16/3.htm
16 Jun 2021
EEG, fMRI newly identified responses in patients with disorders of consciousness
Of 241 studied patients with disorders of consciousness and no observable response to commands at the bedside, a response was seen on functional MRI (fMRI) and/or electroencephalography (EEG) in 25%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/21/eeg-fmri-newly-identified-responses-in-patients-with-disorders-of-consciousness.htm
21 Aug 2024
Novel protocol for urine sampling, testing may have reduced CAUTI rates
Urine sampling and testing aimed at minimizing contamination due to urinary or bladder colonization was associated with a significant reduction in rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and urinary catheter-days in a pre- and postintervention study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/19/5.htm
19 Aug 2020
July 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/
July issue online and in the mail
This issue's main story looks at online ratings of physicians. A related Twitter chat will be held on Wed., July 31, at 4 p.m. ET.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/10/5.htm
10 Jul 2019