Effect of Systemic Glucocorticoids on Mortality or Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With COVID-19Journal of Hospital Medicine - Tập 15 Số 8 - Trang 489-493 - 2020
Marla J. Keller, Elizabeth A. Kitsis, Shitij Arora, Jen-Ting Chen, Shivani Agarwal, Michael J. Ross, Yaron Tomer, William N. Southern
The efficacy of glucocorticoids in COVID-19 is unclear.
This study was designed to determine whether systemic
glucocorticoid treatment in COVID-19 patients is
associated with reduced mortality or mechanical
ventilation. This observational study included 1,806
hospitalized COVID-19 patients; 140 were treated with
glucocorticoids within 48 hours of admission. Early use
of glucocorticoids was...... hiện toàn bộ
Angiotensin axis blockade, hypotension, and acute kidney injury in elective major orthopedic surgeryJournal of Hospital Medicine - Tập 9 Số 5 - Trang 283-288 - 2014
Erik Nielson, Eileen Hennrikus, Erik Lehman, Berend Mets
BACKGROUNDPatients presenting for surgery with angiotensin axis blockade (AAB) from therapy with either angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers experience an increased incidence of perioperative hypotension. Acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients receiving preoperative AAB has been demonstrated after lung, vascular, and ca...... hiện toàn bộ
Pediatric hospitalists and primary care providers: A communication needs assessmentJournal of Hospital Medicine - Tập 4 Số 3 - Trang 187-193 - 2009
Gregory Harlan, Rajendu Srivastava, Lanny Harrison, G. McBride, Christopher G. Maloney
AbstractBACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Existing research on hospitalist–primary care provider (PCP) communication focuses mainly on adult hospitalist models with little known about the quality of current pediatric hospitalist‐PCP communication. Our objective was to perform a needs assessment by exploring important issues around communicatio...... hiện toàn bộ
Comparison of Methods to Define High Use of Inpatient Services Using Population‐Based DataJournal of Hospital Medicine - Tập 12 Số 8 - Trang 596-602 - 2017
James Wick, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, Braden Manns, Marcello Tonelli, Hude Quan, Richard Lewanczuk, Paul E. Ronksley
BACKGROUNDA variety of methods have been proposed to define “high users” of inpatient services, which may have implications for targeting subgroups for intervention.OBJECTIVETo compare 3 common definitions of high in‐patient service use and their influence on patient capture, outcomes, and inp...... hiện toàn bộ
Hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation practice in the United States: A nationally representative surveyJournal of Hospital Medicine - Tập 9 Số 6 - Trang 353-357 - 2014
Dana P. Edelson, Trevor C. Yuen, Mary E. Mancini, Daniel Davis, Elizabeth A. Hunt, Joseph A. Miller, Benjamin S. Abella
BACKGROUNDIn‐hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) outcomes vary widely between hospitals, even after adjusting for patient characteristics, suggesting variations in practice as a potential etiology. However, little is known about the standards of IHCA resuscitation practice among US hospitals.OBJECTIVE... hiện toàn bộ
Asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing screening duplex ultrasonographyJournal of Hospital Medicine - Tập 9 Số 1 - Trang 19-22 - 2014
Marc T. Zubrow, Jessica Urie, Claudine Jurkovitz, Xiaozhang Jiang, J. Richard Bowen, Angela DiSabatino, William S. Weintraub
BACKGROUNDBecause of concerns for propagating clots into pulmonary emboli by the placement of pneumatic compression boots (PCBs), the standard of care at our institution was to perform a duplex Doppler ultrasound with compression (DUSC) before applying PCBs. We sought to determine the rate of asymptomatic preexisting deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in hospital...... hiện toàn bộ
Predictors of ischemic stroke after hip operation: A population‐based studyJournal of Hospital Medicine - Tập 4 Số 5 - Trang 298-303 - 2009
Popa Alina, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, P.M. Huddleston, Dirk R. Larson, Rachel E. Gullerud, Jeanne M. Huddleston
AbstractBACKGROUND:Hip operation (total hip arthroplasty [THA] or fracture repair) is the most common noncardiac surgical procedure performed in patients age 65 years and older.OBJECTIVE:To determine the predictors of ischemic stroke in patients who have undergone hip ...... hiện toàn bộ