Patient Safety & Quality
Review – Healthcare-Acquired Infections: Prevention Strategies
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:29h | UTCHealthcare-acquired infections: prevention strategies – Internal Medicine Journal (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Colorectal Surgery
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:23h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Atraumatic Versus Conventional Lumbar Puncture Needles
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:17h | UTCAtraumatic versus conventional lumbar puncture needles: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Atraumatic needles associated with fewer side effects for lumbar puncture – ACP Hospitalist Weekly (free) AND Atraumatic Lumbar Puncture Needles Show Major Benefit in Meta-Analysis – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Can Sleep Quality and Burnout Affect the Job Performance of Shift-Work Nurses?
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:12h | UTCCan sleep quality and burnout affect the job performance of shift-work nurses? A hospital cross-sectional study – Journal of Advanced Nursing (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Shift work linked to burnout in sleep-deprived nurses – Reuters (free)
Standards for Intensive Care Nursing
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:42h | UTC
Report: Traumatic Coagulopathy and Massive Transfusion
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:33h | UTC
Themed Review – Comprehensive Care: Older People Living With Frailty in Hospitals
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:10h | UTCComprehensive Care: Older People Living With Frailty in Hospitals – NIHR Dissemination Centre (free download)
Analysis – Transvaginal mesh failure: lessons for regulation of implantable devices
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:12h | UTCAnalysis: Transvaginal mesh failure: lessons for regulation of implantable devices – The BMJ (free)
Related commentaries: Women harmed because vaginal mesh regulation ‘not fit for purpose’ – The Guardian (free) AND Vaginal mesh operations for prolapse should be banned, watchdog to say – The Guardian (free)
Research – Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence, Mortality, and Characterization
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:13h | UTCCommentaries: Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery Linked With Higher 1-Year Mortality – TCTMD (free) AND Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Research: Readmissions After Revascularization Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:56h | UTCReadmissions After Revascularization Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Burden of Readmission High in PAD Patients Following Revascularization – TCTMD (free) AND 1 in 6 Patients Undergoing Peripheral Arterial Revascularization Readmitted Within 30 Days – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND 1 in 6 Readmitted After Peripheral Revascularization – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Association of Clinician Denial of Patient Requests With Patient Satisfaction
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:54h | UTCCommentaries: Clinician denial of certain patient requests linked with decreased satisfaction – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Denial of some patient requests, but not others, associated with decreased patient satisfaction, study finds – ACP Internist (free) AND Patient satisfaction surveys are worthless – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Research: Association of Overlapping Surgery With Increased Risk for Complications Following Hip Surgery
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:43h | UTCEditorial: Overlapping Surgery—Perspectives From the Other Side of the Table (free)
Commentaries: Study: Overlapping surgeries boost complication risks – Becker’s Hospital Review (free) AND Does Overlapping Surgery Increase Complication Risk After Hip Surgery? – The JAMA Network (free)
Rational decision making in medicine: Implications for overuse and underuse
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:30h | UTCRational decision making in medicine: Implications for overuse and underuse – Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice (free) (via @AllenFrancesMD)
Guideline: Outbreak Response and Incident Management
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:18h | UTCCommentary: New document guides hospitals in responding to infectious disease outbreaks – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
Research: Association Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCAssociation Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Delaying Surgery for Hip Fracture for More Than One Day Associated with Small Increased Risk of Death – The JAMA Network (free) AND Delaying Hip Fracture Surgery for 1 Day Tied to Higher Mortality Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Emergency Hip Surgery Best Done Within 24 Hours – Medscape (free registration required)
A three-talk model for shared decision making
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:15h | UTCA three-talk model for shared decision making: multistage consultation process – The BMJ (free)
Computerised decision support can improve antibiotic prescribing in hospitals
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCComputerised decision support can improve antibiotic prescribing in hospitals – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: The effectiveness of computerised decision support on antibiotic use in hospitals: A systematic review – PLOS One (free)
Research: Pay-for-performance fails to perform
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:49h | UTCThe Value-Based Payment Modifier: Program Outcomes and Implications for Disparities – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pay-for-performance fails to perform – Harvard Medical School, via ScienceDaily (free)
Related: The Effects of Pay-for-Performance Programs on Health, Health Care Use, and Processes of Care: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Value-Based Purchasing: Time for Reboot or Time to Move On? by Ashish K. Jha, MD – The JAMA Forum (free)
Comprehensive assessment when older people are in hospital improves their chances of getting home and living independently
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:19h | UTCComprehensive assessment when older people are in hospital improves their chances of getting home and living independently – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital – Cochrane Library (free summary – $ for full-text) AND News Release: Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (free)
“Comprehensive assessment when older people are in hospital improves their chances of getting home and living independently” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Guideline: Infection prevention and control measures and tools for the prevention of entry of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae into healthcare settings
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCRelated document: Guidelines for the prevention and control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosain health care facilities – World Health Organization (free)
Review: Simple steps help prevent ICU delirium
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:59h | UTCSimple steps help prevent ICU delirium – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Review of Strategies to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) in Adult ICUs
20 Nov, 2017 | 18:00h | UTCReview of Strategies to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) in Adult ICUs – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free) (via @brhospitalist)
European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCEuropean guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (free PDF articles):
– Patients with preexisting coagulation disorders and after severe perioperative bleeding
– Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
– Surgery in the obese patient
– Surgery during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period
– Day surgery and fast-track surgery
– Chronic treatments with antiplatelet agents
– Aspirin
Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:02h | UTCPosition Paper: Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting – American College of Physicians (free PDF)
Commentaries: ACP says patient safety must be improved in office-based practice setting – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free) AND ACP: Recommendations for Improving Patient Safety in Ambulatory Settings – MPR (free)
How Hospitals Are Using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve Care
24 Oct, 2017 | 16:37h | UTCHow Hospitals Are Using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve Care – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)