PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally called on hospitals to develop robust sepsis care programs to systematically identify and treat sepsis, track outcomes, and improve care delivery. Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements (CDC) Hospital Sepsis Program Assessment Tool (CDC)

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

And while PP is mostly aesthetic, severe cases are usually prescribed physical therapy and sometimes orthosis (helmets), although Collett et al shows that the outcome is the same with or without physical therapy, and with or without orthotic treatment. Let’s look at 1967 vs. 2022 for the DDST and the CDC: Table 2.

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PulmCCM

JUNE 5, 2023

There was no significant difference in survival with a favorable neurologic outcome at 30 days (20% vs 16% nominally favoring the ECMO group, P=0.52) or at 6 months. Check out the preliminary program , and use code PULMCCM15 to get 15% off the attendance fees. In the U.S., Patients with secondary pneumothoraces (e.g.,

Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 96

Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Documentation/Coding CPR Shock 96

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. These guidelines present the best available evidence to support clinical decision making in the prehospital setting when TBI care may have the most significant impact on outcomes; they also establish a research agenda for future investigations.

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Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation EMS 98

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

IDSA cites multiple large observational studies showing no improvement in sepsis outcomes at many centers after SEP-1 implementation. And maybe, noticing all the fuss, some clinicians might have started coding for VAP slightly less often in equivocal cases. Do nebulized antibiotics result in lower use of systemic antibiotics?

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: And finally, how many of you wish there was a clearly outlined evidence-based approach to managing such patients to improve care and outcomes? Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression.

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Emergency Department Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Outcomes 40

RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

They analyzed the electronic health records of patients presenting to the ED who met modified Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sepsis surveillance criteria and received empiric treatment with either vancomycin/piperacillin-tazobactam or vancomycin/cefepime. Variations in compliance could have impacted patient outcomes.

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