Simulation-Based Procedural Training Improves Job & Patient Satisfaction

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Arterial line, Central line, Chest Tube, Emergency Procedures, medical procedures, Paracentesis
More Tags – HPC updates
Are you a hospitalist who would like to incorporate procedures into your practice but don’t feel competent or confident in your skills?  Are you a hospitalist who does procedures so infrequently that you feel more comfortable referring your patients to…
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Ultrasound-guided Thoracentesis Reduces the Rate of Pneumothorax and Tube Thoracostomy

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Cardiovascular diseases, Central line, Chest Tube, Emergency Procedures, medical procedures, Paracentesis, Thoracentesis
More Tags – HPC updates, thoracentesis, ultrasound-guided procedures, Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis
Numerous studies have shown that ultrasound guidance lowers the rate of complications and increases the success rate for virtually every hospital procedure compared with traditional landmark-based techniques. This has proved to be the case for ultrasound-guided central lines, ultrasound-guided paracentesis,…
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Antibiotic Stewardship with the Aid of Procalcitonin Measurements

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Medical General, medical procedures
More Tags – HPC updates, procalcitonin
There has been considerable interest in antibiotic stewardship programs over the past decade given the increase in drug-resistant bacteria.  The best way to combat the problem of drug-resistant bacteria is to develop systems which discourage the inappropriate initiation of antibiotics…
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