Diffuse alveolar damage ups death risk in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), those who are also diagnosed with diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) via an open lung biopsy face nearly twice as high a mortality risk as... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 19, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Recurrent C. diff infection much more costly to treat
The costs of treating patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection are approximately two to three times the treatment costs for patients with primary CDI, according to a study of... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 19, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Enhanced recovery protocol speeds discharge, decreases readmissions for ventral hernia repair
A postsurgical recovery program featuring early feeding and multimodal pain management hastened the return of bowel function and shortened hospital stay by 2 days for patients undergoing complex... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 19, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: FDG-PET/CT useful for fever, inflammation of unknown origin
LONDON – The use of combined modality imaging with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/CT may provide enough information to make a definitive diagnosis in patients who present with fever or... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 16, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Glucocorticoids increase risk of S. aureus bacteremia
Use of systemic glucocorticoids significantly increased risk for community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (CA-SAB) in a dose-dependent fashion, based on data from a large Danish... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 16, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Genetic therapy lowers joint bleeding in hemophilia B
COPENHAGEN – It’s early days yet, but results look highly promising for the ability of an experimental gene-transfer therapy to improve coagulation parameters in patients with severe hemophilia B.... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 16, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
8 steps to avoid legal risks from your practice website
CHICAGO – An inadequately designed medical practice website can pose serious legal dangers, said Michael J. Sacopulos, a... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 16, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Unanimous vote sends mental health reform to House floor
The much contested Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act is at last headed for the House floor. The bipartisan bill was passed 53-0 by members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
“The... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 15, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Ultrasound bests auscultation for ETT positioning
SAN DIEGO – Assessment of the trachea and pleura via point-of-care ultrasound is superior to auscultation in determining the exact location of the endotracheal tube, a randomized, single-center study... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 15, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Delaying renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients has advantages
SAN FRANCISCO – Delaying initiation of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury appears to be not only safe but beneficial, according to a randomized... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 15, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Comprehensive diabetic retinopathy screening challenging
NEW ORLEANS – Fewer than one-third of patients with diabetes being cared for by a public hospital system underwent screening for retinopathy within the past year, judging from the results from a... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 14, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Nonbenzodiazepines reduce time to extubation, compared with benzodiazepines
This study found that... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 14, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Septicemia cost U.S. hospitals $23.7 billion in 2013
Septicemia is the most expensive condition treated in U.S. hospitals, accounting for $23.7 billion in aggregate hospital costs in 2013, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 14, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Midodrine cuts ICU days in septic shock patients
Septic shock patients who received midodrine needed significantly fewer intravenous vasopressors during recovery and had shorter hospital stays, based on data from a retrospective study of 275 adults... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 14, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
HIV rapid tests miss 1 in 7 infections
Rapid HIV tests in high-income countries miss about one in seven infections and should be used in combination with fourth-generation enzyme immunoassays (EIA) or nucleic acid amplification tests... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 14, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
