Far fewer adults would meet SPRINT than guideline-recommended BP goals
Applying the more stringent SPRINT criteria to a general population of persons with hypertension would yield a significant reduction in the number of people meeting their treatment goals, although... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 13, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Tissue flap reconstruction associated with higher costs, postop complication risk
LOS ANGELES – The use of locoregional tissue flaps in combination with abdominoperineal resection was associated with higher rates of perioperative complications, longer hospital stays, and higher... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 13, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Updated axial SpA recommendations include IL-17 inhibitors
LONDON – The option of treating axial spondyloarthritis with an interleukin-17 inhibitor has become an officially recommended option for the first time in a new update to management recommendations... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 12, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: Smart insole system helped reduce reulceration risk
NEW ORLEANS – Patients with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy who used a smart watch and specially designed smart insoles equipped with an alert system minimized their reulceration risk, results... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 11, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Smart insole system helped reduce reulceration risk
NEW ORLEANS – Patients with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy who used a smart watch and specially designed smart insoles equipped with an alert system minimized their reulceration risk, results... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 11, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
2015-2016 flu season slower and milder than past 3 years
FROM THE MMWR
The 2015-2016 flu season was less severe than the last three seasons, with a lower hospitalization rate and fewer pediatric deaths.
Cases of influenza appeared later in the season... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 11, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Recurrent DKA episodes found to trigger cognitive changes
NEW ORLEANS – Recurrent episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) resulted in altered brain metabolite concentration, as well as differences in mental processing speed, compared with healthy controls,... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 11, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Prepare early for peer review hearings to avoid negative outcomes
CHICAGO – Being targeted for a peer review can be unnerving for physicians, but proper preparation can help doctors smoothly navigate the process and increase their chances for a favorable... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 10, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
How to defeat radial artery spasm in transradial PCI
PARIS – The threat of radial artery spasm is the chief impediment to broader use of transradial access cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention, but Dr. Julien Adjedj has a... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 10, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
End-of-life aggressive cancer care continues despite recommendations
CHICAGO – Aggressive care for most patients with incurable solid tumors continued in the final 30 days of life, and one-third died in the hospital, a recent, large retrospective study of health... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 10, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
ICD same-day discharge safe, but not a money saver
San Francisco – Same day discharge is generally safe after cardioverter defibrillator implantation for primary prevention, but it doesn’t save money.
Furthermore, guidelines are needed to... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 9, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
A new sort of consultant: Advising doctors, patients on California’s aid-in-dying law
BERKELEY, Calif. – Few people have the unusual set of professional experiences that Dr. Lonny Shavelson does. He worked as an emergency room physician in Berkeley for years – while also working as a... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 9, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Nighttime extubations carry higher risks of reintubation, death
SAN FRANCISCO – Mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) have poorer outcomes if extubated during the night instead of during the day, finds a retrospective cohort study... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 9, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
LAA occlusion studied for stroke prevention in atrial fib with prior intracerebral hemorrhage
PARIS – Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion shows promise in providing a far better stroke prevention strategy than does standard medical management in patients with atrial fibrillation who... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 9, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Optical coherence tomography for PCI gets boost in OPINION trial
PARIS – The first-ever head-to-head randomized trial comparing clinical outcomes of optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - June 8, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
