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Physicians showing depressive symptoms are at higher risk for medical errors

Physician Depressive Symptoms Tied to Higher Risk for Medical Errors

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Bidirectional association seen between depressive symptoms and medical errors
Adults not living in metropolitan statistical areas are more likely to have reduced access to or use of health care services

Adults Not Living in Metro Areas Have Reduced Access to Care

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In unadjusted analyses, adults not living in MSA more likely to have financial burden linked to care
While affiliating with health systems may boost a rural hospital's financial viability

Services Affected by Rural Hospitals Joining Health Systems

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Reductions seen in imaging, on-site obstetric services, on-site primary care
A digital sepsis alert is associated with improved outcomes

Digital Sepsis Monitoring May Improve Inpatient Outcomes

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Systemwide implementation presents opportunity to improve care for patients who may have sepsis
Holding intubated infants in the intensive care unit is well tolerated and does not increase adverse events

Holding Intubated Infants in ICU Found to Be Safe, Beneficial

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No increase found in adverse events with holding infants aged <6 months intubated for respiratory failure

November 2019 Briefing – Critical Care

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for November 2019. This roundup includes the...
The government of Samoa will close on Thursday and Friday as civil servants join the fight against a measles outbreak in the South Pacific Island nation that has killed 53 people

Government Shut Down as Samoa Battles Measles Outbreak

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As of Monday, 3,728 cases have been recorded; of the 53 deaths, 48 were children younger than 4
In two reports published online Nov. 25 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns Examined for Adult, Peds HAIs

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Antimicrobial nonsusceptibility less prevalent in pediatric than adult health care-associated infections
From 1968 to 2017

Object-Related Aspiration Deaths Decreased Among Children

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1968 to 2017 saw decrease in object-related aspiration deaths among adolescents and children
Levetiracetam

Three Meds Equal as Second-Line Therapy for Status Epilepticus

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Levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, valproate treat seizures unresponsive to benzodiazepine in children, adults