ATS: Mortality Down for Patients Hospitalized With COPD in U.S.
Annual number of patients who died from COPD while in the hospital decreased 62 percent from 2005-2014
New Interactive Module Aims to Clarify Professional Boundaries
Module focuses on potential boundary violations relating to treating family, colleagues, receiving gifts
American Thoracic Society, May 19-24
The American Thoracic Society's 2017 International Conference The annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society was held from May 19 to 24 in...
Hospitals Vary Widely in Moving Stroke Patients to Comfort Care
Doctors more apt to suggest it sooner for older, white, female, and uninsured patients
Elements of a Patient-Centered Hospital Room Identified
Theoretical design framework generated, including core components of comfort to promote healing
Mortality Rates Found Lower at Major Teaching Hospitals
Researchers assessed 30-day survival for older patients
ATS: Angiotensin II Improves BP in Vasodilatory Shock
Angiotensin II effective for vasodilatory shock in patients not responding to conventional vasopressors
ATS: Lower ARDS Mortality at High-Volume Intensive Care Units
Lower ICU mortality, hospital length of stay for acute respiratory distress syndrome at high-volume ICUs
Patients Often Prescribed Futile Drugs in Last Months of Life
Researchers find many still prescribed long-term disease-preventing medications
ATS: First Abx Rx Doesn’t Work for ~25% of Pneumonia Cases
One in four adult patients do not respond to initial prescription of antibiotic treatment
