Just Over Half of Children Hospitalized With Flu Receive Antivirals
Factors associated with higher odds of antiviral receipt include clinical influenza testing, ICU admission
Training Inexperienced Clinicians Increases Infant Intubation Success
First-attempt success significantly higher in intervention group receiving expert intubation coaching on a manikin
Electronic Sepsis Screening Reduces 90-Day In-Hospital Mortality
Patients with an alert more likely to have serum lactate tested and intravenous fluid ordered
Sepsis Care Guided by Daily Procalcitonin Cuts Antibiotic Duration
However, no difference seen for care guided by C-reactive protein measurement
High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Noninferior to Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure
Findings seen for four of five causes of acute respiratory failure
Transmission of RV5 Strain Occurs Infrequently in Neonatal ICU
Estimated rate of transmission was 2.2 per 1,000 patient-days at risk; no gastroenteritis symptoms seen in transmission cases
7.9 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in January to June 2024
No change seen in percentage of people who were uninsured from 2023 to first half of 2024; lower percentage had public coverage
Poor Control Over Aspects of Work Linked to Physician Burnout
Poor control over patient load, team composition, clinical schedule, and workload independently linked to burnout
Meningitis Substantial Contributor to Mortality in Children Younger Than 5 Years
Meningitis was causal pathway in 7 percent of deaths identified in six sub-Saharan African countries and Bangladesh
Antibiotics for Seven Days Noninferior for Bloodstream Infection
Seven days of antibiotics noninferior to 14 days for hospitalized patients with bloodstream infection
