Methylprednisolone No Benefit in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Infants
No significant difference seen in likelihood of worse outcome in adjusted analysis for methylprednisolone versus placebo
Ransomware Attacks on Health Care Organizations on the Rise
Nearly twofold increase in annual number of attacks seen from 2016 to 2021, exposing information of nearly 42 million patients
Expectant Management Noninferior to Ibuprofen for Extreme Preemies With Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Primary outcome event occurred in more infants in the early-ibuprofen group than the expectant-management group
1990 to 2019 Saw Improvement in Women’s Representation in Academic Medicine
However, representation of underrepresented minorities only increased modestly overall
Few NICUs Regularly Screen for Social Determinants of Health
No hospital-level factors (e.g., region, size) were associated with conducting screening
Rural Hospital Closures Put Strain on Nearby Hospitals
In two years following a rural hospital closure, nearby hospitals see increase in emergency department visits and hospital admissions
2001 to 2021 Saw Decline in Physician Work Hours
However, trend offset by increase in advanced practice professionals weekly work hours
Coinfection With Flu, SARS-CoV-2 Described in Children
SARS-CoV-2 coinfection occurred in 6 percent of pediatric influenza-associated hospitalizations
Late-Onset Meningitis ID’d in 1 Percent of Extreme Preemies
Performance of lumbar puncture has decreased in late-onset sepsis evaluations; 16 percent of late-onset meningitis cases occurred without late-onset sepsis
New Surveillance Case Definition Developed for MIS-C
Four changes included in new case definition, including no required duration of subjective or measured fever
