CDC Says Universal Masking Can Be Dropped in Some Nursing Homes, Hospitals
Masking 'remains recommended' during an outbreak among patients or 'when caring for patients who are moderately to severely immunocompromised'
Physician Burnout Significantly Increased During 2020 to 2021
Additionally, decreases in satisfaction with work-life integration and increases in depression seen
Medical Debt Tied to Worsening of Food, Housing Insecurity
Risk factors for medical indebtedness include hospitalization, disability, high deductible, Medicare Advantage, and no insurance coverage
Bebtelovimab Appears Reliable for COVID-19 During Omicron Epoch
Patients receiving bebtelovimab have more comorbidities, but do not have increased rates of progression to severe disease
Full-Dose Anticoagulation Beneficial for Critically Ill With COVID-19
However, no significant difference seen in efficacy or safety outcomes for clopidogrel versus no antiplatelet therapy
Early Aggressive Fluid Resuscitation Not Better for Pancreatitis
Incidence of fluid overload higher, with no improvement in clinical outcomes compared with moderate fluid resuscitation
Physician Burnout May Raise Risk for Patient Safety Events
Burnout also associated with decreased job satisfaction, low professionalism, patient dissatisfaction
Twelfth Version of Living Guideline Issued for Drugs for COVID-19
New update strongly recommends against use of sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab for patients with COVID-19
Umbilical Cord Milking Does Not Reduce NICU Admission
But UCM safe, feasible and may offer some health benefits for nonvigorous infants at birth
More Than Half of ICU Survivors Not Fully Recovered at One Year
Persistent impairment in health-related quality of life seen throughout the year following a critical illness for those not fully recovered
