Disparities in Life Expectancy by Race, Ethnicity, County Persist
In the U.S., increases in life expectancy were seen for Black, API, Latino, White populations, but no change seen for AIAN
IV Vitamin C Increases Risk for Death, Organ Failure in Sepsis
Risk increased with intravenous vitamin C versus placebo for adults with sepsis in the ICU receiving vasopressor therapy
No Fewer Deaths Seen With Restricted IV Fluid for Septic Shock
Rates of death at 90 days, SAEs did not differ for patients with septic shock receiving restricted versus standard IV fluid therapy in the ICU
Hospital Interns Spend Only 13.4 Percent of Time in Patient Rooms
Real-time locating systems may be used to improve the training experience, authors say
Actions Against Physician Licenses Due to Substance Use Down
However, despite declines from 2004 to 2020, substance use-related actions remain much higher than actions for physical, psychological impairment
Oxygen Saturation Overestimated in Minority COVID-19 Patients
More than half of patients who never had their oxygen treatment eligibility recognized were Black
Hispanic, Black Physicians Underrepresented in the United States
With sustained doubling of Hispanic and Black medical students, it would take 92 and 66 years to correct deficit of physicians
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Increased COVID-19 Severity
Odds of hospitalization, intensive respiratory support, ICU admission for COVID-19 increased with increase in exposure to ambient PM2.5, NO2
Greater Nurse Staffing Tied to Better Sepsis Outcomes
An increase in registered nurse hours per patient day was associated with a 3 percent decrease in 60-day mortality
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Severe SARS-CoV-2 Outcomes
Odds ratios increased for hospital admission, ICU admission, death with increased exposure to increased ground-level ozone
