Tag: Hospitals
Intensifying BP Meds at Hospital Discharge May Harm Elderly
Risk for readmissions and adverse effects higher, no long-term benefit for BP control or cardiac risk
Private Rooms Help Sustain Lower Rates of Some Nosocomial Colonization
Reduction seen in VRE infections, colonization; MRSA colonization but not infection reduced
Cases of Severe Lung Injury After Vaping Reported in Three States
Health care providers should consider vaping as a cause for unexplained breathing problems, lung injury
TSH Elevated in 6 Percent of Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth
Elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone linked to recent weight gain, treatment with benzodiazepines
Vaping Likely to Blame for 14 Hospitalizations in Two States
Patients had severe respiratory symptoms; vaping the only apparent link between the cases
U.S. Hospital Patients Receive More Opioids Versus Other Countries
Patients' perceptions of pain, pain medication may affect prescribing practices
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in the U.S. May Be Underestimated
Authors say that cardiac arrest is a 'major public health problem'
Current Antibiotic Stewardship Program Practices Characterized
Since 2013, active surveillance for MRSA reduced, monitoring of cleaning effectiveness increased
Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients Often Get Excess Antibiotics
Vast majority of excess treatment occurs with antibiotics prescribed at discharge
Considerable Number of Patients Receive Surprise Hospital Charges
18 percent of all ED visits, 16 percent of in-network hospital stays have at least one out-of-network charge
