Tag: Hospitals
Saxagliptin, Sitagliptin Don’t Up Hospitalized Heart Failure
No increased risk for new users of saxagliptin, sitagliptin versus other antihyperglycemic agents
Pre-Op Stenting, Longer Surgery Tied to Genitourinary Infection
Findings among patients undergoing ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy
Coalition Calls for Changes to Hospital Pain Assessments
Petition asks government to release proposal for a new pain questionnaire for hospital patients
Quality Improvement Process Doesn’t Cut ICU Mortality
No reduction in in-hospital mortality for critically ill patients from ICUs in Brazil
March 2016 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for March 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
March 2016 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for March 2016. This roundup includes the...
Under-Dosing Worsens Prognosis for PD Patients With Infection
Findings among patients with Parkinson's disease admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, UTI
Improper Prescribing Common at Hospital Discharge of Seniors
Finding among older adults discharged from cardiology, internal medicine services
Patient Position, Timely Help Improve Inpatient Meal Intake
40 percent of inpatients eat less than half of their meals in the hospital
Hospitalist Morale Index Is Validated Instrument
Each point increase in personal morale score linked to 85 percent drop in odds of wanting to leave
