Tag: Hospitals
Rates of Health Care Use Higher After Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test
At 99th percentile per person-year, women who tested positive had 6.48 more days of hospital admission
Pediatric Sepsis Survivors May Face New, Progressing Comorbidities
Nearly one in five have new or worsening medical condition versus nonsepsis critical care survivors
Early Anti-Anaerobic Antibiotics May Worsen Outcomes in Critically Ill
Patients receiving anti-anaerobic antibiotics had decreased gut bacterial density; domination by Enterobacteriaceae spp
Patient Care Delayed at Large Hospital Chain After Ransomware Attack
Attack on CommonSpirit Health, the fourth-largest U.S. health system, led to delays in surgeries, patient care, and appointments
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'
Obstacles, Helpful Behaviors Explored for End-of-Life Care at Critical Access Hospitals
Items associated with family behavior were reported by nurses as the largest obstacles to providing end-of-life care in critical access hospitals
10 Percent of CRE Cases in U.S. Not Tied to Health Care Risk Factors
Of the 12 community-associated carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales isolates sequenced, five harbored a carbapenemase gene
Too Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
Having enough inpatient beds would cut down on overcrowding in emergency departments
Morbidity Risk Increased for Children Exposed to Maternal PCOS
Risk increased for any childhood hospitalization, infectious disease hospitalization, allergy-related hospitalization
Rate of In-Hospital Adverse Events Declined From 2010 to 2019
Adverse event rates decreased for patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, and major surgical procedures
