Tag: Hospitals
AHA: Patient CPR Outcomes Similar With COVID-19 Precautions
No negative impact on survival found with additional safety precautions for health care personnel during COVID-19
Hospital Stays After Delivery Shorter With Pandemic Protocols
Despite shorter stays, no differences seen in maternal or newborn adverse outcomes
Drug-Linked Endogenous Endophthalmitis Hospitalizations Up
2003 to 2016 saw fourfold increase in drug use-related endogenous endophthalmitis hospitalizations in the United States
COVID-19 Patients More Often Have Vitamin D Deficiency
COVID-19 patients with vitamin D deficiency have increased serum ferritin, troponin levels
COVID-19-Related Death Up for Adults With Down Syndrome
Hazard ratios for COVID-19-related death, hospitalization 10.39 and 4.94 in adjusted analyses
Hospitals Straining Under Weight of Surging COVID-19 Case Counts
More than 41,000 COVID-19 patients hospitalized across the country, a 40 percent rise in the past month
Algorithm Predicts Death, Hospital Admission From COVID-19
Final risk algorithm includes age, ethnicity, deprivation, body mass index, range of comorbidities
Water-Based Births as Safe as Traditional Births
Hospital-based water births had no higher risk for neonatal intensive care unit admission
Outcomes Worse for Women With MI at 50 Years or Younger
Women less likely to undergo coronary revascularization, receive guideline-directed medical treatment
Polypharmacy Common in Seniors With Heart Failure
With increasing number of medications, more rapid increase seen in number of noncardiovascular meds
