Tag: Hospitals
CDC: Pediatric Hospitalizations for COVID-19 Increasing
A similar proportion of hospitalized children need intensive care as adults
Hospitalization Rates for AMI Dropped During Early COVID-19
Reduction at rate of 19.0 cases per week followed by increase at rate of 10.5 cases per week
Trouble With Daily Activities Tied to Worse Cancer Outcomes
Authors call for routine assessment of functional status on hospital admission
Bacterial, Fungal Coinfection Uncommon in COVID-19 Patients
Ninety-eight percent of patients received antibiotics at any point during COVID-19 hospitalization
Remdesivir Shortages Plague Some Hospitals, Pharmacists Say
One-third of pharmacists report that they do not have enough remdesivir to treat all eligible patients
Delayed Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Tied to Hospitalization Risk
However, delayed antibiotic prescribing was used similarly between high- and low-risk patients
Patterns Changing for Heart Disorder Hospitalizations in Canada
Rates up for acquired valvular heart disease, vascular cognitive impairment, and congenital heart disease
Homeless More Likely to Need Ventilators for Respiratory Illness
Authors say these findings for influenza may have implications for infection control during the pandemic
Stay-at-Home Orders Tied to Slowing of COVID-19 Hospitalizations
12 days after stay-at-home orders started, hospitalization growth began to deviate from projected numbers
Black Patients Overrepresented in Hospitalized COVID-19 Cohort
Black patients not more likely to receive invasive mechanical ventilation, die during hospitalization
