Clinical
News
Comorbid depression worsens many pediatric hospital outcomes
Hospital costs, length of stay, and mortality were of prime concern.
News
Severe OSA increases cardiovascular risk after surgery
General anesthetics, sedatives, and postoperative analgesics are potent respiratory depressants that relax the upper airway dilator muscles and...
News
N.Y. hospitals report near-universal CMV screening when newborns fail hearing tests
BALTIMORE – Screening by saliva swab, with urine PCR confirmation.
News
AFib screening cuts hospitalizations and ED visits
NEW ORLEANS –
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Biomarker-based score predicts poor outcomes after acute ischemic stroke
PHILADELPHIA – A free app and online calculator are available to calculate the four-item ‘CoRisk’ score.
Quality
Unit-based models of care
Unit-based teams offer a basic framework to optimize the inpatient system to facilitate better workflow.
News
SGLT2 inhibitors prevent HF hospitalization regardless of baseline LVEF
NEW ORLEANS – “At least in my mind, we have more than enough evidence at this point to say that SGLT2 inhibitors are effective in preventing heart...
HM19
HM19: Pediatric clinical conundrums
The rare and the unusual often present opportunities for clinical learning.
News
Racial, economic disparities found in buprenorphine prescriptions
Black patients and patients without private health insurance are less likely to receive a buprenorphine prescription for opioid use disorder.
Clinical
Quick Byte: Hope for HF patients
Device shows promise for heart failure patients.