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Patients treated by female hospitalists have better outcomes, study finds
An analysis of Medicare data showed hospital patients had lower mortality and readmission rates when treated by female physicians compared with male physicians, with the difference driven by better outcomes in female patients treated by female hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/patients-treated-by-female-hospitalists-have-better-outcomes-study-finds.htm
1 May 2024
Mobile app may help assess hospitalist clinicians' perceptions of workload
The newly developed app captured data on 30 clinicians' workload, work environment, leadership support, and well-being in a pilot study at one U.S. academic medical center.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/mobile-app-may-help-assess-hospitalist-clinicians-perceptions-of-workload.htm
1 May 2024
Medical center reports recent sharp rise in group A strep bacteremia related to injection drug use
The University of Vermont Medical Center saw three cases of invasive group A Streptococcus in 2020, four in 2021, 19 in 2022, and 45 during the first 10 months of 2023, and many of these infections could be tied to exposure to xylazine in people who inject drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/medical-center-reports-recent-sharp-rise-in-group-a-strep-bacteremia-related-to-injection-drug-use.htm
1 May 2024
Systematic review looks at effects of transitional care clinics
Implementation of transitional care clinics for recently hospitalized patients without a primary care clinician appeared to be associated with reductions in ED visits and readmissions, but no change in mortality, compared to usual care, according to a review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/systematic-review-looks-at-effects-of-transitional-care-clinics.htm
24 Apr 2024
Later appendectomies only slightly more common with oral antibiotics for appendicitis
Patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis who were randomized to oral antibiotic monotherapy instead of combined IV and oral antibiotics had an increase of less than 2 percentage points in risk of surgery or recurrence at three years, according to a Finnish study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/later-appendectomies-only-slightly-more-common-with-oral-antibiotics-for-appendicitis.htm
24 Apr 2024
Early minimally invasive surgery may improve outcomes for certain intracerebral hemorrhages
An industry-sponsored trial found that functional outcomes at 180 days were better with minimally invasive hematoma evacuation plus guideline-based medical management than medical management alone, if surgery could be done within 24 hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/17/early-minimally-invasive-surgery-may-improve-outcomes-for-certain-intracerebral-hemorrhages.htm
17 Apr 2024
Current tools insufficient to guide anticoagulation decisions for new-onset AF in sepsis
The most commonly used stroke risk calculator does not predict postsepsis stroke and should not be used to guide decisions about anticoagulation among patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) and sepsis, a new study concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/17/current-tools-insufficient-to-guide-anticoagulation-decisions-for-new-onset-af-in-sepsis.htm
17 Apr 2024
Patients with low-risk S. aureus bacteremia may not need routine imaging
In a retrospective cohort study in the Netherlands, relapse-free survival at 90 days was similar in patients with low-risk S. aureus infection who received additional imaging and those who did not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/17/patients-with-low-risk-s-aureus-bacteremia-may-not-need-routine-imaging.htm
17 Apr 2024
Patient-reported behavioral, economic factors predict mortality after cardiac hospitalization
Patients who reported being unemployed, retired, or unable to work due to disability at discharge from a cardiovascular hospitalization were significantly more likely to die during three-year follow up, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/patient-reported-behavioral-economic-factors-predict-mortality-after-cardiac-hospitalization.htm
10 Apr 2024
Two in five HF patients not on guideline-directed medical therapy at discharge
A study of Veterans Affairs hospitals found that 42% of patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) in 2013 to 2019 were not prescribed all guideline-recommended medications at discharge, and those receiving care at urban hospitals were even less likely to receive the treatments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/two-in-five-hf-patients-not-on-guideline-directed-medical-therapy-at-discharge.htm
10 Apr 2024