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Early treatment with spironolactone not effective for new-onset acute HF
Patients with acute heart failure (HF) who received spironolactone at discharge did not have a lower risk for HF readmission or mortality over the next year but were at higher risk for hyperkalemia, a retrospective cohort study in U.S. hospitals found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/early-treatment-with-spironolactone-not-effective-for-new-onset-acute-hf.htm
6 Mar 2024
Designated trauma center hospitals charge more for nontrauma care
Trauma center hospitals charged around 4% more for nontrauma-related inpatient admissions and between 3% and 5% more for nontrauma ED visits compared with hospitals not designated as trauma centers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/designated-trauma-center-hospitals-charge-more-for-nontrauma-care.htm
6 Mar 2024
Study finds ECMO patient selection inconsistent, offers lessons for decision makers
Reviewing records of 81 patients considered for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at a single center, researchers identified a total of 15 contraindications. All but four contraindications that were invoked to decline one patient were present in a patient determined to be a candidate for ECMO.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/study-finds-ecmo-patient-selection-inconsistent-offers-lessons-for-decision-makers.htm
6 Mar 2024
Antibiotics with extended anaerobic coverage didn't improve outcomes in aspiration pneumonia
Patients with aspiration pneumonia who received extended anaerobic coverage had no reduction in mortality risk and a significantly higher risk of Clostridioides difficile than those prescribed limited anaerobic coverage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/antibiotics-with-extended-anaerobic-coverage-didnt-improve-outcomes-in-aspiration-pneumonia.htm
28 Feb 2024
Modified rapid response system could help patients with limited English proficiency
An initiative at one U.S. academic medical center that used automated early warning scores and integrated interpreters into the rapid response system was associated with a decrease in average monthly mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/modified-rapid-response-system-could-help-patients-with-limited-english-proficiency.htm
28 Feb 2024
Hospital clinicians don't often use antibiograms when prescribing, survey finds
Among 193 respondents from seven U.S. health care systems, 26.9% of hospital clinicians said they used antibiograms more than once a month and 16.1% did not know that their facility had an antibiogram available.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/hospital-clinicians-dont-often-use-antibiograms-when-prescribing-survey-finds.htm
21 Feb 2024
Review looks at optimal dosing for rapid reversal of vitamin K antagonists
A fixed-dose regimen of four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate was associated with lower mortality and fewer thromboembolic events compared with a variable-dose regimen, the systematic review and meta-analysis of anticoagulant reversal found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/review-looks-at-optimal-dosing-for-rapid-reversal-of-vitamin-k-antagonists.htm
21 Feb 2024
Study explores survival rates and duration of CPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest
Of all the patients who received CPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest, 67% had a return of spontaneous circulation, which occurred at a median of seven minutes following the start of chest compressions, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/study-explores-survival-rates-and-duration-of-cpr-for-in-hospital-cardiac-arrest.htm
14 Feb 2024
Hospitalizations for opportunistic infections in HIV declined from 2011 to 2018
While the rate of hospitalization for an opportunistic infection per 100,000 U.S. patients with HIV went down, the associated inpatient mortality rate held stable, at 5.9%, and disparities by age, sex, race, and insurance status were found in a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/hospitalizations-for-opportunistic-infections-in-hiv-declined-from-2011-to-2018.htm
7 Feb 2024
Oxygen saturation targets not related to long-term outcomes in critically ill adults
Cognition, quality of life, and related outcomes did not differ at 12 months among patients with lower, intermediate, or higher oxygen saturation targets while on mechanical ventilation, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/oxygen-saturation-targets-not-related-to-long-term-outcomes-in-critically-ill-adults.htm
7 Feb 2024