Search results for "Influenza"
December 20, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/
Hospitalizations for heart failure, but not MI, more common during influenza season
During influenza seasons from 2010 to 2014, a 5% monthly increase in influenza activity was associated with a 24% increase in heart failure hospitalizations within the same month.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/03/2.htm
3 Apr 2019
October 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/
Oseltamivir effectiveness may vary by flu strain in severely ill patients, study finds
Early treatment with oseltamivir in the ICU was associated with significantly lower mortality rates in patients with influenza A/H3N2 but appeared to have no effect in patients with influenza A/H1N1 or B.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/13/2.htm
13 Feb 2019
December 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/
More hospitals require annual flu vaccination for staff, but most VA facilities still do not
A survey found that the proportion of hospitals with policies requiring influenza vaccination for health care personnel increased from 37.1% in 2013 to 61.4% in 2017, but that only 4.1% of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals had such policies in 2017.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/06/1.htm
6 Jun 2018
February 16, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/
Influenza vaccination administration during hospitalization appears to be safe
Compared with patients who were never vaccinated or were vaccinated at other times, those who received influenza vaccinations in the hospital had a lower risk of several outcomes, including readmissions, in the week after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/16/2.htm
16 Jan 2019
Same-day discharge, flu vaccine laws
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2021
CV risks of flu, CAUTI protocol, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2020