June 29, 2022
The problem with pulse ox
Research has long indicated that pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen saturation in patients with darker skin, but experts are now trying raise awareness of the problem.
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Five Japanese terms and their alliterative English equivalents helped bring order to a hospital command center.
Having more hospitalists linked to better care value
Hospitals that employed more hospitalists had better scores in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing Program overall and in the Patient Experience and Efficiency domains, a cross-sectional study found.
Study finds no diagnostic benefit from head CT in common psychiatric presentations
In 369 patients in ED and inpatient settings, the diagnostic yield of head CT examinations was 0.00% for indications of suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, catatonia, and/or psychosis.
Mortality lower in COVID-19 inpatients who got aspirin with anticoagulation
An international registry study compared outcomes in 298 patients who received both prophylactic anticoagulation and aspirin with a propensity-matched group who received anticoagulation alone.
POCUS training track effective for internal medicine residents without local expertise
At one university-based internal medicine residency program, a three-year point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training track that used both local and external resources increased residents' use of and comfort with POCUS applications.