October 19, 2022
Prescribing democracy
Physicians have historically voted less than average, but some are working to increase voter engagement among their hospital colleagues and patients.
Lessons from patients help clinicians handle stress
Researchers created a program to promote resilience in seriously ill children and their families and adapted it for hospital staff during the pandemic.
Rivaroxaban for 45 days after discharge reduced nonfatal VTEs, industry study finds
The tradeoff for the 26 fewer venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) among 10,000 recently hospitalized patients would be eight additional major bleeds, according to the new analysis of a placebo-controlled randomized trial.
ACC pathway offers guidance on managing patients presenting to the ED with chest pain
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) assessed the available clinical decision pathways for chest pain and advised on the use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin to avoid unnecessary testing in patients at low risk for acute coronary syndrome.
Review finds uncertain benefit of opioids for treating musculoskeletal pain in ED
Opioids provided statistically but not clinically greater pain relief compared with placebo and paracetamol and were no more effective than some nonopioid options, particularly NSAIDs, according to a meta-analysis.
Physician CEOs not associated with any difference in hospital quality, safety outcomes
A cross-sectional study found no relationship between whether a physician was the CEO of a hospital and the facility's HCAHPS scores or Leapfrog hospital safety grades, although patients were more willing to recommend a hospital if a physician was in charge.