November 23, 2022
‘Hospitalist’ and other mysterious jargon
Since less than a third of laypeople understand the word “hospitalist,” consider using some other words in introductions, a researcher advises.
Bringing meditation to the hospital
Meditation may be an effective stress-reduction tool for hospital clinicians, a recent project showed.
Clinicians had many reasons for not using their secure texting system, study finds
Responses to a survey on barriers to adoption of a hospital system's secure texting platform had five main themes: lack of familiarity, perceiving it as unnecessary and burdensome, perceiving it as an intrusion, battery drain, low usage by others, and lack of trust in it to function as needed.
High CMV viral load linked to increased mortality in hospitalized patients with HIV
Even with treatment, mortality rates differed significantly by cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load, from 6% in patients with a viral load below the lower limit of quantification to 22% in those with a viral load of 10,000 IU/mL or greater, according to a Chinese study with 182-day follow-up.
Do-not-attempt-resuscitation order rates compared for heart failure, other hospital conditions
A retrospective study in California found low overall rates of do-not-attempt-resuscitation orders in patients hospitalized for heart failure, pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with some variation by race.
Integrated peripheral IV catheters may have lower risk of device failure, trial finds
An industry-funded study randomized patients requiring at least 24 hours of IV therapy to either an integrated peripheral IV catheter, with built-in extension sets, wings, and flattened bases, or a traditional peripheral IV catheter.