December 21, 2022
Honest talk about SNFs
Discharge to a skilled nursing facility is a moment for serious discussion of prognosis, a geriatrician says.
New drugs for C. diff, type 1 diabetes
The FDA recently approved the first fecal microbiota product for preventing Clostridioides difficile recurrence and an injection to delay progression of type 1 diabetes, among other actions.
AHA issues scientific statement on ACS in older patients
The American Heart Association (AHA) provided recommended strategies for managing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients ages 75 years and older.
Stewardship program improved perioperative opioid prescribing
A project in a safety-net health system reduced use of hydrocodone-acetaminophen for surgical patients and increased prescribing of acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and oxycodone to them without increasing overall opioid use or returns to the ED.
Telerehab, unsupervised home training both effective for COPD patients
A small international randomized trial found that the incidence of hospitalizations and ED visits was lower in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assigned to a telerehabilitation group or unsupervised training group than among controls.
Persistent depressive symptoms linked to death, readmission after HF hospitalization
Heart failure (HF) patients with persistent depressive symptoms at one month after discharge had more than double the risk of cardiovascular death within a year as those without depression, a Chinese study found.