June 28, 2023
Intervening on interruptions
Hospitalists should take steps to mitigate the effects of interruptions on their work, researchers say.
Myocardial infarction
Be sure to distinguish between type 1 and type 2 when documenting care for a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
Scientific statement offers guidance on myocardial ischemia after cardiac surgery
Diagnosis of acute postoperative myocardial ischemia is made challenging by the absence of universally accepted criteria for the condition, according to experts gathered by the American Heart Association.
At a year, after-effects of COVID-19 hospitalization other than VTE similar to flu, sepsis
Compared to patients hospitalized with flu or sepsis, those with COVID-19 had increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), stroke, depression, and anxiety in the 30 days after discharge, but over a year, only the risk for VTE was significantly elevated.
Opportunities for starting medications for alcohol use disorder often missed
In a national study of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized in 2016 for alcohol use disorder, clinicians rarely initiated naltrexone, acamprosate, or disulfiram during hospital discharge or follow-up care.
Death, rehospitalization risk high after first heart failure hospitalization, study finds
An industry-funded observational cohort study of patients who survived a first hospitalization for heart failure showed that rehospitalization in the following year was common and most frequently due to heart failure or chronic kidney disease.