July 17, 2024
Service animals in the hospital
Service animals play a crucial role in the lives of many people with a disability, but uncertainties abound when they're brought into hospitals.
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A miniature horse can have a large impact.
Guidelines on diagnosing complicated intra-abdominal infections updated
The Infectious Diseases Society of America offered recommendations on initial imaging and cultures for suspected appendicitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, diverticulitis, and intra-abdominal abscesses.
Earlier norepinephrine for septic shock appears safe, possibly beneficial, review finds
Although earlier administration of norepinephrine in patients with septic shock was not associated with a significant reduction in overall mortality, it was linked with reduced incidence of pulmonary edema, a review and meta-analysis of 12 studies found.
Intensive uptitration of guideline-directed medications improved HF outcomes at 90 days
Decongestion and related markers were better in acute heart failure (HF) patients randomized to early and rapid uptitration of neurohormonal blockade during and after hospitalization versus those who got usual care, a post hoc analysis found.
Nosocomial COVID-19 infection, even with omicron variant, increased mortality
Patients who caught SARS-CoV-2 in the hospital early in the pandemic had double the risk of death during hospitalization as matched inpatient controls without COVID-19; those who caught later variants had a lower, but still significant, increase in risk of inpatient mortality.
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