November 6, 2024
Hospitalists tackle trauma
A geriatric trauma service staffed by hospitalists filled a gap in care for older patients who had been injured.
Sickle cell drug withdrawn from market
The FDA recently announced that voxelotor was being removed from the market, along with several ventilator- and pump-related recalls, among other actions.
Low-risk patients can continue GLP-1 receptor agonists perioperatively, guideline says
Decision making about perioperative use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists should be collaborative and balance patients' metabolic need for the medication with their risk of delayed gastric emptying and aspiration, according to a new multisociety guideline.
New consensus guidance document advises on use of CGM in the hospital
A group of experts reviewed the potential benefits and barriers to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in the hospital, as well as summarizing existing guidance and discussing relevant staff training, clinical workflow, and hospital policies.
Personalized care recommendations for AKI response didn't improve outcomes
Individualized recommendations from a kidney action team did not reduce risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) progression, dialysis, or mortality among hospitalized patients who developed AKI, according to results of a randomized trial in seven U.S. hospitals.
Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy improves outcomes for intermediate-risk PE
Patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism (PE) who received large-bore mechanical thrombectomy instead of catheter-directed thrombolysis were less likely to experience clinical deterioration and require subsequent ICU admission, an industry-funded randomized trial found.
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