January 1, 2025
Guide to a guideline
The lead author of the 2024 guideline on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation highlights important changes included in it.
ACE-ing eye exams
An Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit added vision screening as a routine part of inpatient care.
Ceftolozane-tazobactam associated with better outcomes for multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa
An industry-funded retrospective study of 420 U.S. patients with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, primarily pneumonia, found higher rates of clinical success among those treated with ceftolozane-tazobactam versus ceftazidime-avibactam (61% vs. 52%).
Higher anticoagulation dose associated with lower mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
A meta-analysis of randomized trials found that therapeutic doses of anticoagulation with heparin were associated with lower 28-day mortality rates than prophylactic doses in patients hospitalized for COVID-19.
App-based palliative care intervention no better than usual care at addressing family needs
Palliative care consultations and family meetings were more common among intervention participants but did not translate into reductions in unmet palliative care needs or psychological distress, trial results show.
CMS hospital at home program includes mostly urban, nonprofit, academic hospitals
Additional strategies may be warranted to encourage participation by a wider range of facilities, especially nonteaching and rural hospitals, authors of a new cross-sectional analysis suggested.
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