September 24, 2025
The evolving story of sodium in heart failure
Traditional practice has been to restrict sodium, but recent research shows some patients may actually benefit from salt supplements.
Building trust with video transitions
Predischarge video calls with hospitalists, patients, and their primary care physicians were feasible and improved patient trust, a pilot showed.
RRT activation outside the ICU did not improve sepsis survival
Patients who developed sepsis on the general wards had similar in-hospital mortality rates regardless of whether they were transferred to the ICU as a result of rapid response team (RRT) activation or not, a Japanese study found.
Empirical antifungal treatment linked with reduced IAPA rates in critically ill patients
After 30 days, influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (IAPA) incidence was 7.7% in the treatment group and 20.4% in the nontreatment group, but there were no between-group differences in mortality, a multicenter study found.
Reversal of subtherapeutic warfarin does not affect ICH outcomes, study finds
Patients with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and an international normalized ratio of 1.5 to 1.9 had similar functional outcomes at discharge whether warfarin anticoagulation was reversed or not, according to an analysis of data from Get With The Guidelines–Stroke.
Incidence of carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales rose 69% from 2019 to 2023, CDC analysis finds
The study also found an increasing diversity of carbapenemases, which can complicate treatment, as the majority of newly approved antimicrobial agents target specific carbapenemase classes, the authors said.
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