Search results for "Hospital-acquired Infections"
Bundled intervention may help prevent non-ventilator-associated HAP, Swiss study finds
A prevention bundle of oral care, dysphagia screening and management, mobilization, discontinuation of inappropriate proton-pump inhibitors, and respiratory therapy was strategically implemented to try to prevent non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/bundled-intervention-may-help-prevent-non-ventilator-associated-hap-swiss-study-finds.htm
15 Mar 2023
CDC reports new data on hospital-acquired infections
The CDC released 2 different reports on hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates in the U.S. last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/02/1.htm
2 Apr 2014
March 15, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/
Academic hospitals' discharge practices for patients with COVID-19 compared
Most U.S. hospitals provided patients with similar guidance on isolation, but their criteria for discharge varied, leading the study authors to call for more research in this area. An Italian study found high incidence of hospital-acquired infections among COVID-19 patients in ICUs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/21/2.htm
21 Apr 2021
June 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/
Dexamethasone use, pandemic cardiac arrests and HAIs, latest COVID-19 vaccine news
Recent studies looked at use of dexamethasone and rates of in-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients, hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) during the pandemic, and vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia. Also, the FDA and new research supported a third vaccine dose for organ transplant patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/18/1.htm
18 Aug 2021
May 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/
Novel protocol for urine sampling, testing may have reduced CAUTI rates
Urine sampling and testing aimed at minimizing contamination due to urinary or bladder colonization was associated with a significant reduction in rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and urinary catheter-days in a pre- and postintervention study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/19/5.htm
19 Aug 2020
August 31, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/31/
Harm during hospitalization more common in patients with developmental disability
Hospitalized patients with intellectual disability, chromosomal abnormalities, pervasive developmental disorders, and congenital malformation syndrome had a 2.7-fold higher risk of an avoidable patient safety incident than those without developmental disability, according to an analysis in England.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/harm-during-hospitalization-more-common-in-patients-with-developmental-disability.htm
12 Oct 2022