Search results for "Pneumonia"
Corticosteroids appear safe but ineffective in M. pneumoniae pneumonia
Hospitalized adults with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia who received adjunctive corticosteroids had similar time to hypoxemia regression and length of stay but shorter fever duration versus controls, a Swedish cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/11/corticosteroids-appear-safe-but-ineffective-in-m-pneumoniae-pneumonia.htm
11 Sep 2024
Nearly half of inpatients with pneumonia or urinary tract infection were overprescribed antibiotics after discharge
The most common types of antibiotic overuse after discharge included excess duration for pneumonia and unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, a retrospective cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/23/3.htm
23 Sep 2020
Rapid antiviral treatment lowers mortality in hospitalized flu patients with pneumonia
The proportion of patients with influenza who were admitted to the ICU, received mechanical ventilation, or died increased with every additional day from admission until starting antiviral treatment, according to an analysis of CDC data from 2012 to 2019.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/04/rapid-antiviral-treatment-lowers-mortality-in-hospitalized-flu-patients-with-pneumonia.htm
4 Sep 2024
Guideline addresses viral testing in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
The new American Thoracic Society guideline opposes routine use of nucleic acid-based testing for noninfluenza viral pathogens in outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia but identifies some uses for the tests in inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/12/4.htm
12 May 2021
Pneumonia specificity
For reimbursement, pneumonia types are classified as complex or simple, and identifying the specific cause of pneumonia whenever possible is crucial for correct coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/10/pneumonia-specificity.htm
10 Jul 2024
Antibiotic OKed for pneumonia, bloodstream, skin infections
In addition to approving ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for three different types of infection, the FDA authorized the first generic version of fidaxomicin, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/antibiotic-oked-for-pneumonia-bloodstream-skin-infections.htm
10 Apr 2024
Probiotic didn't reduce pneumonia in ventilated ICU patients, study finds
ICU patients from three countries were randomized to either enteral Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG or placebo twice daily for a median of nine days and developed ventilator-associated pneumonia at similar rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/2.htm
29 Sep 2021
Most patients hospitalized with pneumonia had discordant initial, discharge diagnoses
Patients who were discharged from the hospital with a pneumonia diagnosis after being admitted from the ED with a different diagnosis had higher 30-day mortality than those with concordant diagnoses, a retrospective Veterans Affairs study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/07/most-patients-hospitalized-with-pneumonia-had-discordant-initial-discharge-diagnoses.htm
7 Aug 2024
Ventilator bundle reduced adverse events, including pneumonia
The bundle included head-of-bed elevation, use of subglottic secretion drainage endotracheal tubes, oral care, chlorhexidine mouth care, and daily spontaneous awakening and breathing trials.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/10/2.htm
10 May 2017
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