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Rapid diagnostics, antimicrobial stewardship both needed for optimal BSI management
Mortality, length of stay, and time to optimal therapy improved when rapid diagnostic tests were used together with conventional blood cultures in antimicrobial stewardship programs for patients with bloodstream infection (BSI), a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/08/rapid-diagnostics-antimicrobial-stewardship-both-needed-for-optimal-bsi-management.htm
8 May 2024
Ultrasound shows potential as first-line diagnostic tool in suspected GCA
Diagnosis of giant-cell arteritis (GCA) was confirmed on temporal artery ultrasound in 44% of patients referred for high clinical suspicion of the condition, avoiding the need for biopsy, a study at six French hospitals found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/08/ultrasound-shows-potential-as-first-line-diagnostic-tool-in-suspected-gca.htm
8 May 2024
High-intensity statins associated with survival after myocardial infarction in elderly
Among French patients 80 years or older at the time of a myocardial infarction, receiving high-intensity lipid-lowering therapy at discharge was associated with lower risk of death over five years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/08/high-intensity-statins-associated-with-survival-after-myocardial-infarction-in-elderly.htm
8 May 2024
Patients treated by female hospitalists have better outcomes, study finds
An analysis of Medicare data showed hospital patients had lower mortality and readmission rates when treated by female physicians compared with male physicians, with the difference driven by better outcomes in female patients treated by female hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/patients-treated-by-female-hospitalists-have-better-outcomes-study-finds.htm
1 May 2024
Mobile app may help assess hospitalist clinicians' perceptions of workload
The newly developed app captured data on 30 clinicians' workload, work environment, leadership support, and well-being in a pilot study at one U.S. academic medical center.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/mobile-app-may-help-assess-hospitalist-clinicians-perceptions-of-workload.htm
1 May 2024
Medical center reports recent sharp rise in group A strep bacteremia related to injection drug use
The University of Vermont Medical Center saw three cases of invasive group A Streptococcus in 2020, four in 2021, 19 in 2022, and 45 during the first 10 months of 2023, and many of these infections could be tied to exposure to xylazine in people who inject drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/medical-center-reports-recent-sharp-rise-in-group-a-strep-bacteremia-related-to-injection-drug-use.htm
1 May 2024
Systematic review looks at effects of transitional care clinics
Implementation of transitional care clinics for recently hospitalized patients without a primary care clinician appeared to be associated with reductions in ED visits and readmissions, but no change in mortality, compared to usual care, according to a review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/systematic-review-looks-at-effects-of-transitional-care-clinics.htm
24 Apr 2024
Later appendectomies only slightly more common with oral antibiotics for appendicitis
Patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis who were randomized to oral antibiotic monotherapy instead of combined IV and oral antibiotics had an increase of less than 2 percentage points in risk of surgery or recurrence at three years, according to a Finnish study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/later-appendectomies-only-slightly-more-common-with-oral-antibiotics-for-appendicitis.htm
24 Apr 2024
Early minimally invasive surgery may improve outcomes for certain intracerebral hemorrhages
An industry-sponsored trial found that functional outcomes at 180 days were better with minimally invasive hematoma evacuation plus guideline-based medical management than medical management alone, if surgery could be done within 24 hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/17/early-minimally-invasive-surgery-may-improve-outcomes-for-certain-intracerebral-hemorrhages.htm
17 Apr 2024
Current tools insufficient to guide anticoagulation decisions for new-onset AF in sepsis
The most commonly used stroke risk calculator does not predict postsepsis stroke and should not be used to guide decisions about anticoagulation among patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) and sepsis, a new study concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/17/current-tools-insufficient-to-guide-anticoagulation-decisions-for-new-onset-af-in-sepsis.htm
17 Apr 2024