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Noninvasive ventilation may benefit as first-line therapy in COPD
Mortality, intubation, and length of stay were all lower in patients who received noninvasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure secondary to an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Most older patients who smoke do not use prescription medications to quit after MI, study finds
Factors associated with use of bupropion or varenicline after myocardial infarction (MI) included age younger than 75 years, presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or peripheral arterial disease, female sex, and in-hospital revascularization.
Nurse-led early dysphagia screening linked to improved outcomes in stroke patients
The authors concluded that training nurses to screen for dysphagia on a 24/7 basis is associated with lower rates of pneumonia and shorter hospital stays than screening by speech language therapists during regular working hours.
Decreased hospital readmission rates not linked to increased postdischarge mortality, study finds
The analysis of Medicare admissions for heart failure, myocardial infarction, and pneumonia found a weak but significant correlation between reductions in 30-day readmissions and reductions in 30-day mortality rates postdischarge.
Last chance to nominate a Top Hospitalist
The deadline to nominate someone for ACP Hospitalist's tenth annual Top Hospitalists issue is this Friday, July 28.
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