Hospital Medicine

New data indicate a statistically not significant increase in the rate of treatment for PH, but investigators stress its potential clinical importance.

After undergoing arthroscopic knee or shoulder surgery, patients treated with an opioid-sparing postoperative pain management protocol had reduced opioid use compared with standard treatment.

A study from the Netherlands suggests steps to address patients’ sleep health.

Diabetes mortality rates in 2017-2018 compared with 1999-2000 were highest and unchanged in rural counties.

The approval is based on data from 2 clinical trials showing the agent improved the rate of post-operation patients avoiding sickness by 50%.

Children identifying as Black, Mexican American, low-income, or non-US citizen were more likely to report poor subjective visual function from 2005 to 2008.

Individuals who reported three cumulative insomnia symptoms of DIS, DSM and NRS had 40% increased risk of future bloodstream infection.

A research letter by Emory University investigators found racial disparities in temperature measurements for Black and White hospital patients.

Macular atrophy and hyperreflective material were common after 7 years of follow-up in IVAN trial.

Lower prescriptions for racial, ethnic groups relative to White, non-Hispanic patients remained after accounting for patient- and system-level characteristics.

The investigators found no significant differences when trainees participated in the ADR, CIR, and perforation rate compared to when trainees did not participate.

An increasing retinal nonperfusion index was associated with a significantly higher risk of Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale worsening.

26 weeks of treatment with empagliflozin reduced the myocardial glucose metabolic rate by 45.1% in patients with type 2 diabetes.

A total of 178 patients achieved inactive disease while continuing adalimumab, and 51 patients maintained remission after discontinuing adalimumab.

New data on the incidence of glaucoma among rural subjects ≥40 years old in China report a 0.4% annual rate.

Contamination was 11.5% on floors, 7.9% on infusion chairs, and 3.8% on equipment.

Daily self-imaging scans and in-office OCT scans graded by human experts agreed on the fluid status in 96% of the cases.

Data show foveal thickness fluctuation was significantly associated with logMAR BCVA and the defect length of the foveal EZ band.

Both a higher self-reported water intake and a greater measured 24-h urine volume were tied to an increased DED prevalence.

All 6 screening strategies using wrist-worn wearable devices were estimated to be more effective than no screening.

Study data show 14% of eyes managed with intravitreal therapy in routine clinical care experienced ≥ 10 letter loss.

At the 2022 ASPC annual meeting, Dr. Gluckman highlights the overall impact of the economic cost of cardiovascular disease and the role of prevention.

Patients with high preoperative sleep quality, high preoperative albumin level, free of digestive disease and undergoing total hip arthroplasty procedure are more likely to be discharged within 2 days as opposed to 3.

The worldwide burden of vision loss continues to climb, but there may be solutions with regards to better access to care and improved screening.

The latest EUA, for two-dose NVX-CoV2373, introduces a protein-based adjuvant vaccine to the COVID-19 prevention market.

Nearly half of the study cohort did not fill a statin prescription within 90 days after an ASCVD event.

Expert Michael Aziz discusses clinical complications that patients face when they become pregnant as well as the importance of medication management and abortion care.

Nonmetropolitan counties have a lower density of ophthalmologists compared to metropolitan counties.

Both the incidence and prevalence of the liver disease were higher in men than they were in women.

Washington DC, Hawaii, Oklahoma, California, Tennessee, West Virginia, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington, Louisiana, Kentucky, and New York all had HBV-related mortality rates higher than the national average.