Critical Care News

Mupirocin treatment effectively induced primary Staphylococcus aureus decolonization in 85% to 100% of infants in several neonatal ICUs throughout the United States, and the treatment was generally well tolerated, according to research published in Pediatrics.

In recent years, the prevalence of moderate anemia after hospitalization has increased while red blood cell transfusions have decreased, but morbidity, mortality and rehospitalization have not been adversely affected, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

An individualized, multicomponent exercise intervention demonstrated safety and efficacy in improving functional decline associated with acute hospitalization among elderly patients, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Bloodstream infection rates have remained relatively consistent in the United States over the past decade, with most acquired in the community, according to an analysis of nearly 2 million inpatient encounters with children published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Many inpatients experience disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition and mood during their hospital stays, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Noxafil use in hospitalized children increased significantly over a 10-year period, according to a study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Most children who received the drug were aged younger than 13 years, researchers said.

CHICAGO — A computer decision support system used by primary care physicians did not have a significant effect on the time to an ED visit for atrial fibrillation or an unplanned CV hospitalization compared with usual care, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

A CDC statistic frequently used to illustrate the scope of the threat of antimicrobial resistance in the United States may be a significant underestimation of the true burden, researchers said.

ORLANDO — Nearly half of families who brought a child to the hospital reported experiencing food insecurity, according to a presentation at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

Using 2014 nationwide readmissions data, researchers found that patients with serious mental illnesses were nearly twice as likely to have an unplanned 30-day medical and surgical hospital readmission than those without serious mental illness.