Critical Care News

Promoting mobility among hospitalized patients may help to reduce the negative consequences associated with bedrest, according to a paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The Enhanced Care Program, which includes coordination between an interdisciplinary team in transitioning patients to a skilled nursing facility, lowered 30-day hospital readmission rates, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Fireworks are a ubiquitous presence among Fourth of July celebrations; however, these bright and colorful displays pose a danger to children who may want to handle these dangerous products.

Children who sustain unintentional injuries that require hospitalization are more likely to be given a mental health diagnosis or prescription for psychotropic medication after treatment, according to research published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

Among patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism, compared with standard of care, discharge on rivaroxaban was associated with lower costs and shorter length of stay without a difference in clinical outcomes, researchers reported.

Researchers from University of Pennsylvania identified five strategies for reducing unnecessary ED or hospital visits for patients with cancer.

Health care personnel in hospitals often made active failures, including violations, mistakes and slips, in personal protective equipment use and infectious agent transmission precaution practices that could potentially result in self-contamination, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Patients with type 2 MI are different from those with type 1 MI, and it may make sense to exclude them from non-STEMI quality metrics, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Patients prescribed opioids in the hospital were twice as likely to receive an outpatient opioid prescription within 90 days of leaving the hospital, according to findings presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

A new report issued by the AMA revealed that opioid prescribing has decreased nationwide, while the use of state prescription drug monitoring programs, access to naloxone and the number of physicians trained to treat opioid use disorder have all increased, according to a press release.