Hospital Medicine News

Similar to SARS-CoV-2, which can cause long COVID, people hospitalized with influenza are at an increased risk for health issues long after they have cleared the infection, according to a study.

Daily toothbrushing was linked to a significantly decreased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia, or HAP, as well as lower rates of ICU mortality, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

About 11% of injured visitors to trampoline parks in Australia and the Middle East experienced a significant injury, according to findings from an Australian study published in Pediatrics.

In a survey of health care personnel, one-third of registered nurses and more than one-quarter of physicians reported making at least one error in adhering to guidance for personal protective equipment in the previous 2 weeks.

Hospital-associated infections declined significantly at acute-care hospitals in 2022, although rates at other health care facilities remained relatively stagnant, according to a CDC report.

Few adverse events following outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy containing cefazolin and ceftriaxone were identified using routine laboratory monitoring, leading researchers to say the practice may be “excessive.”

A new clinical decision rule could help physicians determine which older ED patients who experienced a fall will require imaging, according to a study published in CMAJ.

Preterm infants faced an increased risk for appendicitis in the first year of life, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The FDA designated a drug-device combination for periprosthetic joint infection in hip and knee replacement patients as a breakthrough therapy, which may accelerate its approval, the manufacturer said.

An outpatient antibiotic stewardship bundle initiative reduced unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections without increasing repeat health care contacts, a recent study showed.