Hospital Medicine News

Preexisting cholesterol-lowering statin use was associated with reduced risks for mortality and morbidity outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, a study found.

The balance of risks and benefits when it comes to treating musculoskeletal pain with opioids in the ED setting remains unclear, according to researchers.

TAMPA, Fla. —Aspirin as a thromboprophylaxis agent was noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin for all-cause mortality in patients with extremity, pelvic or acetabular fractures, presented results showed.

Data from a nationally representative sample of ED visits in the United States show persistent sex differences in the distribution of CVD presentations, hospitalization rates and death patterns, researchers reported.

Although the prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in the U.S. continued its long-term downward trend during the COVID-19 pandemic, patients who were infected saw high treatment costs and increased mortality, a study found.

Men with hypogonadism who contract COVID-19 are more likely to be hospitalized compared with those with normal testosterone levels, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by people an average of 4 months after COVID-19 infection, according to research in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity.

Patients with COVID-19 had a higher risk for hospital-onset antibiotic-resistant infections compared with patients with influenza-like illness before the pandemic, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Undergoing preventive dental treatment within 12 months or periodontal treatment within 6 months of hospitalization was associated with a reduced risk for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia, researchers found.

Early recognition and prompt administration of antibiotics are important factors in managing neutropenic enterocolitis, a common and potentially life-threatening condition that can befall pediatric patients with cancer, a review found.