Hospital Medicine News

Thermal care interventions in the delivery room are associated with better core body temperatures and decreased risk for hypothermia among preterm neonates, according to the results of a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

One-fifth of older patients discharged with gabapentin following a surgical procedure had the prescription refilled for more than 90 days, suggesting long-term use is common, according to an analysis of Medicare data.

Symptoms of neck inflammation are a common sign of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a serious condition associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers reported in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

A pandemic-themed escape room increased staff adherence to infection prevention and control measures in a Texas health care system, researchers reported at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology meeting.

“Fear of personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages creating panic ... Hoarding and possible theft of PPE ... adding to crisis.”

Researchers are trying to determine what makes hospitals successful at reducing cesarean deliveries, and what obstacles are preventing others from doing so.

Routine testing for bloodborne viruses in EDs proved easily integrated and cost-effective in the U.K., according to a presentation at The International Liver Congress.

The AAP has called for all NICUs to transfer infants to safe sleep environments as soon as medically possible, before being discharged from hospitals.

In a new policy statement, the AAP said all children — particularly those entering middle school — should be screened for conditions that can lead to cardiac arrest or death, regardless of their athletic status.

Because SARS-CoV-2 is most contagious before symptom onset, universal use of N95 respirators by health care providers in regions with high community infection rates could decrease nosocomial transmission, researchers argued.