Hospital Medicine News

Patients infected with COVID-19 had a five times greater likelihood of in-hospital mortality if they also developed AKI, according to a study conducted at Tongi Hospital in Wuhan, China.

In the United States, rates of COVID-19 were 1.4 times higher than the national average in counties with higher-than-average Black and Hispanic populations, according to recent data.

While researchers of this study found “limited complications” associated with urgent-start peritoneal dialysis, they identified several factors that may increase the risk for a variety of catheter-related complications, including leakage and peritonitis.

After assessing AKI in patients with and without COVID-19, researchers from Montefiore Medical Center in New York identified distinct patient characteristics and outcomes associated with the infection.

Study findings indicated use of renin-angiotensin aldosterone inhibitors after AKI did not increase risk for recurrent episodes 1 year after hospital discharge.

Many older adults who are referred to home health care after hospitalization do not receive it, with Black and Hispanic patients receiving lower rates of care, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

Study findings indicated that while most patients on dialysis reported that they wanted CPR performed if their “heart were to stop beating,” these preferences were not always associated with other aspects of end-of-life care.

In pregnant women with severe or critical COVID-19, inhaled nitric oxide therapy was well-tolerated and associated with improved respiratory rates and oxygenation, according to research published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Shivaraj Nagalli, MD, FACP, is a board-certified internal medicine physician at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster.

States and tribes will receive nearly $3 billion over the next 2 years for prevention, treatment and recovery support services for people with opioid use disorders, according to a press release from HHS.