Hospital Medicine
Hooked on ID with James H. Brien, DO
Corny as it may sound, I got hooked on the microscopic world in 1955 at age 9 when I was given a Gilbert chemistry set with a microscope. It was the greatest gift I would ever receive.
Biodegradable nitrile gloves could help reduce waste
PHOENIX — Biodegradable nitrile gloves are as safe and reliable as standard gloves and, according to a presenter, offer an opportunity to reduce the amount of nonbiodegradable medical waste deposited in landfills.
Response team ensured quick identification, PEP after possible in-hospital rabies exposure
PHOENIX — A multidisciplinary team helped to quickly identify potential rabies exposures after a bat was seen in a hospital, leading to timely post-exposure vaccinations for interested patients, according to a recent study.
Health system doubles infection prevention staff, watches infections plummet
PHOENIX — Infection rates decreased by up to 57% at a Virginia health system when it increased the size of its infection prevention staff, according to data presented at a conference.
APIC meeting to focus on communication, teamwork
The annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, which is focused on hospital infection prevention trends and strategies, will highlight communication this year.
Hand hygiene intervention with patient participation increases HCW compliance
ORLANDO — A hand hygiene intervention, which encouraged patients and visitors to the participating units to perform audits of health care workers, successfully improved compliance, researchers found.
Oral, injectable naltrexone at discharge similarly effective for alcohol use disorder
Adults who were given oral naltrexone at hospital discharge experienced a similar decrease in heavy drinking days as adults given extended-release injectable naltrexone, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Personal CGMs accurate at measuring glucose in most ranges during hospitalization
Personal continuous glucose monitors are accurate at measuring glucose levels in most ranges for hospitalized patients with diabetes, researchers report in a study published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.
Therapy dogs can lower children’s anxiety during ED visits
Spending time with therapy dogs can lower a child’s anxiety during ED visits, according to findings from a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.
Stand-alone sequencing identifies hospital pathogen transmission clusters
A stand-alone sequencing approach was accurate, cost effective and efficient for analyzing resistant pathogens and determining their health care-associated transmission, researchers found.