Hospitalization
Patients with IPF report greater fatigue, shortness of breath after hospitalization
BOSTON — Fatigue and shortness of breath among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis got worse after being hospitalized, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
COPD plus GERD reduces mortality, ventilation odds in hospitalized patients
BOSTON — The odds for mortality, ventilation and septic shock among adults hospitalized with COPD went down if they also had GERD, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Metabolically healthy obesity heightens respiratory, cardiac complication odds in COPD
BOSTON — Older adults hospitalized for an acute COPD exacerbation with vs. without metabolically healthy obesity were more likely to experience respiratory and cardiac complications, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
VIDEO: What the next 10 years in pediatrics might look like
ORLANDO — In this Healio video perspective from the AAP National Conference & Exhibition, Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP, explains what he expects to see over the next 10 years in the field of pediatrics.
Discharge setting following sepsis hospitalization linked to readmission
Among adult sepsis survivors readmitted within 30 days, more than two-thirds had been previously discharged to a skilled nursing facility, home health care or home, according to results published in American Journal of Critical Care.
Bronchiectasis plus chronic respiratory infection raises exacerbation risk
Having a chronic respiratory infection in addition to bronchiectasis heightened the risk for an exacerbation and hospitalization within 2 years of diagnosis, according to results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.
Lung abnormalities persist in 36% of individuals 3 years after COVID-19 hospitalization
Three years after hospital discharge for COVID-19, 36% of individuals still had residual lung abnormalities, according to results published in European Respiratory Journal.
Patients with stroke younger, present with more severe symptoms since COVID-19
ORLANDO, Fla. — The COVID-19 pandemic likely altered stroke patient characteristics, as those admitted to the hospital were younger and had more severe symptoms over a 2-year post-pandemic interval, according to a poster.
Air pollution increases risks for respiratory ED visits, hospitalizations
Air pollution increased the risk for ED visits and hospitalizations due to asthma and other respiratory diseases, according to a poster presented at ERS Congress 2024.
Hospitalization/death risk similar with daily 24-hour, 15-hour oxygen therapy in hypoxemia
The risk for any-cause hospitalization/death at 1 year was comparable between patients with severe hypoxemia receiving daily 24-hour vs. 15-hour oxygen therapy, according to findings published in New England Journal of Medicine.