Hospitalization

Neonatal recurrent AKI may be associated with longer hospital stays compared with single AKI episodes, according to researchers.

Among pediatric patients hospitalized with bronchiolitis, use of weight-based non-ICU vs. ICU-only high-flow nasal cannula protocols was linked to lower yearly ICU admission rates, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

WASHINGTON — When children have anaphylaxis with breathing difficulties, drug reactions and epinephrine doses, pediatric ICU admission is likely, according to a poster presentation here.

Receipt of an updated COVID-19 vaccine lowered the risk for hospitalization among immunocompromised people by around one-third, according to a study.

During hours of the day signaling shift changes and night shifts, the likelihood of starting antimicrobials for hospital-onset sepsis was reduced, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

The latest COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk for hospitalization or visits to an ED or urgent care by around 50%, according to interim data published in MMWR.

Since FDA approval of over-the-counter emergency contraception in 2006, there has been a large decrease in emergency contraception-related ED visits and total annual hospital charges, researchers reported.

For individuals with anti-coagulation-associated intracerebral hemorrhage, a door-to-treatment time of 60 minutes or fewer was associated with decreased mortality and discharge to hospice care, according to research from JAMA Neurology.

Individuals with mania who were admitted to an acute care psychiatric unit saw greater sleep improvement than patients with major depressive disorder, according to a study.

Chronic exposure to fine particulate matter increased the risk of hospitalization for several cardiovascular conditions in older adults, according to a study published in BMJ.