Patient Discharge

Black and Hispanic patients admitted with HF are less likely to be treated in cardiac units than white patients and have a higher rate for readmission within 30 days of discharge, according to a study published in Circulation.

Patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty experienced lower readmission rates when they received IV acetaminophen compared with oral acetaminophen, according to results.

Cardiac rehabilitation is linked to a decreased risk for 1-year cumulative hospitalization and mortality risk in Medicare beneficiaries after cardiac valve surgery, but fewer than half of these patients were enrolled in a program, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed leeching while in hospital and avulsion injury mechanism were associated with late digit replantation failures.

The most common place of death for patients with CVD was home, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

PHILADELPHIA — The Virtual Visits and Heart Failure Care Transition, or ViV-HF, trial proved the feasibility of substituting inpatient visits with virtual visits for patients transitioning from hospital to home after hospitalization for HF, according to findings presented at the Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Meeting.

PARIS — A 1-hour protocol including a high-sensitivity troponin T assay was associated with faster discharge of patients with suspected ACS compared with a 3-hour protocol, and it was noninferior in terms of clinical outcomes, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

PARIS — Risk stratification thresholds for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I were able to safely and effectively identify patients with ACS and at least 2 hours of symptoms as low risk regardless of sex and age, according to data from the HiSTORIC trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Anesthesia methods after surgical treatment of distal radial fracture significantly impact early patterns of postoperative pain and opioid consumption equivalents, according to results. However, no difference was seen between anesthesia methods with regard to total opioid equivalent consumption during the first 3 postoperative days and long-term outcomes.

Surveys using vignette-based trauma cases that were given to residents showed those from the United States prescribed more postoperative opioids at discharge than residents from two other countries.