Urgent Care
Intervention reduced inappropriate antibiotic use at urgent cares
An antibiotic stewardship intervention at urgent care centers was associated with lower rates of inappropriate prescribing for bronchitis and viral upper respiratory infections, although active clinician engagement is necessary, researchers found.
Pediatric urgent care clinicians evaluate ways to fill routine immunization gaps
Incorporating immunization screening and adding a designated nurse vaccinator appeared to improve vaccine uptake at a pediatric urgent care clinic in San Francisco, according to a single-center study published in Pediatrics.
Vaccines protect pregnant patients from needing medical care during delta, omicron waves
Pregnant people who received messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines were protected against COVID-19-related ED and urgent care visits and hospitalization when the delta and omicron variants were predominant, according to a case-control study.
Study: 1.4% of patients with cervical trauma needed referral to ED after urgent care visit
Patient-initiated urgent care center visits for low acuity, cervical spine trauma were linked with reduced ED referrals, as well as imaging and health care costs, according to published results.
Metabolically unhealthy obesity associated with emergency department usage for asthma
Among patients with asthma, those with metabolically unhealthy obesity had significantly greater odds for visiting an ED for asthma symptoms in the previous year than patients with metabolically healthy obesity, according to a study.
ED visits within 90 days of spine surgery linked with increased health care utilization
CHICAGO — There was significantly increased use of imaging, urgent care visits, added ED visits and cumulative opioid prescriptions after spine surgery among patients who had an ED visit within 90 days of surgery, study results showed.
Allergists provide specialty asthma care by identifying triggers, educating patients
As the medical community celebrates Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month this May, the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology reminds clinicians and patients alike that allergists are key to successful asthma treatment.
Patients with CKD at increased risk for death depending on usual source of care
Adults with chronic kidney disease who consider EDs or urgent care a usual source of care showed an increased risk for death and hospitalization, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
EDs, urgent care centers ‘easy targets’ for antibiotic stewardship
More than 40% of antibiotics prescribed in Veterans Health Administration EDs and urgent care centers for acute respiratory infections were prescribed with an inappropriate indication, according to a study.
How to triage a hospital’s ocular emergency
As more optometrists become an integral part of hospital systems, we are becoming the first, and sometimes only, eye care specialist for patients presenting with ocular emergencies after hours to emergency departments and hospital urgent care centers.