Critical Care
News
High-flow nasal cannula safe outside of pediatric ICU, but may up length of stay
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Children don’t need to be in the PICU for high-flow nasal cannula treatment, at least up to a certain level.
Career
Student Hospitalist Scholars: Preventing unplanned PICU transfers
SHM Student Hospitalist Scholar Farah Hussain wants to help design interventions to prevent pediatric clinical deterioration and unplanned...
News
New tool predicts antimicrobial resistance in sepsis
Here’s how to predict antibiotic resistance in sepsis patients infected with gram-negative bacteria.
News
Plasma biomarker distinguishes ARDS, acute heart failure
WASHINGTON – The biomarker identified acute respiratory distress syndrome patients who were sicker and more responsive to conservative fluid...
News
Septicemia admissions almost tripled from 2005 to 2014
Septicemia was the most common diagnosis for inpatient stays among those aged 75 years and older.
News
Angiotensin II may improve vasopressors’ efficacy
Adding a certain hormone could strengthen treatment options for vasodilatory shock patients.
News
Noninvasive therapy cut COPD readmissions
WASHINGTON – Noninvasive ventilation therapy may let patients concerned with readmission breathe easy.
Clinical
Short Takes
Community-based palliative care reduces emergency department visits Retrospective cohort study showed that patients receiving community-based...
Video
VIDEO: Software predicts septic shock in hospitalized patients
Algorithm will have a moderate level of sensitivity to avoid “alert fatigue.”
HM17
HM17 session summary: The hospitalist’s role in the opioid epidemic
The growth in opiate prescribing and associated increases in adverse events has created unique challenges for hospitalists.