Several major professional organizations have released a joint statement on the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals.
In a recent study, researchers examined national trends in cardiovascular disease risk factors and hospital outcomes among young, Black adults from 2007 to 2017.
Although guideline-based medical therapy is known to decrease the rate of hospitalizations of patients with asthma, the researchers of a recent study aimed to better understand whether guideline-based...
Previous studies have shown no benefit from antibiotic therapy that exceeds the shortest effective duration. A new study aimed to evaluate the predictors and patient outcomes associated with excess...
In a new review of more than 300,000 patients in the United States, researchers investigated whether common infections during a hospitalization for stroke affect readmission rate.
The American Thoracic Society has released its report about approaches that would have the greatest success for improving hospital readmission rates for patients with COPD.
The researchers assessed the association between heart failure status at presentation for ACS and future ischemic events, rehospitalization for heart failure, and death 1 year after discharge from the...
In a new report being presented at CHEST 2018, researchers investigated whether patients with acute decompensated heart failure can be safely managed in the Medical Intermediate Care unit vs the general...
The results of a multicenter randomized clinical trial showed that health care worker-collected throat swabs are more sensitive than nasal swabs for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing, while self-collected...
