Hospital Medicine Journal Articles

• Biomarkers Associated With ARDS Development and Mortality Could certain biomarkers help identify patients at risk for developing acute respiratory distress syndrome?
  Critical Care, July 08, 2020
• Efficacy, Safety of Treatments for Opioid-induced Constipation This meta-analysis examined the efficacy and safety of peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonists and other novel treatments for relieving opioid-induced constipation.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 08, 2020
• The Appropriate Use of Testing for COVID-19 Public health officials are calling for increased testing for the COVID-19 virus, but how accurate are these tests?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, July 07, 2020
• Improving Antibiotic Appropriateness in U.S. ICUs A new study looks at the frequency of inappropriate antibiotic utilization across ICUs and identifies opportunities for improvement.
  Critical Care Medicine, July 07, 2020
• Increased Community-Associated C. diff Infections in Canada The incidence of community-acquired C. diff infections is on the rise in one region of Canada. What factors may account for the increase in cases?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 06, 2020
• Sex and Gender Observations and Implications for COVID-19 What sex- and gender-specific factors may influence disease severity and outcomes of COVID-19, and what are the implications for managing these patients?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, July 02, 2020
• Ketamine for Chronic Pain: Old Drug New Trick? This commentary highlights the many uses of ketamine in the practice of anesthesia as well as psychiatry. What place might it have in our chronic pain treatment arsenal?
  Anesthesiology, July 02, 2020
• Risk Factors for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Widespread Pain This review demonstrates a wide variety of risk factors for fibromyalgia, strongly suggesting that there are multiple etiological routes into fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain.
  Pain, June 29, 2020
• Preparing Your ICU for the COVID-19 Pandemic The rapidly growing COVID-19 pandemic poses a burden on healthcare facilities. What challenges do ICUs face, and how should they prepare for them?
  Critical Care, June 24, 2020
• Cannabis Use and Risk of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Does chronic cannabis use by surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia impact the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting?
  BMC Anesthesiology, June 23, 2020
• Cast Application Techniques for Common Pediatric Injuries This article provides an update regarding the various casting materials and techniques for pediatric fractures.
  Current Orthopaedic Practice, June 22, 2020
• Estimating Risk for Death From Coronavirus Disease New research provides insights into the severity of the COVID-19 epidemic in China by estimating the risk for death in the country over a two month period.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 22, 2020
• Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance Which bacteria are considered the most threatening resistant organisms in the U.S.? Learn about their mechanisms of resistance and new antibiotics to combat them in this review.
  U.S. Pharmacist, June 12, 2020
• Prognostic Factors for ARDS A new study looks at the factors that may impact the prognosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome. What are they?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, June 09, 2020
• The Reemergence of Ketamine Treatment for Critical Illness What are the potential uses for ketamine in critically ill patients? What do we know about the risks and benefits of this treatment?
  Critical Care Medicine, June 09, 2020
• Deprescribing in Older People Approaching End of Life This study examined the impact of applying STOPPFrail, a recently developed deprescribing tool, to the medication regimens of older patients with advanced frailty.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, June 08, 2020
• Characteristics of U.S. Health Care Personnel With COVID-19 This report examines the incidence of COVID-19 infections among U.S. health care personnel, as well as characteristics of those infected.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 08, 2020
• Geographic Differences in U.S. COVID-19 Cases and Deaths This report highlights geographic differences in cases, deaths, incidence, and changing incidence of COVID-19 in the United States.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 05, 2020
• Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients With Confirmed COVID-19 This report reveals that 90% of hospitalized patients identified through COVID-NET had underlying conditions, most commonly obesity, chronic lung disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 03, 2020
• Intubation and Ventilation Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak The authors describe the challenges and their experiences in Wuhan regarding intubation and ventilation for patients with COVID-19 amid an enhanced risk of cross-infection.
  Anesthesiology, June 01, 2020