Hospital Medicine Journal Articles

• Cognitive Performance in Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation Is atrial fibrillation associated with increased risk of cognitive decline?
  Age and Ageing, January 19, 2022
• Pain and Opioid Consumption and Mobilization After Surgery Does greater postoperative mobilization decrease postoperative pain and opioid consumption after abdominal surgery?
  Anesthesiology, January 19, 2022
• Perioperative Diabetes Insipidus Due to Anesthetic Medications Diabetes insipidus is a rare, but potentially serious perioperative complication. Is it more commonly associated with certain anesthetic agents?
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, January 18, 2022
• Elite Athletes and Women in Arduous Occupations This article explores the impact of pregnancy and childbirth changes on elite female athletes and women in physically demanding occupations. When is it safe for these women to return to sport or work?
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, January 18, 2022
• COVID-19 Severity Before and During Delta Predominance Does the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant cause more severe disease in adults than other variants?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 17, 2022
• Characteristics of Return ED Visits After COVID-19 Diagnosis A new study sheds light on the clinical factors associated with return ED visits among ED-discharged patients with a COVID-19 diagnosis.
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, January 17, 2022
• Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis A systematic review aims to validate criteria for the identification of sepsis in children.
  Critical Care Medicine, January 10, 2022
• Role of Vitamin D in COVID-19: Active or Passive? This commentary explores the question of whether vitamin D status plays an active or passive role in the development and progression of COVID-19 infection.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, January 06, 2022
• Conflict at Patient Handover Between EM and IM Physicians What factors may contribute to conflict between emergency and internal medicine physicians during patient handoffs -- and how can these issues be resolved?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, January 05, 2022
• Pepsin A in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation What could tracheal levels of pepsin A tell us about outcomes among ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilation?
  American Journal of Critical Care, December 31, 2021
• Promises and Challenges of Personalized Medicine in ARDS Personalized therapies show promise in the treatment of ARDS, but there are still challenges to overcome.
  Critical Care, December 29, 2021
• Comparing PA and NP Practice in U.S. EDs, 2010-2017 A new study compares the practice characteristics of PA and NP visits in the ED. In what ways do they differ, and how are they similar?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, December 22, 2021
• Vitamin D Deficiency and COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk COVID-19 patients who are vitamin D deficient may be at a greater risk for more severe disease and hospitalization, a new study reports.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, December 16, 2021
• Treatments and Mortality Among Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients While the treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients has improved, mortality rates remain high. Which available treatments have been shown to lower in-hospital mortality in these patients?
  Anesthesiology, December 13, 2021
• Comparing COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing Hospitalizations While this report showed varying levels of real-world effectiveness among the three COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the U.S., all provided substantial protection against COVID-19 hospitalization.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 10, 2021
• B hinzii Pneumonia and Bacteremia in a SARS-CoV-2 Patient A patient with SARS-CoV-2 developed co-infections with pneumonia and bacteremia, highlighting the secondary infectious complications that can occur in these patients.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 09, 2021
• Management of Acute Cardiovascular Complications in Pregnancy Pregnancy presents unique challenges in managing the patient with heart disease. This article provides guidelines for the clinician in managing acute cardiovascular complications in these patients.
  European Heart Journal, December 08, 2021
• Effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Against Hospitalization While these findings show that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are highly effective for preventing COVID-19-associated hospitalization in older adults, they showed somewhat less protection in those over 65.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 06, 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness During Delta Variant Predominance The findings in this report reaffirm the high protection of COVID-19 vaccines against moderate and severe COVID-19 resulting in ED and hospital visits, even during Delta variant predominance.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 03, 2021
• COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalization Among Children, Adolescents COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions for associated severe illlness are on the rise in children and adolescents, especially in states with lowest vaccination coverage, according to this CDC report.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 24, 2021