Patients with urinary catheters often get infections. But more comprehensive preventive efforts in health care cut the proportion affected in a group of frail elderly patients from 18 to 4 percent, a study led by University ...
Mar 28, 2022
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A University of Maryland School of Medicine study suggests that a novel machine learning model developed at the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), called the Baltimore score (B score), may help hospitals better ...
Jun 5, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found two biomarkers that could be used to identify a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation in patients who have three 'clinical risks'.
Jan 7, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Pressure injuries at the time of admission to an intensive care unit may predict patients at risk for longer hospital stays, according to a study published in the June issue of Critical Care Nurse.
Jun 3, 2019
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People hospitalized with COVID-19 may have an increased risk for heart damage, but not so much the type of inflammation previous research suggested, according to a new study.
Jan 27, 2023
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It's long been known that people who suffer a major concussion can lose their sense of smell temporarily and also develop affective problems, such as anxiety and depression. Now scientists have found that's true even for ...
Jul 24, 2019
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(HealthDay)—For older patients discharged from the hospital to post-acute care (PAC) facilities, shorter length of hospital stay is associated with earlier readmission, according to a study published online March 3 in the ...
Mar 17, 2017
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The very high use of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is often not necessary, and risks worsening global antimicrobial resistance.
Jun 3, 2021
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Every day, in every hospital, doctors and nurses respond to "code blue" situations. This is an emergency alert for when a patient's heart stops beating, called a cardiac arrest.
Feb 11, 2021
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In recent years, hospital charges and Medicare payments for patients with hip fractures have increased much more rapidly than charges and payments for orthopedic surgeons, reports a study in the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma.
Mar 17, 2021
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