COVID-19 a bigger threat to seniors than pneumonia, real-world study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2023
COVID-19 is much more deadly than bacterial or viral pneumonia, causing double the mortality rate in older, hospitalized adults, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 29
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 29, 2022
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging copied mRNA technology … Doubled dementia risk linked to ICU stays … Medicare Advantage enrollment accounts for nearly half of total Medicare population in...
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 8
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 08, 2022
Dementia training tied to license renewals for EMS workers … New tool uses caregiver input to monitor for post-ICU syndrome in seniors … Healthcare workers experienced military combat-level trauma...
Dementia diagnosis on inpatient Medicare claims linked to lower mortality and ICU stays
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2021
Undocumented dementia in nursing home residents who are transferred to acute care is linked to adverse outcomes, a new study finds. The good news is that acute care clinicians may now be recognizing dementia...
Functional impairment from COVID-19 may persist long after ICU discharge, studies suggest
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 21, 2021
Certain physical and mental health problems persist for years in some hospitalized survivors of acute respiratory diseases, suggesting that disability may be permanent for some severely ill COVID-19 patients...
Elder frailty a key predictor of survival following ICU admission, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 08, 2021
Severity of baseline frailty is a strong predictor of one-year survival in older adults facing critical illness. It also is key to informing treatment plans and goals of care for these individuals, researchers...
Exploring transitions in care
By
Brian White
Mar 06, 2015
As the president of an acute care hospital, as well as overseeing our medical system’s post-acute division, I see the issues facing our frailest patients from both sides. I see patients receiving...
Private rooms in intensive care units help to reduce hospital infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and C. difficile, according to a study published in the January issue of the...