Sepsis a menace for seniors with frailty; reduce antibiotics with care, say experts
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 27, 2020
A 55-year-old with severe frailty is just as likely to develop sepsis as an non-frail 85-year-old, investigators have found. Prescribers may wish to take note, they say.
Influenza tied to broad range of diagnoses, non-respiratory illness in adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 25, 2020
Clinicians should look beyond respiratory symptoms in suspected flu cases, and consider early antiviral treatment, say investigators.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, November 20
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 19, 2019
Wearable glucose monitors could help cognitively impaired seniors manage diabetes … Study reveals what motivates seniors to use fitness trackers … Digital sepsis monitoring system shown to save lives...
Sepsis watch needed after a hospital stay: 1 in 3 face death risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 07, 2019
Residents who exit the hospital after a bout with sepsis aren’t out of the woods for up to a year and require special post-acute vigilance, researchers say.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, July 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 17, 2019
No fracture risk found for new diabetes drug … Both blood pressure components predict stroke, heart attack … First U.S. state sepsis regulation tied to lower death rates
Team approach helps hospital cut antibiotic use in sepsis case study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 28, 2019
A team approach to antimicrobial stewardship resulted in decreased broad spectrum antibiotic use, reduced patient length of stay and cost reductions for a Pennsylvania hospital.
Lawmaker: Tougher staffing enforcement needed to prevent sepsis in nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 08, 2019
In an effort to address sepsis rates among nursing home residents, one Illinois lawmaker says the answer can be found in better tracking of staffing levels.
More than 40% of sepsis re-hospitalizations preventable: JAMA
By
John Hall
Mar 13, 2015
As long-term care providers face looming pressures to avoid re-hospitalization under the Affordable Care Act, new research has found that over 40% of all return visits among severe sepsis patients are...
Test could confirm sepsis within an hour
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 24, 2014
Nursing home residents might benefit from a new way of diagnosing and treating sepsis made possible by discoveries out of the University of British Columbia.
Texas long-term care becomes big winner in receipt of federal innovation grants
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 18, 2012
Texas has received a windfall of federal funding to test care coordination programs between acute and long-term care providers.