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Analysis of Mortality and Length of Stay Associated With Implementation of a Large Telecritical Care Program in an Integrated Healthcare System buff.ly/BJYrFhI
Given the long duty hours that resident physicians put in and the intense pressure they face in residency training, it is no surprise that residents report high degrees of stress and burnout.
Residency is hard every day. Here’s the support you deserve.
Confidential, convenient access to counseling is a win-win for resident physicians and the health systems where they train. Here’s what to ask for.
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Presepsin, an innate immune activation biomarker, shows potential for predicting the prognosis of sepsis, but its predictive accuracy remains unclear.
Prognostic value of presepsin in sepsis and septic shock: a meta-analysis - PubMed
PROSPERO, identifier CRD42025639268.
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Patients admitted to physicians who commonly prescribe first-generation antihistamines had 41% increased odds of experiencing delirium compared with patients admitted to low prescribers.
Older Antihistamines Tied to Delirium in Older Patients
Older Canadian adults whose physicians prescribe first-generation antihistamines in the hospital are more likely to experience delirium.
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As healthcare’s ambulatory boom accelerates, hospitals are preparing to care for more medically complex patients. buff.ly/S8iEm9l
The restraint-free ICU: not quite there yet buff.ly/PTS7ogb
The triage service tries to place an admission bed request within 15 minutes of the ED’s initial referral; the hospitalist assigned to that admitted patient should complete admission orders within 30 minutes. Read the process
Strategies to reduce ED boarding: Surrounding patients with outpatient resources
A triage process - timeline and communication expectations - is used with all patients presenting to ED who will be admitted.
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Safety Issues Around Use of IV Pumps: The everyday use of infusion pumps in patient care often leads to the devices’ complexity and potential risks being underestimated, misunderstood and possibly overlooked. buff.ly/M0xUgze
What every intensivist should know about the biphasic kinetics of lactate in septic shock buff.ly/gzbgesa
While one-half of hospitalists responding to our latest survey don't work in their ICU at all, more than one-third (35.5%)) of adult hospitalists serve in an ICU—as an attending.
How many hospitalists work in ICUs?
Read “How many hospitalists work in ICUs? ” and other informative articles in Today’s Hospitalist. Follow us for news & tips in the medical career field.
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