Articles Tagged With: hospitalization
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Another Reason to Get the Flu Shot Every Year
In a case-control study, among older adults, repeated vaccination for influenza was twice as effective in preventing severe influenza compared to non-severe influenza in patients who were admitted to the hospital.
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Antibiotics and Adverse Events: Doctors, Do No Harm
A retrospective study found that among 1,488 hospitalized patients who received an antibiotic, 298 (20%) experienced at least one antibiotic-associated adverse drug event. Furthermore, 287 (19%) of the antibiotic regimens were not clinically indicated, and 56 (20%) of these were associated with an adverse drug event.
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Elective surgery risk factor: post-hospital syndrome
A condition known as post- hospital syndrome is a significant risk factor for patients who undergo elective outpatient surgery, according to a study from Loyola in Maywood, IL.
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Community-acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization in Adults
An active population-based surveillance of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization in adults 18 years of age and older was conducted in five hospitals in Chicago and Nashville. The incidence of CAP requiring hospitalization was highest in older adults. Despite extensive diagnostic testing, no pathogen was identified in most patients. Respiratory viruses were identified more frequently than bacteria.
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Pneumonia in U.S. Children Requiring Hospitalization
Two thousand six hundred thirty-eight children with a clinical diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) were enrolled in a prospective surveillance study. Eighty-nine percent had radiographic evidence of pneumonia. The median age of children hospitalized was 2 years, with the highest rates seen in children younger than 2 years. Respiratory viruses were the most commonly detected pathogens.