More U.S. Trauma Centers Offering Screening, Intervention Programs

Integrated mental health approach includes addressing PTSD, alcohol, opioids, firearms, and suicidal ideation.

Peer-Led Family Planning Intervention Can Help Women with Substance Use Disorder

Individuals with substance use disorder and higher rates of unintended pregnancies could benefit from a family planning intervention targeted for that population. The peer-led family planning navigation intervention employed women who were successful in connecting with study participants.

With STDs at an All-Time High, Advocates Push Expedited Partner Therapy

While STD clinics and primary care clinicians detect and treat many of these cases, there is no question EDs play an outsize role in caring for patients with STDs, particularly among disadvantaged populations. However, evidence suggests many EDs are not using all the tools at their disposal to facilitate treatment and curb transmission.

Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs Gain Momentum

As COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns begin to recede, long-standing health issues that were overshadowed during the crisis have re-emerged — in particular, the number of patients presenting to medical facilities with violence-related injuries.

Management of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System vs. Endometrial Ablation

In this multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial among patients aged 34 years and older with heavy menstrual bleeding, the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system did not meet the noninferiority threshold when compared to endometrial ablation for mean blood loss at 24 months following intervention. Both interventions did lead to large decreases in blood loss and comparable satisfaction and quality-of-life scores.

Policies Support Clinicians if Asked to Provide Inappropriate Care

When a family demands possibly inappropriate life-sustaining interventions, clinicians often turn to hospital policies for guidance. The authors of a recent study examined the effectiveness of Yale New Haven Hospital’s Conscientious Practice Policy. A theme emerged, focused on the inconsistent use of the policy. Whether it was used depended mostly on how resistant the family was to limiting interventions.

Efficacy of the Ross Procedure in Young Adults with Aortic Valve Disease

Young patients who underwent the Ross procedure recorded high rates of survival and low rates of reintervention long term.

Start Small, Employ Relevant Personnel to Manage Complex Social Problems

Every hospital relies on a problem-solving method for performance improvement. The key is putting the right people on an intervention.

Researchers and IRBs Reconsider Minimal Risk After Trial Results

A clinical trial that involved studying electronic health record alerts for acute kidney injury seemed to be minimal risk to both the researchers and the IRBs that approved it. However, when two hospitals involved in the study reported an increased mortality rate, the researchers and the IRBs reconsidered what is truly minimal risk in these types of studies.

Care Transition Programs Falter with Inconsistencies

For case management and transitional care services to produce positive results in patient and economic outcomes, they need to be consistent, researchers suggest.

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