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Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Bundle: Studying How Improved Compliance Might Affect Outcomes
SYNOPSIS: Improved compliance with the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines bundle was associated with a non-statistically significant decrease in the in-hospital mortality of severe sepsis patients.
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The ABCs of In-hospital Cardiac Arrest
SYNOPSIS: In this large, propensity-matched cohort study of patients who experienced an in-hospital cardiac arrest, patients who underwent endotracheal intubation had worse survival to hospital discharge than patients who were not intubated.
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As Patients Leave With IV Antibiotics in Tow, How Can We Prevent Infections in the Home?
With fiscal pressures to discharge patients to home care, many leave the hospital with an invasive device attached. That includes central venous catheters for patients to self-administer IV antibiotics in their homes.
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Flu Vaccination Reduces Mortality in Pediatric Patients
In findings that should give pause to parents declining to immunize their children for flu out of misplaced fear of vaccine safety, researchers have found evidence that flu shots in pediatric patients can be literally lifesaving.
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TB Is Down but Not Out
Transmission of tuberculosis within healthcare settings is rarely reported. However, the disease endures, and the potential for disruptive unsuspected cases or healthcare workers developing active disease requires continued vigilance.
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Put Pediatric Dental Outbreaks on the Radar
Infection preventionists consulting with dental practices or doing community outreach should be aware of reports of invasive Mycobacterium abscessus infections among children following pulpotomy dental procedures sometimes termed “baby root canals.”
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RSV, HMPV Outbreak Wreaks Havoc
This was the Apollo 13 of outbreaks—where just about everything that could go wrong did. And in that vein, those who tried valiantly to save all the lives they could embodied that doomed mission’s heroism. In this case, metaphorically speaking, everyone didn’t make it back.
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Closing the Gap Between Patient, Worker Safety
Standard infection control precautions with all patients have been long recommended, but there is a surprising lack of definitive data about what role they actually play in protecting the patient and the healthcare worker.
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IPs Can Provide Zika Education At Work, in the Community
In reporting another wave of tragic birth defects to babies born in the United States with Zika virus, public health officials urged healthcare providers to follow potential cases closely and reiterate prevention measures within their workplace and communities. Pregnant women are priority one.
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Tolvaptan Fails to Improve Dyspnea in Acute Heart Failure
In patients hospitalized for acute heart failure, adding tolvaptan to furosemide lead to increased weight and fluid loss, but did not improve dyspnea at 24 hours.