New instrument developed for assessing patient knowledge of CKD
Apr 04, 2022
KART 2.0 can differentiate patients who have spent less than one versus one or more hours speaking to health professionals, reading about transplantation.
Survival high with ECMO for selected severe COVID-19 patients
Mar 10, 2022
Of 30 patients, 90% survived to discharge; survival was 86.7% at a median follow-up of 10.8 months since ECMO cannulation.
Geriatric vulnerability ups risk for disability after major surgery
Mar 07, 2022
Frailty, low functional self-efficacy, smoking and obesity are potentially modifiable vulnerability factors.
Midlife cardiac structure and its change linked to cognition
Feb 02, 2022
A 25-year increase in left ventricular mass was linked to lower cognition on most tests; an increase in LAV was linked to lower global cognition.
Third mRNA vaccine dose ups effectiveness against hospitalization
Jan 27, 2022
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization is increased with a third dose in those with or without immunocompromising conditions.
Avoid intensification of diabetes meds at discharge in older adults
Oct 21, 2021
For older adults hospitalized with common medical conditions, intensifying diabetes meds at time of discharge shows little benefit.
Deficits in geriatric assessment prevalent in seniors With IBD
May 16, 2022
Clinical and biochemical disease was associated with deficits in geriatric assessment.
Intervention can cut risk for mobility disability in seniors
May 13, 2022
Reduced incidence of mobility disability seen in older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia receiving multicomponent intervention
USPSTF still advises against COPD screening for asymptomatic adults
May 10, 2022
The findings of a final evidence review were consistent with a 2016 USPSTF recommendation.
Admission less likely for COVID-19 patients with omicron versus delta
May 06, 2022
No significant difference was seen in cycle threshold values based on variant, regardless of vaccination status.