Hospital Medicine

Adults aged 18–29 years (87%) with diabetes were more likely to report missed medical care during COVID-19, compared to those aged 30–59 years (63%) or ≥60 years (26%).

Investigators found once some of the nonpharmacological interventions were relaxed some viruses returned to historical average case rates.

Bentracimab achieved the predetermined primary endpoint of immediate and sustained reversal of the antiplatelet effects of ticagrelor in the REVERSE-IT trial.

Young smokers in 2017 were more likely to have other comorbid conditions including hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.

Dr. Khanani highlights data from MERLIN showing noninferiority of brolucizumab to aflibercept in nAMD treatment, but a higher rate of intraocular inflammation.

Dr. Sheth discusses the data from the late-breaking Phase 2B ALTISSIMO study.

ContagionLive releases their latest e-book on this year's flu season, which includes expert-led opinions and interviews.

Only 5 individuals of 195 who received liver transplantation had HCC reoccur more than 3 years following surgery.

There has recently been more community spread of C difficile infections.

Various factors decreased the likelihood of achieving SVR, including male gender, cirrhosis, recent injecting drug use, and previous DAA treatment.

Fecal microbiota transplantation recipients did gain weight following the procedure.

Derek Jones talks about how the pandemic will shape healthcare in the coming years.

The FDA has yet to rule on twice-daily pill.

A significant decrease of -55.3 insulin fills per week during the pandemic was observed, in comparison to before the pandemic.

An estimated 23% of healthcare personnel contract influenza annually.

There was a significant risk-adjusted trend toward decreasing inpatient mortality from 8.7% in 2010 to 7.4% in 2018 for readmissions within 30 days.

Sulfonylurea and/or insulin deintensification occurred in fewer than 50% of older adults with diabetes within 100 days of a hypoglycemia-associated ED visit.

Between 2011-2018, hospital admissions for CDI has decreased dramatically.

Proportion of eyes with IOP-related events supported monitoring in eyes treated with anti-VEGF therapy for macular edema associated with CRVO or HRVO for up to 60 months.

Phase 3 data show the solution works as fast 15 minutes and lasts for up to 6 hours, to improve near vision without impacting distance vision.

Hospital systems were able to effectively mitigate challenges during COVID-19, with 24-hour time-to-surgery benchmarks unchanged from before to after the pandemic.

Dr. Feuerstadt presented data about RBX2660 during the recent ACG 2021 meeting.

Approximately 50% of children with laboratory-confirmed influenza in 2015 - 2016 were treated with antivirals, despite recommendations on their use.

Hospitalized patients were more likely to have impairments in attention, executive functioning, and category fluency compared to those in the outpatient group.

In all visits, data show 23.8% were virtual, 8.2% were in-person at home, and 68.0% were in-person and onsite.