Las emergencias de EE. UU. están abarrotadas, y esto afecta a los pacientes en otras salas
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un departamento de emergencias abarrotado y desbordado aumenta el riesgo de muerte y sufrimiento de los pacientes de todo el hospital, advierte un nuevo estudio.”Mientras más abarrotada estaba la …
Learn MoreAmerica’s ERs Are Jammed, Affecting Patients on Other Wards
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A crowded, overwhelmed emergency department raises the risk of death and suffering for patients throughout a hospital, a new study warns.“The more the emergency room was crowded, the more people were dying …
Learn MorePostdischarge Text Message Intervention Cuts Readmissions
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An automated texting program to support primary care patients after hospital discharge is associated with significant reductions in use of acute care resources, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in…
Learn MoreElectronic Health Record Data Can Predict Readmission in Children
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new risk prediction model may identify infants and children at risk for hospital readmission, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open.Denise M. Goodman, M.D., from Ann & Robert H. …
Learn MoreAmerica’s ER Docs Warn of Surge in Patients Due to ‘Tripledemic’
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Emergency rooms are clogged with people who are waiting for inpatient beds or other care and it’s causing a crisis, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).ACEP is one of more than 30 …
Learn MoreEn medio de un aumento en los casos de VSR, hay esperanzas de una nueva vacuna
LUNES, 7 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los bebés y los niños enfermos con el VSR están inundando los consultorios y los hospitales pediátricos de todo Estados Unidos, debido a un aumento temprano en el virus común de la infancia este año.Pe…
Learn MoreAmid a Surge in RSV Cases, Hopes for a New Vaccine
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants and children sick with RSV are flooding pediatricians’ offices and children’s hospitals across the United States, due to an early surge of the common childhood virus this year.But within one or two “sic…
Learn MorePeople With Untreated HIV Being Hit Hardest by Monkeypox
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While monkeypox cases are declining in the United States, a new government report shows that patients with weakened immune systems, especially those living with HIV, have been hit particularly hard by the v…
Learn MoreQuieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The key to better child behavior after surgery may be a more peaceful operating room.“The period before, during and after surgery is a particularly unpredictable time for parents,” explained Nguyen Tram, a …
Learn MoreSu habitación en el hospital podría afectar los resultados tras una cirugía
JUEVES, 20 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En bienes raíces, la ubicación lo es todo, y un nuevo estudio plantea que el lugar donde su habitación está ubicada en el hospital podría salvar su vida tras una cirugía.Los pacientes son más propensos…
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