Trevena, a firm based in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, announced on 2 November that it has submitted oliceridine, an intravenous opioid meant for
use in hospitalized patients, to FDA for marketing approval.
«It is estimated there are 1 million new cases of
sepsis in hospitalized patients per year in the United States,» said Dr. John Griswold, professor and chair emeritus in the Department of Surgery at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
«The kidney responds to the physical stress of marathon running as if it's injured, in a way that's similar to what
happens in hospitalized patients when the kidney is affected by medical and surgical complications,» said Parikh.
CDIs have a profound economic impact on the healthcare system with estimated costs ranging from $ 496 million to more than $ 1 billion and are leading cause of infectious
diarrhea in hospitalized patients.
Sepsis, a serious, life - threatening infection occurring more
commonly in hospitalized patients, is one of the medical problems Etchebarne focuses on in his studies.
The working group included five practicing hospitalists with expertise in opioid use in the hospital setting and involvement in clinical research related to opioid use and
outcomes in hospitalized patients.
One study has shown supplementation with L. plantarum may reduce the incidence of Clostridium difficile - associated
disease in hospitalized patients following antibiotic administration.
Post-surgical pain can typically be well
controlled in hospitalized patients using a multimodal analgesic regimen involving an appropriate combination of opioids, COX - inhibiting NSAIDs, and long - acting NOCITA.
5/6/2008 UC San Diego Medical Center Hospitalists «Set New Benchmark» Leading the Way in Patient Care and Quality Improvement Blood clots that can develop in the limbs and travel to the lungs are considered the leading cause of preventable
death in hospitalized patients.
From «States Worse Than Death
in Hospitalized Patients»:
A new study reports that peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) do not reduce the risk of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)
in hospitalized patients.
In hospitalized patients, studies show that inhaled and oral supplementation of ascorbic acid can prevent influenza virus infections, such as pneumonia, and reduce hospital stays [34].
Many people have heard of «MRSA» —
in hospitalized patients, secondary to mild wound infections and even acquired from team sports.....