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Joint Commission announces new patient safety campaign
The Joint Commission announced Oct. 7 the "Speak Up Against Discrimination" campaign, an educational campaign encouraging patients to report if they experience discrimination while receiving healthcare. -
'COVID toes' linked to immune system overreaction, small study suggests
A British Journal of Dermatology study published Oct. 6 shed more light on "COVID toes," a symptom of some COVID-19 patients who experience toes and fingers change color, itch and swell. -
UCHealth: No organ transplants for most unvaccinated patients
UCHealth will not perform organ transplants on patients who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in "almost all situations," The Washington Post reports. -
Updated sepsis guidelines are out: 4 things to know
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign updated its guidelines for diagnosing and treating sepsis in adults Oct. 4. -
Convalescent plasma offers little benefit to severe COVID-19 patients, study suggests
While convalescent plasma was among the arsenal of tools to fight COVID-19 in the first few months of the pandemic, it has little effect on improving outcomes among critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to research published Oct. 4 in JAMA. -
2nd COVID-19 vaccine shot raises rare heart condition risk for young men
The second COVID-19 vaccine dose can nearly triple the chances of myocarditis — a rare heart condition — in young men, though the absolute risk for the condition remains very low, according to study findings published Oct. 4 by JAMA Internal Medicine. -
The less-discussed consequence of healthcare's labor shortage
The healthcare industry's staffing shortage crisis has had clear consequences for care delivery and efficiency, forcing some health systems to pause nonemergency surgeries or temporarily close facilities. Less understood is how these shortages are affecting care quality and patient safety. -
Actionable data — The cornerstone of sepsis preventions
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are dangerous. Sepsis, for example, which can result from an HAI, is the leading cause of death in hospitals, accounting for nearly 270,000 deaths in America each year. Unfortunately, data suggests the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated HAI rates in many hospitals. Research cited by NEJM Journal Watch shows that central-line associated bloodstream infections rose significantly during the pandemic. -
Historically redlined districts tied to racial disparities in delivery rooms
American women living in historically redlined ZIP codes have increased risk for both preterm and periviable births, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open Sept. 30. -
Getting flu, COVID-19 vaccine together safe, early research shows
Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and a flu shot in the same visit is safe and doesn't lower the effectiveness of either shot, preliminary data from a U.K. clinical trial published Sept. 30 suggests. -
Why wrong site surgeries happen — 7 notes
Wrong-site surgeries are one of the most serious types of medical errors, known as sentinel events, and garner a lot of attention when they occur. -
4 healthcare leaders on their 2021 patient safety goals, wins
One in every 10 patients is harmed while receiving hospital care in high-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO also estimates that among countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, including the U.S.,15 percent of hospital expenses come from addressing patient safety failures. -
Sentinel event reports up slightly from 2020, Joint Commission finds
U.S. hospitals reported a slightly uptick in sentinel events in the first six months of 2021, compared to the same period last year, according to data the Joint Commission released Sept. 29. -
Steroid nasal sprays linked to lower risk for severe COVID-19, Cleveland Clinic research finds
People who regularly use steroid nasal sprays may have a lower risk of severe disease from a COVID-19 infection, according to research recently published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. -
EKG patterns may predict which hospitalized COVID-19, flu patients at risk of decline, study suggests
Shrinking waveforms on electrocardiograms may serve as an indicator of which hospitalized COVID-19 and flu patients are at risk of declining health or death, according to findings published Sept. 25 in American Journal of Cardiology. -
Task force recommends dropping race from kidney function assessments
Race should be eliminated from a formula commonly used to evaluate kidney function, according to a Sept. 23 task force recommendation. -
Delirium may be common side effect among severe COVID-19 patients: 7 study findings
A majority of severe COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Michigan Medicine early in the pandemic experienced delirium, according to a recent study published in BMJ Open. -
Patient safety advocates propose new federal agency
More than three dozen health systems, patient safety organizations and nonprofit groups are calling for the creation of a federal agency focused on reducing preventable harm. -
COVID-19 misinformation prompts misuse of nebulizers, allergy foundation warns
A new social media trend is spurring people to inhale hydrogen peroxide under the illusion that it can prevent or treat COVID-19, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America warned Sept. 21. -
Study explores rare COVID-19 related inflammatory disease in adults: 8 notes
While experts now know more about multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children — a rare but serious immune response linked to COVID-19 infection — researchers are starting to learn more about how the condition affects adults.
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