Similar to the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City was the national epicenter of the ongoing 2022 mpox (formerly monkeypox) outbreak. Cases quickly began to rise in July 2022, primarily in gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men. Tools in the form of a reliable diagnostic test, an effective vaccine, and a viable treatment option have been available from the onset, although logistically complex to roll out.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic strained hospital resources in New York City, including those for providing dialysis. New York University Medical Center and affiliations, including New York City Health and Hospitals/Bellevue, developed a plan to offset the increased needs for KRT. We established acute peritoneal dialysis (PD) capability, as usual dialysis modalities were overwhelmed by COVID-19 AKI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: To explore demographics, comorbidities, transfers, and mortality in critically ill patients with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Data were collected from a large tertiary care public hospital ICU that is part of the largest public healthcare network in the United States.
Background: Understanding the mechanism of unplanned hospital readmissions is necessary for accurate prediction and prevention.
Objective: To identify specific mechanisms of unplanned readmissions through medical narratives obtained from chart reviews.
Design: Retrospective chart review.
Introduction: Rapid response teams (RRTs) have been shown to reduce cardiopulmonary arrests outside the intensive care unit (ICU). Yet the utility of RRTs remains in question, as most large studies have failed to demonstrate a significant reduction in hospital-wide mortality after RRT implementation.
Methods: A cohort design with historical controls was used to determine the effect on hospital-wide mortality of an RRT in which clinical judgment, in addition to vital-signs criteria, was widely promoted as a key trigger for activation.
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Background: Most examples of successful medication reconciliation (MR) programs have reported on paper-based systems, the most common of which is a standardized MR form that often serves as a medication order form. An interdisciplinary process was undertaken by Bellevue Hospital, New York City, to develop a full, online MR program. PHASE 1.
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