21 November 2024 by JHH Adult Medicine Grand Rounds
Dr Catherine Berry - District AMS Physician
Delirium, UTIs and evidence
Dr Penny Webster - Staff Specialist, Geriatric Medicine
Magny E, Le Petitcorps H, Pociumban M, Bouksani-Kacher Z, Pautas É, Belmin J, Bastuji-Garin S, Lafuente-Lafuente C. Predisposing and precipitating factors for delirium in community-dwelling older adults admitted to hospital with this condition: A prospective case series. PLoS One. 2018 Feb 23;13(2):e0193034. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193034. PMID: 29474380; PMCID: PMC5825033.
Komici K, Guerra G, Addona F, Fantini C. Delirium in Nursing Home Residents: A Narrative Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Aug 15;10(8):1544. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10081544. PMID: 36011202; PMCID: PMC9407867.
Urine Stewardship
Dr Hayley Heaton - Microbiology Registrar
Gilboa M, Boatwright R, Salazar V, Simon JC, North B, Vu C, Vega A, Jennings Deronde K, Rosa R, Abbo LM. Development and validation of an antimicrobial stewardship clinical decision-support tool to improve the management of urinary tract infections versus asymptomatic bacteriuria in hospitalized patients. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024 Nov 19;4(1):e210. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.433. PMID: 39563917; PMCID: PMC11574593.
Vaughn VM, Gupta A, Petty LA, Malani AN, Osterholzer D, Patel PK, Younas M, Bernstein SJ, Burdick S, Ratz D, Szymczak JE, McLaughlin E, Czilok T, Basu T, Horowitz JK, Flanders SA, Gandhi TN. A Statewide Quality Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Sep 1;183(9):933-941. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.2749. PMID: 37428491; PMCID: PMC10334295.
Panel discussion
Dr Penny Webster - Staff Specialist, Geriatric Medicine
Dr Eileen Oon - Infectious Diseases & Microbiology
Dr Jess Lugston - ED & ICU Trainee
Dr Hayley Heaton - Microbiology Registrar
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