Reception honors Gordon Bernard’s decades of service and contributions
Gordon Bernard, MD, was honored at a reception on July 19 in recognition of his contributions to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for more than 40 years.
VUMC receives $7 million award from PCORI to compare breathing tube sedation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $7 million, five-year funding award from PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) to compare two sedatives used to place breathing tubes in the emergency department (ED) or intensive care unit (ICU).
Penicillin allergy test recommended for pregnant women
Pregnant women previously labeled with a penicillin allergy who receive allergy testing are often able to disprove the allergy, which can allow them to receive better treatments for common infections during pregnancy and delivery.
World-first clinical trial to help millions with penicillin allergies
Penicillin allergy affects more than 25 million people in the United States (up to 1 in 10 Americans) and has been shown to lead to particularly poor health outcomes in pregnant women and surgical patients. It is also a public health threat, leading to antibiotic resistance and infections in hospitalized patients that can be life threatening.
VUMC establishes novel Center for Learning Healthcare
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has established a first-of-its-kind Center for Learning Healthcare that will bring together clinicians, health system operations leaders and researchers to generate evidence in the course of health care delivery to continuously improve the quality, value and safety of health care offered to patients.
Review explores ICU-related cognitive impact scores
More than 5 million patients are admitted annually to intensive care units in the United States, with more than 1.1 million of them suffering from acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.
Gut microbiota and lung fibrosis
Growing evidence supports a gut-lung axis: a connection between the gut, including its microorganisms (microbiota), and lung disease outcomes.
Study of two sepsis interventions finds identical outcomes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center had a leading role in a large national study designed to compare two early interventions in the treatment of patients with sepsis, the body’s severe response to an uncontrolled infection.
Improving lung nodule diagnosis
Indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs) are a common finding on CT imaging of the lungs and often require costly and invasive testing to diagnose. IPN diagnosis is especially difficult in regions like Middle Tennessee where fungal diseases such as histoplasmosis are endemic.
VUMC accredited for primary ciliary dyskinesia care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named a fully accredited adult PCD (primary ciliary dyskinesia) Foundation Clinical and Research Center site.