Akram Khan, M.D., and others developed a clinical guideline for the respiratory management of patients with neuromuscular weakness that includes advice for mouthpiece ventilation, transition to home mechanical ventilation, salivary secretion management and airway clearance therapies.

In a study that finds adults who have chronic parathyroid hormone insufficiency were more likely to have a cardiovascular event if they have a higher proportion of albumin-corrected serum calcium measurements, Sanjiv Kaul, M.D., and colleagues write: “Although the body of evidence suggests the increased risk for cardiovascular events in patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism is related to abnormalities in serum calcium and phosphate, additional evidence is required."

While discussing babies who are experiencing a sleep regression, Elizabeth Super, M.D., recommends guardians to let babies who are over 4 months old to figure out how to go back to sleep on their own, and describes rocking, feeding and other ways to soothe a baby back to sleep make it difficult for the baby to sleep through the night.

In a CBC story raising questions about “excited delirium” as a cause of death in violent police arrests in Canada, Michael Freeman, M.D., says, “It’s an interesting theory which always directs the gaze for the cause of death away from the restraining personnel, and so if you say it’s excited delirium, it’s basically the fault of the person who died. Then you don’t have to look any further. You don’t have to look at how potentially the restraint killed the person.”

The Oregonian publishes annual searchable database of the Public Employees Retirement System’s pension roll; several retired OHSU physicians and administrators are among the top beneficiaries.

The Oregonian reports that Oregon hospitals, including OHSU, finished 2022 with significant financial losses.

The Lund Report notes that the latest OHSU statewide forecast projects a wave of COVID-19 cases in Oregon hospitals in June, although most will be incidental. Peter Graven, Ph.D., says, “In most cases, COVID is not likely to be the primary cause of the hospitalization.”

News release from MedeAnalytics highlights OHSU’s participation in 2023 HIMSS Global Conference and Exhibition in Chicago regarding clinical and operational analytics.

In an American Journal of Managed Care article, Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D., says each patient needs to weigh the benefits and risks of genetic testing for melanoma and have someone who can take the time to explain everything, including insurance risks.

The Brussels Times covers study from OHSU and other institutions suggesting a drug used to treat a common skin disease could be useful in treating alcohol use disorder.