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Poor treatment outcomes of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their associated factors among admitted patients in East Gojjam, 2023 [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundAcute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) poses a significant public health challenge globally, resulting in considerable health and economic burden.
Melaku Tadele Getnet, Abebe Dilie Afenigus, Menberu Gete, Ambaw Abebaw Emrie, Dejen Tsegaye   +4 more
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Quantifying the impact of patient boarding on emergency department length of stay: All admitted patients are negatively affected by boarding

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2021
Background Patients boarding in the emergency department (ED) as a result of delays in bed placement are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Leslie A. Laam, Andrea A. Wary, Ronald S. Strony, Michael H. Fitzpatrick, Chadd K. Kraus   +4 more
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia Among Hospital Admitted Patients in Eastern Ethiopia [PDF]

Journal of Blood Medicine, 2023
Mohammed Umer Yusuf,1 Nuredin Abdurahman,1 Haftu Asmerom,2 Tesfaye Atsbaha,1 Adisu Alemu,3 Fitsum Weldegebreal2 1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia; 2School of
Yusuf MU, Abdurahman N, Asmerom H, Atsbaha T, Alemu A, Weldegebreal F   +5 more
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Nasal Colonizing Vancomycin‐Resistant and Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Among Admitted Patients: A Hospital Based Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aim Staphylococcus aureus colonizing the nasal cavity poses a potential risk for infections. Vancomycin is a primary treatment for invasive infections caused by penicillin and methicillin‐resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
Biniyam Kijineh Mengistu, Tsegaye Alemayehu, Techilo Habtemariam Mengesha, Musa Mohammed Ali   +3 more
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Hyponatremia in Patients Section Admitted with Stroke [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Introduction: Many studies have focused on association of serum electrolytes with hypertension. In recent years status of serum sodium have established an important role in the distinguishing the two entities of hyponatremia in Cerebrovascular Accidents (
Sivakumar Karunanandham, Thamarai Rajappa, Kalavathy Selvaraju   +2 more
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Level of Satisfaction of Admitted Patients

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2016
Background: To determine the level of satisfaction of admitted patients in respect of three components of health services (doctors, nurses, facilities) in different wards and its comparison of level of satisfaction between male and female patients ...
Abida Sultana
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Spectrum and outcome in patients with unilateral pleural effusion admitted in a tertiary care hospital

Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2022
Background: Unilateral pleural effusion is a challenge for a physician as the differential diagnosis is varied; sparse epidemiological data are available from India on this subject.
Neeraj Saini, Saumya Ahluwalia, Srishti Ahluwalia, Pavneet Kaur Selhi, Akashdeep Singh   +4 more
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Outcomes of patients admitted for drowning

Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2023
According to the latest Utstein-style consensus, drowning is defined as the primary respiratory impairment resulting from submersion or immersion in a liquid medium.1 Patients may experience hypothermia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock.1 The pathophysiology is poorly understood, but could relate to physiological responses to temperature ...
Mingzhe, Cai, Piea Peng, Lee, Pei Leng, Chong, Fiona Teng Teng, Peh, Sachin, Mathur   +4 more
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Medication non-adherence as a cause of hospital admissions [PDF]

Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2014
Objectives: 1. To determine the profile of patients who are admitted to hospital as a result of non-adherence. 2. To obtain an estimate of the economic impact for the hospital.
N. Martínez López de Castro, M. Álvarez Payero, M. Ucha Samartín, A. Martín Vila, C. Vázquez López, G. Piñeiro Corrales   +5 more
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The effect of threshold inspiratory muscle training on the duration of weaning in intensive care unit-admitted patients: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of threshold inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on the duration of weaning in intensive care unit (ICU)-admitted patients.
Farnoosh Khodabandeloo, Razieh Froutan, Arash Peivandi Yazdi, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri, Seyed Reza Mazlom, Ahmad Bagheri Moghaddam   +5 more
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