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Prognostic significance of diabetes and stress hyperglycemia in acute stroke patients
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2022 Background Hyperglycemic non-diabetic stroke patients have a worse prognosis than both normoglycemic and diabetic patients. Aim of this study was to assess whether hyperglycemia is an aggravating factor or just an epiphenomenon of most severe strokes ...
Antonio Muscari +8 more
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British Journal of General Practice, 2007 I read with interest the views of James Willis1 on the need for continuity of care: it is certainly an area where there should be increasing debate in what is otherwise an age of increasing fragmentation of medical care. I think it is important to remember that when a diagnosis is made and a care plan agreed on, it is exactly that, a plan that is ...
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Social inclusion through ageing-in-place with care? [PDF]
, 2012 The onset of ill-health and frailty in later life, within the context of the policy of ageing-in-place, is increasingly being responded to through the provision of home care.
Barrett, Patrick +2 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019 Background Hip fracture is an important and prevalent medical condition associated with adverse outcomes. The aim of this article is to systematically review and summarise the predictors of poor functional outcomes and mortality for patients with hip ...
Bang Yu Xu +4 more
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Treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2018 Heart failure, in its diverse forms based on the value of the ejection fraction, is associated to high mortality and the frequent need for hospitalization, with a consequent heavy burden on healthcare resources.
Alfredo Monteverde +4 more
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Provider connectedness and communication patterns: extending continuity of care in the context of the circle of care [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Continuity is an important aspect of quality of care, especially for complex patients in the community. We explored provider perceptions of continuity through a system’s lens. The circle of care was used as the system.
Francis Y Lau, Morgan Price
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Brain and Behavior, 2020 Objectives We performed this retrospective cohort study to establish which factors are mostly indicative of the appearance of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and of its time course in a sample of nonlacunar ischemic strokes.
Antonio Muscari +8 more
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Basic movements for postoperative exercise in patients with left ventricular assist devices
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2019 Patients with advanced heart failure refractory to medical therapy can be treated with left ventricular assist devices, implanted to augment or replace left ventricular function.
Massimiliano Polastri +2 more
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Continuity and care coordination of primary health care: a scoping review
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Healthcare coordination and continuity of care conceptualize all care providers and organizations involved in health care to ensure the right care at the right time. However, systematic evidence synthesis is lacking in the care coordination of
Resham Khatri +6 more
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Cost-effectiveness of HCV case-finding for people who inject drugs via dried blood spot testing in specialist addiction services and prisons [PDF]
, 2013 ObjectivesPeople who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV), but many are unaware of their infection. HCV dried blood spot (DBS) testing increases case-finding in addiction services and prisons.
Hickman, Matthew +5 more
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