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Integrating One Health to Mitigate the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock and Aquaculture

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global threat driven by antimicrobial use in aquaculture and livestock. Resistant pathogens and genes can spread across humans, animals, and the environment through interconnected ecosystems. Using a One Health approach, this review emphasizes antimicrobial stewardship, regulatory strengthening, enhanced ...
Mir Mohammad Ali   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methadone treatment and patient-directed hospital discharges among patients with opioid use disorder: Observations from general medicine services at an urban, safety-net hospital

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022
Introduction: People with opioid use disorder (OUD) have high rates of discharge against medical advice from the hospital. Interventions for addressing these patient-directed discharges (PDDs) are lacking.
Hannah R. Tierney   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discharges against medical advice: time to take another look. A retrospective review of discharges against medical advice focused on prevention

open access: yesHospital Practice, 2023
Discharges against medical advice (DAMA) increase the risk of death. We retrieved DAMA from five hospitals within a large health system and reviewed 10% of DAMA from the academic site between 2016 and 2021. DAMA increased at the onset of the pandemic. Patients who discharged AMA multiple times accounted for a third of all DAMA.
FNU Jaydev   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Lower Extremity Sprains and Knee/Ankle Injury Predominate Among Pediatric Dancers

open access: yesArthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To determine the most common body regions, diagnoses, and mechanisms of injury among pediatric dance‐related injuries in the United States. Methods A descriptive epidemiologic analysis of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023 identified emergency department presentations for primary dance ...
Katherine Koch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reasons for discharges against medical advice: a qualitative study [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Quality & Safety, 2010
There is limited information in the literature about reasons for discharges against medical advice (DAMA) as supplied by patients and providers. Information about the reasons for DAMA is necessary for identifying workable strategies to reduce the likelihood and health consequences of DAMA. The objective of this study is to identify the reasons for DAMA
Eberechukwu, Onukwugha   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Paediatric development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review focuses on the development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics for paediatric use. Nuclear medicine plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of various childhood conditions, including cancers, infections and brain disorders.
Justin L. Hay   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality and Morbidity in Infants <34 Weeks' Gestation in 25 NICUs in China: A Prospective Cohort Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Objectives: To describe the rates and variability of mortality and morbidity of preterm infants born in China.Methods: This prospective cohort study included infants born at <34 weeks' gestation and admitted to 25 NICUs within 7 days of birth between ...
Siyuan Jiang   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with discharge against medical advice among patients in University Of Calabar Teaching Hospital Calabar (UCTH)

open access: yes, 2016
Objective: the main objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with discharge against medical advice among patients in UCTH. To achieve the aim of this study, the following hypotheses were formulated to direct the study.
Oyira, Emilia James   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Supratherapeutic drug concentration triggers: A novel data‐driven approach to assess their value for medication safety surveillance in intensive care

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Electronic triggers (e‐triggers) are used as screening signals to detect potential adverse drug events (ADEs) and offer an effective system level approach for medication safety surveillance. Their clinical utility is typically evaluated through time‐consuming manual chart review by experts, limiting implementation.
Anne Paulien Langermans   +40 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physician Practices in Against Medical Advice Discharges

open access: yesJournal for Healthcare Quality, 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Patients discharged against medical advice (AMA) have disproportionately high health care costs and increased morbidity, mortality, and hospital readmissions. Although patient risk factors for discharge AMA are known, there are little data regarding physician discharge practices surrounding AMA ...
Sri Lekha, Tummalapalli   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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