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Variation in emergency department visits among residents of Swedish nursing homes between 2019 and 2020, a population-based cohort study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Background Nursing homes have limited capacity to provide medical care to clinically frail residents and therefore rely on transferring residents to hospital-based emergency departments when acute medical needs arise.
Wilhelm Linder   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency physicians’ and nurses’ perception on the adequacy of emergency calls for nursing home residents: a non-interventional prospective study

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine
IntroductionA considerable percentage of daily emergency calls are for nursing home residents. With the ageing of the overall European population, an increase in emergency calls and interventions in nursing homes (NH) is to be expected.
Sabine Lemoyne   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disaster content in Australian tertiary postgraduate emergency nursing courses: a survey

open access: yes, 2013
Background Emergency nurses play a pivotal role in disaster relief during the response to, and recovery of both in-hospital and out-of-hospital disasters.
Arbon, Paul   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Guidelines for perioperative care for emergency laparotomy enhanced recovery after surgery":an interpretation of preoperative nursing part

open access: yesHuli yanjiu, 2022
In 2021,the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery(ERAS) Society first released the "guidelines for perioperative care for emergency laparotomy enhanced recovery after surgery",which was based on the best evidence of emergency laparotomy patients using ERAS ...
YE Huihui, GE Li'na, HU Shuang
doaj  

Medicare Spending and Use of Medical Services for Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Facilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Analyzes Medicare spending on and utilization by beneficiaries in long-term care facilities for hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and skilled nursing facilities.
Anthony Damico   +2 more
core  

Clinical Outcomes of Patients Within the Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Pathway Cohort at a Tertiary Care Integrated Delivery Network: A Comparison to Usual Care

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to compare clinical outcomes between patients in the Allegheny Health Network rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care pathway and patients receiving usual care. Methods The care pathway initiative implements guideline‐based best practice alongside multidisciplinary team‐based care.
Tarun Sharma   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The National Criteria for Evacuation Decision-Making in Nursing Homes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Explains the key factors nursing home administrators and healthcare workers must consider in deciding whether to evacuate patients or to shelter them in place during natural disasters.

core  

Nurses' perceptions of using an evidence-based care bundle for initial emergency nursing management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A qualitative study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Evidence to guide initial emergency nursing care of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Thailand is currently not available in a useable form.
Adriaenssens   +58 more
core   +2 more sources

Accuracy of Diagnostic Codes and Algorithms Used to Identify Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Administrative Claims and Electronic Health Records: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This systematic review aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of algorithms used to identify rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis in electronic health records. Methods We searched Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials databases and included studies that validated case definitions against a ...
Constanza Saka‐Herrán   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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