Identifying features associated with higher-quality hospital care and shorter length of admission for people with dementia : a mixed-methods study [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Concerns have repeatedly been expressed about the quality of inpatient care that people with dementia receive. Policies and practices have been introduced that aim to improve this, but their impact is unclear.
Burns, Alistair +10 more
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Cancers of unknown primary diagnosed during hospitalization: a population-based study [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Cancers of Unknown Primary (CUP) are the 3-4th most common causes of cancer death and recent clinical guidelines recommend that patients should be directed to a team dedicated to their care.
Allardice, Gwen +5 more
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Hospital Admissions: Compulsory Admissions-Social and Clinical Aspects [PDF]
The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1977 This paper examined some social and clinical characteristics of a group of formally admitted patients. Factors of a more long-standing nature preceding the admission were particularly emphasized. The study describes a group of 80 consecutive formal admissions from a London borough and compares them with a random sample of 80 informal admissions.
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Direct admission to the intensive care unit from the emergency department and mortality in critically ill hematology patients [PDF]
, 2019 Background: The aim of this study was to assess the benefit of direct ICU admission from the emergency department (ED) compared to admission from wards, in patients with hematological malignancies requiring critical care.
Azoulay, Elie +14 more
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Journal of Ultrasonography, 2014 Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, which is typically associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, is the third most frequent cause of unexplained hypotension. This underestimated problem may temporarily accompany various diseases (it is found
Dorota Sobczyk
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Since 2014, the migrant population residing in Europe has dramatically increased. Migrants’ unmet health needs represent a barrier to integration and should be promptly addressed, without stigma, in order to favour resettlement.
Filippo Del Puente +5 more
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Predictors of admission and readmission to hospital for major depression: A community cohort study of 52,990 individuals. [PDF]
, 2015 Background Our current knowledge about predictors of admission and re-admission to hospital as a result of major depressive disorder (MDD) is limited.
Innes, Hamish +2 more
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Using weighted hospital service area networks to explore variation in preventable hospitalization [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To demonstrate the use of multiple-membership multilevel models, which analytically structure patients in a weighted network of hospitals, for exploring between-hospital variation in preventable hospitalizations. Data Sources: Cohort of
Falster, Michael O. +2 more
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022 Background Early unexpected hospital admission after emergency department (ED) discharge is an important topic regarding effective preventive measures. Reducing avoidable return visits can improve ED effectiveness and emergency care. This study evaluated
Pakhawadee Palungwachira +3 more
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Access to primary care and the route of emergency admission to hospital: retrospective analysis of national hospital administrative data [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The UK government is pursuing policies to improve primary care access, as many patients visit accident and emergency (A and E) departments after being unable to get suitable general practice appointments.
Bottle, A +8 more
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