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PLoS ONE, 2019 Introduction Oropharyngeal dysphagia is frequent in hospitalized post-stroke patients and is associated with increased mortality and comorbidities. The aim of our analysis was to evaluate the impact of dysphagia on Length of Hospital Stay (LOS) and costs.
N. Muehlemann +7 more
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Pressure relieving support surfaces (PRESSURE) trial : cost effectiveness analysis [PDF]
, 2006 Objective To assess tire cost effectiveness of alternating pressure mattresses compared with alternating pressure overlays for the prevention of pressure ulcers in patients admitted to hospital.
Cranny, Gillian +9 more
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Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, 2017 Background Limited efficacy of IV recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for large vessel occlusions (LVO) raises doubts about its utility prior to endovascular therapy.
A. Rai +8 more
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Outcomes analysis of hospital management model in restricted budget conditions
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2016 Facing conditions of market economy and financial crisis, the head of any healthcare facility has to take adequate decisions about the cost-effective functioning of the hospital. Along with cost reduction, the main problem is how to maintain a high level
Virsavia Vaseva +7 more
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Clinical outcomes vary for emergent and elective ventral hernia repair
International Journal of Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, 2021 PURPOSE: Elective ventral hernia repair (ELVHR) is generally performed for chronic symptoms, including pain, increasing size, intermittent obstruction, and cosmesis. Emergent ventral hernia repair (EMVHR) indications include acute symptoms that are often
Rachel M Whittaker +7 more
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Estimating the hospital costs of inpatient harms
Health Services Research, 2018 OBJECTIVE To estimate the additional hospital costs associated with inpatient medical harms occurring during an index inpatient admission and costs from subsequent readmissions within 90 days.
Priyanka Anand +2 more
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Incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United Kingdom [PDF]
, 2003 STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the number of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances, admissions to hospital, and the associated costs as a result of unintentional falls in older people. DESIGN: Analysis of national databases for cost of illness. SETTING:
Chaplin, S., Legood, R., Scuffham, P.
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Hospital costs associated with psychiatric comorbidities: a retrospective study
BMC Health Services Research, 2018 BackgroundPsychiatric comorbidities are relevant for the diagnostic and therapeutic regimes in somatic hospital care. The main aim of this study was to analyse the association between psychiatric comorbidities and hospital costs per inpatient episode.
J. Wolff +3 more
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Frequency, factors and costs associated with injection site infections: findings from a national multi-site survey of injecting drug users in England. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: Injection site infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) have been associated with serious morbidity and health service costs in North America.
Hickman, Matthew +4 more
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BMC Palliative Care, 2017 BackgroundCommunity-based palliative care is associated with reduced hospital costs for people dying from cancer. It is unknown if reduced hospital costs are universal across multiple life-limiting conditions amenable to palliative care.
K. Spilsbury, Lorna K. Rosenwax
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