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Continuity of medication information transfer and continuous medication supply during hospital-to-home transitions - nationwide surveys in hospital and community pharmacies after implementing new legal requirements in Germany

BMC Health Services Research
Background While successful information transfer and seamless medication supply are fundamental to medication safety during hospital-to-home transitions, disruptions are frequently reported.
Sophia Klasing, Frank Dörje, Heike Hilgarth, Nadine Metzger, Ina Richling, Hanna M. Seidling   +5 more
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Identifying Patterns of Hospitalizations Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Population‐Based Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) experience more hospitalizations than the general population. We aimed to identify distinct hospitalization patterns among Queensland CCSs and the associated characteristics. Methods Cases (aged ≤14 years) diagnosed between 1995 and 2019 while residents of Queensland were identified through the ...
Hai Pham, Teyl Engstrom, Peter Baade, Natalie Bradford, Sarah Pont, Louise Marquart‐Wilson, Natasha Nassar, Jason D. Pole   +7 more
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Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Resource‐Sensitive Recommendations for the Asian Continent

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and serious complication in children receiving cancer therapy. Standardizing FN management across Asia is challenging due to variable healthcare infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and infection patterns; however, it could improve resource use and patient outcomes.
Joliza Patricia Cañeba, Shweta Bansal, Tea Reljic, Allyne Montecillo‐Aguelo, Hamidah Alias, Farrah Amaranto, Maria Stella Aquino‐Calingasan, Bambang Ardianto, Eggi Arguni, Sally Blair, Thi Tam Dang, Maria Beatriz Gepte, Samanmalee Gunasekara, Andini Handayani, Miriam Kimpo, Catherine G. Lam, Nawachai Lertvivatpong, Sergio Licona, Ana Loseo, Ratha Mlis, Vivian Moreno Berrio, Nguyen Hoai Anh, Anna Lisa Ong‐Lim, Ha Thu Pham, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Bun Sereyleak, Sally Jane G. Velasco‐Aro, Su Yadana, Ambuj Kumar, Sheena Mukkada   +29 more
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Care Transitions: Using Narratives to Assess Continuity of Care Provided to Older Patients after Hospital Discharge

Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2016
Background A common scenario that may pose challenges to primary care providers is when an older patient has been discharged from hospital. The aim of this pilot project is to examine the experiences of patients’ admission to hospital through to ...
Carolyn Wong, David B. Hogan
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To what extent do pre discharge tests of competence predict later performance at home in elderly patients, and what factors are influential? [PDF]

, 2000
Main research questions 1. Can pre-discharge Barthel Activities of Daily Living scores be used to predict the functional performance of elderly people 6 weeks after discharge from hospital? 2.
Mackenzie, Mathew, Partridge, Cecily
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Going home? An ethnographic study of assessment of capacity and best interests in people with dementia being discharged from hospital [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To understand how, on medical wards, judgements about capacity and best interests with respect to going home are made – in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 – for people with dementia and how decision-making around hospital discharge for ...
Greener, Helen, Louw, Stephen J, Stephen J Louw, Julian C Hughes, Emmett, Charlotte, Hughes, Julian, Bond, John, Louise Robinson, Poole, Marie, John Bond, Charlotte Emmett, Louw, Stephen, Robinson, Louise, Helen Greener, Marie Poole, Hughes, Julian C   +15 more
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Uncovering Inequities: The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Hospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common condition among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) and is the leading cause of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in this population. Growing evidence suggests that social determinants of health (SDOH) influence menstrual bleeding patterns, access to care, and treatment. However, no studies have
Maria Carter‐Febres, Cristina Tarango, Ashley Childress, Chunyan Liu, Evan Thomas, Jennifer Pomales, Eric S. Mullins   +6 more
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GP perspectives on hospital discharge letters: an interview and focus group study

BJGP Open, 2020
Background: Written discharge communication following inpatient or outpatient clinic discharge is essential for communicating information to the GP, but GPs’ opinions on discharge communication are seldom sought.
Katharine Weetman, Jeremy Dale, Rachel Spencer, Emma Scott, Stephanie Schnurr   +4 more
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General practitioner understanding of abbreviations used in hospital discharge letters [PDF]

, 2015
Determines the incidence of abbreviation use in electronic hospital discharge letters (eDLs) and general practitioner understanding of abbreviations used in eDLs. Abstract Objectives: To determine the incidence of abbreviation use in electronic hospital
Adrian Sheen, Mark Chemali, Emily Hibbert   +2 more
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In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]

, 2012
A cardiac arrest is classified as ‘in-hospital’ (IHCA) if it occurs in a hospitalized patient who had a pulse at the time of admission. Unfortunately, the majority of patients resuscitated successfully from IHCA die before hospital discharge, and ...
Kanoupakis, Emmanuel M
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