The Impact of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on Psychiatric Patients Treated in Scatterbeds [PDF]
Medicare's Prospective Payment System (PPS) for hospitals was phased-in during the 1884 Federal Fiscal Year. While many providers of psychiatric inpatient care were exempted from PPS patients treated in general hospital beds outside of psychiatric units (
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Background The concurrent use of a ropivacaine transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with intravenous lidocaine infusion, though effective for pain relief, raises safety concerns regarding local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST).
Mengmeng Zhou +11 more
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Impact of advanced practice nurses in hospital units on compliance with clinical practice guidelines: a quasi-experimental study. [PDF]
Pol-Castañeda S +6 more
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Public-Access Defibrillation and Survival after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]
BACKGROUND The rate of survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is low. It is not known whether this rate will increase if laypersons are trained to attempt defibrillation with the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Hallstrom, Alfred, Ornato, Joseph P.
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Nursing care during COVID-19 at non-COVID-19 hospital units: A qualitative study. [PDF]
Jørgensen L +12 more
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Background Scoliosis surgery performed in a prone position may result in thoracic anatomical compression and alter local hemodynamics, increasing surgical risk, especially in patients with pectus excavatum.
Yan Xu +3 more
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Fall Prevention Practices and Implementation Strategies: Examining Consistency Across Hospital Units. [PDF]
Turner K +5 more
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How do pregnancy and birth experiences influence planned place of birth in future pregnancies? Findings from a longitudinal, narrative study. [PDF]
A perception that first birth is more risky than subsequent births has led to women planning births in Obstetric Units, and care providers supporting these choices.
Fulop, NJ
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Characterization of patients admitted to specialized geriatric acute care hospital units with the German version of the Standardized Evaluation and Intervention for Seniors at Risk (SEISAR) screening-instrument: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Wirth R +10 more
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