What constitutes a high quality discharge summary?:A comparison between the views of secondary and primary care doctors [PDF]
, 2014 This study aimed to identify any differences in opinion between UK hospital junior doctors and community General Practitioners (GPs) with respect to the ideal content and characteristics of discharge summaries, and to explore junior doctors' training for
Bhattacharya, Debi +3 more
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Critical Care, 2014 IntroductionWe sought to derive literature-based summary estimates of readmission to the ICU and hospital mortality among patients discharged alive from the ICU.MethodsWe searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled ...
Shaun Hosein +5 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is associated with significant mortality. Sleep architecture may reflect normal brain function. Impaired sleep architecture is associated with poorer outcomes in numerous conditions. Here we investigate the association of sleep architecture in continuous EEG (cEEG) with survival in SE.
Ran R. Liu +5 more
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The effect of adding comorbidities to current centers for disease control and prevention central-line–associated bloodstream infection risk-adjustment methodology [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUNDRisk adjustment is needed to fairly compare central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates between hospitals. Until 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) methodology adjusted CLABSI rates only by type of ...
Anderson, Deverick J +11 more
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186 Prescribing Patterns of Epinephrine Upon Discharge for Anaphylaxis Patients: A Comparison Between Adult and Pediatric Patients [PDF]
, 2023 Jill G. Joseph +3 more
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Life‐Threatening Bradycardia in Anti‐NMDA‐Receptor Encephalitis and a Novel Use for Permanent Pacing
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Pediatric anti‐NMDA receptor encephalitis (pNMDARE) is an autoantibody‐mediated disorder that can cause severe autonomic dysfunction, including symptomatic bradycardia and asystole. Dysautonomia can last for years, making it very challenging to manage.
Sarah Tucker +9 more
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Pharmacotherapy problems in cardiology patients 30 days post discharge from a tertiary hospital in Brazil: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
ClinicsOBJECTIVES: This is a randomized controlled trial that aims to evaluate the impact of pharmacist-led discharge counseling on reducing pharmacotherapy problems in the 30-day postdischarge period of cardiology patients from a tertiary hospital in Brazil ...
Aline F. Bonetti +8 more
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Discharge from critical care into the community for end-of-life care [PDF]
, 2017 This article discusses the considerations and actions taken to facilitate the discharge of a ventilated end-of-life patient called Michael, whose name has been changed for confidentiality, from a critical care unit (CCU) to his expressed preferred place ...
Chambers, Anthony
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Readmission Rates and Their Impact on Hospital Financial Performance: A Study of Washington Hospitals [PDF]
, 2019 This longitudinal study examines whether readmission rates, made transparent through Hospital Compare, affect hospital financial performance by examining 98 hospitals in the State of Washington from 2012 to 2014.
Smith, Dean G. +2 more
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Validation of the impact of post discharge change in hemoglobin by renal function on the prognosis of HFpEF patients after acute decompensated heart failure from the PURSUIT-HFpEF registry [PDF]
, 2023 Toshiyuki Furukawa +8 more
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