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Utilization of a multidisciplinary hospital-based approach to reduce readmission rates

SAGE Open Medicine
Background: Hospital readmissions remain a significant and pressing issue in our healthcare system. In 2010, the Affordable Care Act helped establish the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which incentivized reducing readmission rates by ...
Barry Hahn, Trever Ball, Wassim Diab, Chris Choi, Hallie Bleau, Anne Flynn   +5 more
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A systematic scoping review of metrics utilized to measure antibiotic consumption in hospital settings

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs were introduced to promote the judicious use of antimicrobials and to combat antimicrobial resistance. Quantifying antibiotic consumption is an important part of AMS initiatives to achieve these objectives.
Marjan Kandimahforoujaki, Kiplin A. Patanwala, Jan‐Willem C. Alffenaar, Asad E. Patanwala   +3 more
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Current evidence and insights on single vs. double dose of basiliximab in adult solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim The aim of this systematic review was to assess all available clinical data regarding the use of a single dose of basiliximab in solid organ transplantation compared to the standard double dosage, with particular interest in efficacy, safety and cost‐savings.
Alessio Provenzani, Braidon A. Lape, Anneliese M. Harp, Victoria Weisbrod, Lavinia Piazza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal Trends in Incidence, Sepsis-Related Mortality, and Hospital-Based Acute Care After Sepsis. [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVES: A growing number of patients survive sepsis hospitalizations each year and are at high risk for readmission. However, little is known about temporal trends in hospital-based acute care (emergency department treat-and-release visits and ...
Bowles, Kathryn H., Gaieski, David F., Harhay, Michael O., Meyer, Nathaniel, Mikkelsen, Mark E, Prescott, Hallie C., Small, Dylan S.   +6 more
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Balloon‐Expandable Versus Self‐Expanding Valves in Low‐Flow, Low‐Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Does Valve Type Matter?

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The optimal choice between balloon‐expandable (BE) and self‐expanding (SE) transcatheter heart valves (THVs) in patients with low‐flow low‐gradient aortic stenosis (LFLG AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remains unclear.
Nav Warraich, James A. Brown, Abbad Sultan, Dustin Kliner, Derek Serna‐Gallegos, Catalin Toma, Amber Makani, Irsa Hasan, Takuya Ogami, Jianhui Zhu, Ibrahim Sultan   +10 more
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Incidence and predictors of readmission to the cardiac surgery intensive care unit: A retrospective cohort study in Greece

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2014
Introduction: Readmission in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a significant morbidity index, which has been related to poor patient outcomes Aim: To identify the preoperative and intraoperative risk factors for readmission in the cardiac surgery ICU ...
Konstantinos Giakoumidakis, Rokeia Eltheni, Athina Patelarou, Vasileios Patris, Manoj Kuduvalli, Hero Brokalaki   +5 more
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Postoperative Length of Stay May Predict Foot and Ankle Patients at Risk for Readmission

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2020
Category: Other; Ankle; Ankle Arthritis; Arthroscopy; Diabetes; Hindfoot; Lesser Toes; Midfoot/Forefoot; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Reduction of postoperative readmissions is an important goal for the improvement of patient outcomes and satisfaction ...
Erin A. Baker PhD, Corinn Gehrke MS, David J. Ciufo MD, Zachary M. Vaupel MD, Paul T. Fortin MD   +4 more
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The Revolving Door: A Report on U.S. Hospital Readmissions [PDF]

, 2013
The U.S. health care system suffers from a chronic malady -- the revolving door syndrome at its hospitals. It is so bad that the federal government says one in five elderly patients is back in the hospital within 30 days of leaving.Some return trips are ...
Chiang-Hua Chang, David C. Goodman, Elliott S. Fisher, Michael Perry   +3 more
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Outcomes of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) were excluded from major trials of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO). Aim The objective of this study was to describe this population and evaluate outcomes after LAAO in patients with and without HFrEF.
Aamer Ubaid, Arindam Bagga, Kevin Kennedy, John T. Saxon, Chetan P. Huded   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with a prolonged hospital stay during induction chemotherapy in newly diagnosed high risk pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia [PDF]

, 2018
Background High Risk (HR) or Very High Risk (VHR) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with 4 drug induction chemotherapy is often associated with adverse events.
Althouse, Sandra K., Batra, Sandeep, Rahrig, April, Rupenthal, Joy, Warrick, Kasper   +4 more
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