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Characterizing Secondary Velopharyngeal Surgery in Children With Cleft Palate at an Academic Center

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
In this retrospective study of children undergoing primary palatoplasty at a single academic institution, 10.8% required secondary surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that private insurance was associated with decreased odds of secondary surgery, while Asian race was associated with increased odds.
Lauren E. Williamson, Krishna G. Patel, Matthew H. Cheung, Mathew J. Gregoski, Melissa S. Montiel, Phayvanh P. Pecha   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of readmissions following elective colorectal surgery: a quality improvement initiative. [PDF]

BMJ Open Qual
Singla L, Mathur M, Kalaiselvan R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Equity Dashboards in a Statewide Surgical Quality Collaborative: A Mixed Methods Pre‐Implementation Study

Learning Health Systems, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Collaborative quality initiatives have leveraged performance dashboards and cross‐institutional learning to improve surgical outcomes. However, these models for quality improvement have yet to integrate tools for improving health disparities.
Erin E. Isenberg, Natalie M. Guzman, Sarah E. Bradley, Michael J. Englesbe, Pasithorn A. Suwanabol, Calista M. Harbaugh   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Readmissions to a Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Incidence and Risk Stratification for Personalized Patient Care. [PDF]

J Pers Med
Ramos S, Ramos Fernández R, Sevilla R, Cabezuelo E, Calvo A, Vela R, Menendez C, Garcia Ramos S, Hortal Iglesias J, Garutti I, Piñeiro P.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Malnutrition prevalence at hospital admission and discharge based on the two‐step Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition: A prospective observational study in Malawian adult patients

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess the prevalence of malnutrition at hospital admission and discharge and examine factors associated with malnutrition at discharge among adult patients. Study Design A prospective observational study was conducted at two public referral hospitals in Malawi, targeting adult patients aged 18–65 years (n = 418).
Getrude Mphwanthe, Triza Columbus, Limbikira Wasambo, Hailey Koster, Lustia Mndoliro, Felistace Mtande, Heather Burr, Lorraine Weatherspoon   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Awake craniotomy for brain tumor resection in the elderly: an institutional experience. [PDF]

J Neurooncol
Himic V, Lu VM, Mayrand RC, Sass ER, Roach C, Stillman K, Vargas-George S, Chandar J, Govindarajan V, Khalafallah AM, Gersey ZC, Aaronson DM, Ivan ME, Shah AH, Komotar RJ.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Wasting syndrome as a predictive factor for adverse health outcomes in older adults: A prospective cohort study

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Wasting syndrome (WS), also known as unintentional weight loss, is defined as a 5% reduction in body weight over a period of 6–12 months. The mortality associated with WS in older adults has not been adequately explored. The objective of this study was to investigate this relationship in hospitalized older individuals over an 18‐month period ...
Roana Carolina Bezerra dos Santos, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Eduila Maria Couto Santos, Maria Caroline da Silva Patricio, Stefany Beatriz do Nascimento, Letícia Sabino Santos, Taynara de Sousa Rego Mendes, Alcides da Silva Diniz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and validation of a nutrition risk screening for patients with childhood cancer in Brazil (NUTRICCAN)

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Diagnosing malnutrition in patients with pediatric cancer is challenging because tumor masses can interfere with anthropometric measurements. STRONGkids considers cancer a general risk factor, whereas Screening Tool for Childhood Cancer (SCAN) classifies patients as at risk or not, potentially missing those who need nutrition ...
Cristiane Ferreira Marçon, Carolina Araújo dos Santos, Fernanda Luisa Ceragioli Oliveira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Unified System-Wide Electronic Dashboard for Inpatient Glucose Management Across a Large Health System. [PDF]

J Diabetes Sci Technol
Sadhu AR, Patham B, Dowlatshahi S, Kansara A, Yarlagadda SL, Lin YY, Sucgang R, Dhanasekaran M, Askary B.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Clinical outcomes and 90-day costs following hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty for hip fracture [PDF]

, 2017
Nichols, Christine I, Nunley, Ryan M, Vose, Joshua G   +2 more
core   +2 more sources