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Associations of Emergency Department Length of Stay With Publicly Reported Quality-of-care Measures. [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: The Institute of Medicine identified emergency department (ED) crowding as a critical threat to patient safety. We assess the association between changes in publicly reported ED length of stay (LOS) and changes in quality-of-care measures in a
Chang, Anna Marie, Fu, Rongwei, Lin, Amber, McConnell, K. John, Sun, Benjamin   +4 more
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Artificial Intelligence for Bone: Theory, Methods, and Applications

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) offer the potential to improve bone research. The current review explores the contributions of AI to pathological study, biomarker discovery, drug design, and clinical diagnosis and prognosis of bone diseases. We envision that AI‐driven methodologies will enable identifying novel targets for drugs discovery. The
Dongfeng Yuan, Haicang Zhang, Liping Tong, Di Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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

Outpatient treatment of decompensated heart failure: A systematic review and study level meta‐analysis

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 761-769, April 2025.
Abstract Patients with acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) are usually admitted to hospital for management. There is growing interest in delivering intravenous (IV) diuretic therapy at home, in the community or at hospital day‐care units; the safety and effectiveness of outpatient‐based management (OPM) for ADHF has not been established.
Jameela Bahar, Amna Rahman, Grace W.Y. Wong, Rajiv Sankaranarayanan, Fozia Z. Ahmed, Rebecca Taylor, Ahmet Fuat, Iain Squire, John G.F. Cleland, Gregory Y.H. Lip, James H.P. Gamble, Sundas Masudi, Prince Josiah S. Joseph, Kenneth Y.K. Wong   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Association of COPD with adverse outcomes in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 799-808, April 2025.
Abstract We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to detect the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on the prognosis of heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We systematically screened eligible literature from three electronic databases, PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library, up to April 2023.
Shuo Xu, Zhenbang Gu, Wengen Zhu, Shenghui Feng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Factor Analysis for 30-Day Readmission Rates of Newly Tracheostomized Children [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: Pediatric patients undergo tracheostomy for a variety of reasons; however, medical complexity is common among these patients. Although tracheostomy may help to facilitate discharge, these patients may be at increased risk for hospital ...
Barth, MD, Patrick, Briddel, MD, Jenna, Chidekel, MD, Aaron, Levi, MD, Jessica, Shah, MD, Udayan, Strang, MD, Abigail   +5 more
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Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale for older people: psychometric testing and short form development with a three country sample [PDF]

, 2015
Aim To develop and psychometrically test Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale for older people and to reduce the scale to a more practical short form.
Coffey, Alice, Mabire, Cédric, Weiss, Marianne E.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Forecasting heart failure: Seasonal alignment of heart failure outcomes in New York

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 819-831, April 2025.
Abstract Background Seasonal variations have been observed in heart failure (HF) hospitalization. Numerous explanatory mechanisms have been proposed, but no prior studies have examined potential contributors directly. Our objective was to identify specific factors that could contribute to seasonal variability using a large longitudinal dataset of HF ...
Prerna Gupta, Ellen Brinza, Prateeti Khazanie, Pamela N. Peterson, P Michael Ho, David P. Kao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source