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Patient vs provider perspectives of 30-day hospital readmissions

open access: yesBMJ Open Quality, 2019
Objective To compare patients’ and providers’ views on contributors to 30-day hospital readmissions.Design Analysis of a qualitative interview survey between 18 May–30 June 2015.Setting Interviews were conducted during the 30-day readmission ...
Lisa Shieh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined the following: (1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs, and (2) the impact of screening and addressing economic ...
Jay Patel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity and readmission in elderly surgical patients

open access: yesSurgery, 2012
Reducing readmissions has become a focus in efforts by Medicare to improve health care quality and reduce costs. This study aimed to determine whether causes for readmission differed between obese and nonobese patients, possibly allowing for targeted interventions.A matched case control study of Medicare patients admitted between 2002 and 2006 who were
Caroline E, Reinke   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Anatomic Liver Resection: Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Minimally invasive anatomic liver resection (AR) including major hepatectomy and liver parenchyma‐sparing AR is technically complex and demanding. This systematic review with meta‐analysis including 15 studies comparing 2042 robotic AR and 2129 laparoscopic AR patients demonstrated largely comparable perioperative outcomes and partly better outcomes ...
Yutaro Kato   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Readmission of older acutely admitted medical patients after short-term admissions in Denmark: a nationwide cohort study

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Knowledge of unplanned readmission rates and prognostic factors for readmission among older people after early discharge from emergency departments is sparse.
M. Klinge   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic approach in defining readmission

open access: yes, 2009
In the majority of studies on hospital readmissions, a readmission is deemed to have occurred if a patient is admitted within a time window of the previous discharge date. However, these time windows have rarely been objectively justified.
Demir, E., Chaussalet, T.J., Demir, Eren
core   +1 more source

Association of a Multimodal Perioperative Care Program With Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Implementation of a multimodal perioperative care program and reduction of postoperative complications. ABSTRACT Purpose This retrospective study aimed to assess the clinical effectiveness of a multimodal perioperative care program in reducing postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Keiichi Fujiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medications and Patient Factors Associated With Increased Readmission for Alcohol-Related Diagnoses

open access: yesMayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2022
Objective: To investigate medication factors and patient characteristics associated with readmissions following alcohol-related hospitalizations. Patients and Methods: Adult patients admitted from September 1, 2016, through August 31, 2019, who had an ...
Joseph C. Osborne, II, PharmD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heterogeneous Patient Graph Embedding in Readmission Prediction

open access: yes, 2023
The number of youth seeking mental health services has been increasing in the past decade. Accurate prediction of hospital readmission is a contributing factor in addressing youth mental health problem and healthcare service utilization.
Hirad Daneshva (16979026)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Real‐World Data of Retroperitoneal Tumor Surgeries Performed by Gastroenterological Surgeons in Japan: Analysis Based on the National Clinical Database

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Retroperitoneal tumors (RPTs) are rare and anatomically complex neoplasms, for which surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. However, real‐world data on their surgical management in Japan have been limited. Objective To describe the clinical characteristics and short‐term outcomes of patients undergoing resection for RPTs in ...
Keisuke Kurimoto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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