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Loss of Reduction and Clavicle Fractures Commonly Occur in Patients Undergoing Acromioclavicular Joint Reconstruction and Female Sex Is Associated With Higher Fracture Risk

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To use a large, multi‐institutional database to characterize the outcomes and complication profile after primary acromioclavicular (AC) joint reconstruction and to evaluate potential sex‐related differences in outcomes and complications. Methods The TriNetX national database was queried for patients undergoing AC joint reconstruction between ...
Scott Fong, Arthur Saroyan, Rajiv S. Vasudevan, Michael S. Lee, Louise A. Atadja, Peter F. Monahan, Jay Moran, Kevin Girardi, Jacob D. Kodra, Jonathan Salandra, Andrew E. Jimenez   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of discharge letters concerning readmissions to mental healthcare: case-control study

BJPsych Open
We investigated the quality of 100 discharge letters from mental health specialists to better understand the role of cross-sectoral communication in patients’ readmissions or other unplanned recontacts with mental health specialist care.
Miriam Hartveit, Harald Bjarne Hellesen, Jostein Helgeland, Olav Thorsen, Jörg Assmus, Eva Biringer   +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
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

A Study of Causes of Readmission Patients Toxicological Ward of the Loghman Hakim Hospital, in Tehran in 2014

Bihdād, 2016
Introduction: Readmission to hospital because of the impact on the cost and quality of hospital care and Impose an additional burden on the healthcare system, Is an important priority for hospital managers.
R. Ghasempour, A.A. Nasiripour, S.M. Hosseini   +2 more
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Who is High Risk Elderly Patient?

İstanbul Medical Journal, 2017
The acute and post-acute care of the elderly is a process fraught with problems. Elderly patients at high risk are individuals who have to be admitted more frequently to a hospital due to developed complications, who are faced with a constant risk of ...
Mehmet İlkin Naharcı
doaj   +1 more source

Potentially preventable readmissions - narrowing identification of patients at risk of unplanned readmission [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2010
This aim of this study is to narrow patients truly at risk for avoidable readmissions, excluding the ones who are identified as planned readmissions. The Belgian administrative dataset contains additional information not collected in the USA dataset, namely the 'planned' versus ‘unplanned' admission status.
Mitchell K, Licoppe C, Berlinguet M, Weiser O   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Supratherapeutic drug concentration triggers: A novel data‐driven approach to assess their value for medication safety surveillance in intensive care

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Electronic triggers (e‐triggers) are used as screening signals to detect potential adverse drug events (ADEs) and offer an effective system level approach for medication safety surveillance. Their clinical utility is typically evaluated through time‐consuming manual chart review by experts, limiting implementation.
Anne Paulien Langermans, Izak A. R. Yasrebi‐de Kom, Dylan Wayne de Lange, Nicolette Fransisca de Keizer, Joanna E. Klopotowska, on behalf of the RESCUE Study group, C. S. C. Bouman, E. N. van Roon, P. F. Schutte, J. ten Cate, D. van Balen, S. Hendriks, C. Lau, W. J. Vermeijden, A. Beishuizen, J. B. Masselink, P. E. Spronk, H. J. M. van Kan, P. W. de Feiter, E. J. Wils, A. Wieringa, A. J. Valkenburg, W. M. van den Bergh, M. H. Renes, W. Bult, E. de Jonge, M. Hoeksema, E. J. Wesselink, I. M. Purmer, B. E. Bosma, S. H. W. van Bree, H. J. W. Lammers, R. J. Bosman, E. J. F. Franssen, A. Karakus, M. Sigtermans, E. M. Kuck, D. A. Dongelmans, M. J. H. Aries, E. V. Uijtendaal, M. C. Reuland   +40 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tobramycin pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic targets in people with cystic fibrosis

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Intravenous tobramycin is a first‐line treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Tobramycin exhibits concentration‐dependent activity; however, excess drug exposure can lead to nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity. While dosing typically targets serum peak (Cmax) and trough (Cmin) concentrations, the area under the ...
Kiera H. Harwood, Sarah Bannister, Stephen Duffull, April Martinez, Sarath Ranganathan, Shivanthan Shanthikumar, Amanda Gwee   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Standardization of measurement and reporting of medication adherence using the TEN‐SPIDERS tool for claims data

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first open‐source tool to implement the complete TEN‐SPIDERS framework in linked datasets for the determination of the PDC for medication adherence. The TEN‐SPIDERS tool enables transparent, reproducible medication adherence research through automated reporting of all calculation parameters and flexible customization options ...
Adam C. Livori, Tzu‐Yung Kuo, Jenni Ilomäki, Monique F. Kilkenny, Stella Talic, Zanfina Ademi, J. Simon Bell, Jedidiah I. Morton, Lachlan L. Dalli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source