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The quantification and epistemology of medicines use and polypharmacy tested in an observational study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Definitions of ‘medicines use’ and ‘polypharmacy’ may refer to all medicines, regular long‐term medicines or another subset. Valid definitions of medicines use should incorporate type of use (long term, short course and as needed [PRN]), changes in use (start, stop and dose change) and a description of temporal examination (cross‐sectional or ...
Lorna Pairman, Paul Chin, Matthew Doogue
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
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Predictors for readmission following primary total hip and total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2020
Background: Readmission following total joint arthroplasty has become a closely watched metric for many hospitals in the United States due to financial penalties imposed by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Ong-art Phruetthiphat, Jesse E Otero, Biagio Zampogna, Sebastiano Vasta, Yubo Gao, John J Callaghan   +5 more
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Reverse Septal Flap Necrosis in Endoscopic Skull Base Reconstruction

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
Nana‐Hawwa Abdul‐Rahman, Aileen Cui, Garret Choby, Eric W. Wang, Georgios A. Zenonos, Paul A. Gardner, Carl H. Snyderman   +6 more
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Hospital‐Level Variations in Outcomes and Readmissions Among Patients With STEMI and Cardiogenic Shock Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support: Insights From a National Cohort

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The utilization of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in patients presenting with ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) has increased substantially in recent years. However, it remains unclear whether the spectrum of MCS devices available and the type of hospital in which patients are ...
Mukunthan Murthi, Andres Quevedo, Shubhashis Saha, Anisha Memdani, Naveen Baskaran, Aviral Vij   +5 more
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Factors associated with cardiovascular events after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant from the US Multicenter Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplant Consortium

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading complication after both liver and kidney transplantation. Factors associated with and rates of cardiovascular events (CVEs) after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant (SLKT) are unknown. This was a retrospective cohort study of adult SLKT recipients between 2002 and 2017 at six centers in six United Network ...
Jennifer Jo, Gonzalo Crespo, Dyanna Gregory, Jasmine Sinha, Jiaheng Xie, Min Zhang, John Magee, Pranab Barman, Yuval A. Patel, Aaron Schluger, Kara Walters, Scott Biggins, Natalia Filipek, Giuseppe Cullaro, Randi Wong, Jennifer C. Lai, Gabriel J. Perreault, Elizabeth C. Verna, Pratima Sharma, Lisa B. VanWagner   +19 more
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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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Interaction of Operator−Patient Sex on Peri‐Procedural Treatments and Major Coronary Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There are limited data evaluating the association between operator−patient sex, and outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods We included 138,112 consecutive PCI procedures in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in England and Wales, 2017−2020.
Sharon A. Ayayo, Vicky P. Taxiarchi, Angela Jerath, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Sonya N. Burgess, Sarah Zaman, Mamas A. Mamas   +6 more
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Discharge Remote Monitoring Systems for Glycemic Management After Hospital Discharge

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
Heat map of median number of telehealth interactions by subgroup and theme. Major themes identified included intervention after remote monitoring alerts (e.g., “Team reached out to participant and instructed participant to treat hypo.”), insulin dose adjustments (e.g., “Participant reported that prednisone dose is increasing … Called to discuss insulin
Nirali Shah, Camilla Levister, Riana Jumamil, Carol Levy, Margaret Crawford, Christian Hicks, Selassie Ogyaadu, Aslihan Ipek, Abigail Tamru, Madeleine Rouviere, Leah Kaplan, Ying Xu, Harsimran Singh, Daniel Cherñavvsky, Grenye O'Malley   +14 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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