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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

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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External validation of the BAN‐ADHF diuretic‐resistance score in the DAPA‐RESIST clinical trial

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Diuretic resistance in worsening heart failure (HF) is associated with poorer outcomes and, although common, can be challenging to identify. The recently developed BAN‐ADHF score can potentially identify patients with worsening HF at risk of diuretic resistance.
Dominic M. Alfonso, Kieran F. Docherty, Matthew M. Y. Lee, Patrick B. Mark, Alex McConnachie, Joanna Osmanska, Bethany Stanley, Atefeh Talebi, Mark C. Petrie, John J. V. McMurray, Ross T. Campbell   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blood pressure medication use and postpartum hospital readmission among preeclampsia patients

Hypertension in Pregnancy, 2023
Background Blood pressure medication is often prescribed to patients with preeclampsia. We are not aware of any study on readmission of those with preeclampsia to the hospital that considers blood pressure medication use or dose.
Timothy Gesner, Joshua Fogel, Lennox Bryson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modelling risk of readmission with phase-type distribution and transition models

, 2009
A patient with frequent past readmissions may have an increased risk of future readmission. The principal objective of this paper was to determine the risk of readmission, given individual patient's history of readmissions.
Demir, E., Millard, P.H., Chaussalet, T.J., Demir, Eren, Xie, H.   +4 more
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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

The relationships between HCAHPS communication and discharge satisfaction items and hospital readmissions

, 2014
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey has become a key metric used by organizations and patients to evaluate patient experience.
Fullam, Francis, MA, Hachem, Fadi, Hohmann, Samuel, Canar, Jeff, Gallan, Andrew S., PhD, Johnson, Catherine   +5 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
wiley   +1 more source

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