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Recovery of children following hospitalisation for complicated severe acute malnutrition

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2022
Nutritional recovery and hospital readmission following inpatient management of complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are poorly characterised. We aimed to ascertain patterns and factors associated with hospital readmission, nutritional recovery ...
Mutsa Bwakura‐Dangarembizi, Cherlynn Dumbura, Beatrice Amadi, Bernard Chasekwa, Deophine Ngosa, Florence D. Majo, Jonathan P. Sturgeon, Kanta Chandwe, Chanda Kapoma, Claire D. Bourke, Ruairi C. Robertson, Kusum J. Nathoo, Robert Ntozini, Shane A. Norris, Paul Kelly, Andrew J. Prendergast   +15 more
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Hospital Readmission Prediction using Discriminative patterns

, 2020
Avoidable hospital readmission is problematic as it increases the burden on healthcare systems, leads to a shortage of hospital beds and impacts on the costs of healthcare.
Hoy, W, Wendy Hoy, Xu, Y, Helen Healy, Im, SJ, Yue Xu, Jason Watson, Healy, H, Sea Jung Im, Ann Bonner, Watson, J, Bonner, A   +11 more
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Clinical relevance of pharmacogenomic information for improving prescribing practices in acutely admitted older medical patients

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Safe prescribing and effective medication review during acute hospitalization depends on accurate information about liver and kidney function because these organs are responsible for the elimination of most medications. While estimates for kidney function are widely used, comparable markers of hepatic drug‐metabolizing capacity are not routinely ...
Louise Westberg Strejby Christensen, Anne Kirstine Boas, Emilie Clausen, Nicoline Elers Koch, Anne Byriel Walls, Lotte Stig Nørgaard, Michael Asger Andersen, Anissa Aharaz, Rikke Lundsgaard Nielsen, Olivia Bornæs, Juliette Tavenier, Baker Nawfal Jawad, Helle Gybel Juul‐Larsen, Esben Iversen, Ove Andersen, Lona Louring Christrup, Kim Peder Dalhoff, Morten Baltzer Houlind   +17 more
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Insights into the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and the Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as Predictors for the Length of Stay and Readmission in Chronic Heart Failure Patients

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by complex pathophysiology, leading to increased hospitalizations and mortality. Inflammatory biomarkers such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio
Liviu Cristescu, Ioan Tilea, Dragos-Gabriel Iancu, Florin Stoica, Diana-Andreea Moldovan, Vincenzo Capriglione, Andreea Varga   +6 more
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Pharmacist Clinical Interventions and Discharge Counseling in Medical Rehabilitation Wards in a Local Hospital: A Prospective Trial

Geriatrics, 2018
Patients undergoing rehabilitation experience numerous changes in medication regimens during care transitions, exposing these patients to an increased risk of drug-related problems (DRPs).
Rosanna Nga Suet Ip, Justin Wade Tenney, Angus Chun Kwok Chu, Pauline Lai Ming Chu, Grace Wai Man Young   +4 more
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Was This Readmission Preventable? Qualitative Study of Patient and Provider Perceptions of Readmissions [PDF]

Southern Medical Journal, 2016
Readmissions are a costly, burdensome, and potentially preventable occurrence in the healthcare system. With the renewed national focus on the cost and quality of health care, readmissions have become a major target for improvement; however, in general, the viewpoints of patients and healthcare providers have not been considered in these discussions ...
Jacob, Stein, Paul, Ossman, Anthony, Viera, Carlton, Moore, Beth Ann, Brubaker, John, French, Edmund Allen, Liles   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source