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Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use as the precipitating factor in readmissions to the hospital

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2013
Background and Aim: Readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge from the hospital is a common occurrence. Congestive heart failure is the most common cause of readmissions in the hospital.
Vishal Sehgal, Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa, Rinku Sehgal, Anurag Bajaj, Upinder Khaira, Victoria Kresse   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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

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

Fall injuries, associated deaths, and 30-day readmission for subsequent falls are increasing in the elderly US population: a query of the WHO mortality database and National Readmission Database from 2010 to 2014 [PDF]

, 2018
Colette Galet,1 Yunshu Zhou,2 Patrick Ten Eyck,2 Kathleen S Romanowski1 1Acute Care Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Iowa City, IA, USA; 2Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA Purpose: Clinicians
Galet C, Ten Eyck P, Eyck, Patrick Ten, Galet, Colette, Zhou Y, Zhou, Yunshu, Romanowski, Kathleen S, Romanowski KS   +7 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

A systematic approach in defining readmission

, 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