• However, pathological vaginal discharge tend to be more chronic with signs of the disease such as secretion of thick, yellow, grey or green colour mucus with foul odors and often cause irritation in the vagina. (myhealth.gov.my)
  • The CDC guidelines also include new information on the treatment of diseases characterized by vaginal discharge. (aafp.org)
  • Background The long-term functional outcome of discharged patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unresolved. (researchsquare.com)
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was firstly reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 [1]. (researchsquare.com)
  • Finding the right balance: an evidence-informed guidance document to support the re-opening of Canadian nursing homes to family caregivers and visitors during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. (ahrq.gov)
  • Dexamethasone phosphate/DEMO is indicated in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adult and adolescent patients (aged 12 years and older with body weight at least 40 kg) who require supplemental oxygen therapy. (who.int)
  • However, evidence regarding its effect on nonsevere, early-stage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains insufficient. (springer.com)
  • Although the evidence on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) management is accumulating day by day, treatments including antiviral drugs are yet to be improved. (springer.com)
  • Methods We reviewed the data of COVID-19 patients who had been consecutively admitted to the Tumor Center of Union Hospital (Wuhan, China) between 15 February and 14 March 2020. (researchsquare.com)
  • In this retrospective single-center observational study, we collected the demographic and clinical data of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients who had been consecutively admitted to the Tumor Center of Union Hospital (Wuhan, China) between 15 February and 14 March 2020. (researchsquare.com)
  • Hospital mortality and survival rates of long-term ventilated patients.DESIGN. (nih.gov)
  • In total, 98 of 403 patients (24.3%) died during the stay in our hospital, 305 patients (75.7%) were discharged. (nih.gov)
  • Difficult-to-wean patients have a high hospital mortality rate and poor long-term prognosis. (nih.gov)
  • Patient demographics, co-morbidities, hospital length of stay (LOS) and analgesic medication usage data were collected. (sages.org)
  • Earlier hospital discharge coupled with little need for narcotic usage likely permits patients to return to normal activity sooner. (sages.org)
  • To describe the change in survival and factors associated with survival during a 20 year period among patients suffering from out of hospital cardiac arrest and being hospitalised alive. (bmj.com)
  • All patients hospitalised alive in the community of Göteborg after out of hospital cardiac arrest between 1 October 1980 and 1 October 2000 were included. (bmj.com)
  • A large proportion of patients who die from ischaemic heart disease die outside hospital in sudden death. (bmj.com)
  • 1 Only a minority of patients are successfully resuscitated and can be discharged alive from hospital. (bmj.com)
  • Taking into account the vast variations in reported hospital survival, 5, 6 we believe that more attention must be paid to the "fifth link" to view a complete chain from early access to hospital discharge. (bmj.com)
  • This article describes experiences in the community of Göteborg over 20 years with regard to treatment, outcome, and predictors of outcome among patients hospitalised alive after out of hospital cardiac arrest. (bmj.com)
  • Our hypothesis was that among patients hospitalised alive after out of hospital cardiac arrest there would be an increase in survival to discharge over time and that factors associated with survival can be defined from history, factors at resuscitation, and status on admission to the emergency department. (bmj.com)
  • Crowd-sourced hospital ratings are correlated with patient satisfaction but not surgical safety. (ahrq.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE: To know the hospital discharge process in place and the nurses' performance in preparing patients for discharge. (scielo.br)
  • METHODS: A descriptive study using semi-structured interviews was used to collect data from 43 patients of medical-surgical units of a major teaching hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. (scielo.br)
  • There is also a need to design and implement a hospital discharge process that promotes the participation of interdisciplinary health care providers who are involved in patient clinical care. (scielo.br)
  • OBJETIVO: En este estudio se tuvo como objetivo conocer el proceso de preparación del paciente para el alta hospitalaria y la actuación del enfermero de un hospital de gran porte del interior del Estado de Sao Paulo. (scielo.br)
  • Nurses' performance on hospital discharge: patients' point of view * * Study carried out at a Hospital in the Interior of State of São Paulo. (scielo.br)
  • A recent study led by pediatric surgeons at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery has found that it is safe and cost effective to discharge healthy children who undergo laparoscopic appendectomy for non-perforated appendicitis on the same day of the operation after a short period of observation. (chop.edu)
  • According to the study - which was published in the March 2021 issue of the journal Pediatric Surgery International - same-day discharge (SDD) of these patients does not result in more postoperative emergency department (ED) visits or hospital readmissions. (chop.edu)
  • Children who undergo this procedure for non-perforated appendicitis typically recover quickly and are discharged home after an overnight hospital stay. (chop.edu)
  • Patients were separated into two groups: those discharged on the same calendar day of the operation (SDD group), and those discharged after an overnight hospital stay (overnight observation group). (chop.edu)
  • A retrospective chart review comparing postoperative (30-day) ED visits, hospital readmissions, and reoperations of patients in these two groups found no significant differences between patients discharged shortly after the operation and patients who remained in the hospital for an overnight observation. (chop.edu)
  • In addition, more hospital beds remain available for patients who are more critical, which is significant given hospitals frequently operate at or above capacity. (chop.edu)
  • One in 10 hospitalized patients are medically ready for discharge but experience major discharge barriers, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. (medicalxpress.com)
  • HealthDay)-Many U.S. patients who survive COVID-19 still face new symptoms and disability one month after hospital discharge, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. (medicalxpress.com)
  • When COVID-19 patients are discharged from the hospital, most are far from being well-even if their hospital stay was fairly short. (medicalxpress.com)
  • For people who live with Parkinson's disease (PD), hospital stays can be especially challenging. (parkinson.org)
  • Additional challenges for people with PD in the hospital arise due to a lack of understanding about the disease amongst hospital staff. (parkinson.org)
  • This lack of understanding can seriously affect your quality of life, both in the hospital and after you are discharged. (parkinson.org)
  • While the Parkinson's Foundation works to ensure that health professionals have access to the latest PD research and care, you can take charge of your own care by educating hospital staff about the disease. (parkinson.org)
  • Your Staying Safe in the Hospital With Parkinson's Disease Living with Parkinson's Staying Safe in the Hospital with Parkinson' s Di sea s e advocate should also talk to the emergency room staff or admitting office upon your arrival and to every new medical staff person after that, ensuring they understand your PD symptoms and how to manage them. (parkinson.org)
  • Her doctoral research includes a meta-review of discharge interventions for older patients leaving hospital and a case study evaluation of a supported integrated discharge service. (birmingham.ac.uk)
  • Discharge interventions for older patients leaving hospital: a systematic meta-review protocol. (birmingham.ac.uk)
  • Assessment of patient-reported adverse events after discharge from hospital following gastrointestinal cancer surgery: do EORTC disease-specific modules have sufficient coverage to monitor recovery and detect problems early? (birmingham.ac.uk)
  • On September 15, 2014, the family of Marthalene Williams, who later died of Ebola virus disease , could not call an ambulance to transfer the pregnant Williams to a hospital. (wikipedia.org)
  • In all, one-third of the patients studied received a fluoroquinolone prescription at the end of their hospital stay, despite the fact that current guidelines call for restricted use due to side effects. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • The data come from the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety (HMS) Consortium which brings together hospitalist, general internal medicine and infectious diseases physicians from across the state to improve the care of hospitalized patients. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • But if patients are getting through their hospitalization without them, then they're likely not the right choice for treatment after they leave the hospital, says Vaughn. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • When patients first come in to the hospital, doctors don't typically have test results to show what's causing their infection,' which could guide antibiotic choice, Vaughn explains. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • A moment mother of two Mary Sullivan and her family from #Douglas #Cork though they would never see: Mary's discharge from the @BonSecours Hospital ICU after spending a record 79 days on life support being treated for Covid-19. (rte.ie)
  • Coincidentally, around the time Ms Sullivan was admitted to hospital, a medical team at the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork had organised a presentation from national Chinese Covid experts managing patients in Wuhan. (rte.ie)
  • The Chinese experts who, at that stage had more experience of treating patients with coronavirus, shared a 140-page translated covid handbook on how to manage and sub-type various Covid sub-patterns, as well as progression and management strategies for Covid patients both in hospital and in public. (rte.ie)
  • Effective discharge from hospital has been shown to increase quality of life for patients as well as preventing costly hospital readmissions [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • and to identify the impact of each report on smoking cessation attempts after discharge from the hospital. (bmj.com)
  • DESIGN Stickers on subjects' charts prompted physicians to give brief smoking cessation counselling to patients in the hospital. (bmj.com)
  • SUBJECTS 682 hospital patients who had smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and had smoked in the last three months. (bmj.com)
  • Patient report was predicted by specific hospital, belief that their hospitalisation was smoking related, diagnosis of a smoking related disease, and physician documentation of counselling. (bmj.com)
  • Physician documentation was predicted by female patient, specific hospital, longer hospital stay, and marginally predicted by smoking related disease. (bmj.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS Physicians document counselling in the hospital at a lower rate than patients report it, and the correlation between reports is very low, making an accurate assessment of true rates of counselling difficult. (bmj.com)
  • A 100-year-old man has recovered and been discharged from hospital Saturday after 13 days of treatment for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), becoming the oldest recovered patient to date. (xinhuanet.com)
  • He was among the group of more than 80 COVID-19 patients who were discharged from the branch of Hubei's Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital at the Optics Valley in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province and the epicenter of the outbreak. (xinhuanet.com)
  • He was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 24 due to a coronavirus infection, with underlying health problems such as Alzheimer's disease, hypertension and heart failure. (xinhuanet.com)
  • US adult homeless patients (age ≥ 18 years) admitted to the hospital were age and sex matched (1:1) with non-homeless individuals using the propensity score matching technique. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Deviation from the definition: Transfers of patients between departments within a hospital are considered as a discharge. (who.int)
  • Source: From 2005 the hospital discharge data is taken from the detailed hospital discharge data reported separately to WHO. (who.int)
  • Source: Federal Statistical Office, Hospital statistics - diagnostic data of the hospital patients. (who.int)
  • Patients with other coronavirus infection like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) may have long-term persistent radiographic abnormalities in their lungs [13-14]. (researchsquare.com)
  • While, pathological white discharge, caused by infection (bacterial and / or fungal) needs to be treated. (myhealth.gov.my)
  • In addition, an immune-compromised or immune-suppressed person such as patient who is suffering from AIDS or cancer such as leukaemia also faces a high risk of getting a vaginal infection due to their low defence power. (myhealth.gov.my)
  • Outcomes of Sepsis in Patients With and Without HIV Infection: A Retrospective Study. (medscape.com)
  • Ahead of the national public health emergency expiring on May 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday updated its interim recommendations for infection prevention and control for healthcare personnel. (umn.edu)
  • The Amsterdam University Medical Centers-led study involved 114 long-COVID patients with severe fatigue and functional impairment 3 to 12 months after infection. (umn.edu)
  • Rectal discharge has many causes, and may present with other symptoms: Staining of undergarments Constant feeling of dampness around anus Frequent urge to open bowels, but passage of only small amounts of mucus or pus-like liquid rather than normal feces Rectal pain Rectal malodor, when the discharge is foul-smelling, e.g. associated with certain infections Pruritus ani Rectal bleeding Perianal erythema, swelling and tenderness Pus usually indicates infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • The differential diagnosis of rectal discharge is extensive, but the general etiological themes are infection and inflammation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Occasionally, intestinal parasitic infection can present with discharge, for example whipworm. (wikipedia.org)
  • Testing for herpes simplex virus serotype is advised in patients with genital infection, because recurrent infection is less likely with the type 1 serotype than with the type 2 serotype. (aafp.org)
  • Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection resolves in most patients uneventfully within weeks from the onset of the disease. (elsevier.es)
  • Here we present a case of a 36-year-old female patient who developed severe pruritus and jaundice three weeks after initially uncomplicated hepatitis A. A relapse of the infection was excluded. (elsevier.es)
  • The readmissions were most often caused by infection (32%), and 18% by cardiovascular disease. (lu.se)
  • The most common diagnoses at readmission were infection followed by cardiovascular disease. (lu.se)
  • OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare readmissions and death between sepsis and non-sepsis hospitalisations the first year after discharge, and to investigate what diagnoses patients with sepsis present with at readmission. (lu.se)
  • So far, 5,936 people have been discharged from hospitals after being treated for the disease. (mediarunsearch.co.uk)
  • Fifty-three people have been discharged after treatment. (villagevoice.com)
  • In 1984, approximately 776,000 patients were discharged from short- stay hospitals with a diagnosis of gallstones, 485,000 of those patients received a cholecystectomy. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods and Results - We examined prescription patterns and outcomes (all-cause mortality and/or HF readmission) in patients discharged from 103 Canadian hospitals between April 1999 and March 2001 after a first hospitalization for HF. (ices.on.ca)
  • Even as hospitals try to cut back on prescribing powerful but risky antibiotics for their patients, a new study shows that many of those patients still head home with prescriptions for those same drugs -- increasing their risk of everything from 'superbug' infections to torn tendons. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • In fact, the hospitals that said they are actively trying to reduce use of a group of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones were twice as likely to discharge patients with a new prescription for one of the drugs in that risky group. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • And across all 48 Michigan hospitals in the study, discharge-related prescriptions accounted for two-thirds of the entire fluoroquinolone supply prescribed to the nearly 12,000 patients treated for pneumonia or urinary tract infections. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • These results show we need to focus on not just their use in hospitals, but also in the prescriptions that we send patients home with. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • Only patients discharged from public hospitals are included. (who.int)
  • The number of discharges includes deaths in hospitals, but excludes same-day separations and transfers to other care units within the same institutions. (who.int)
  • 2002, data only include discharges in general hospitals and mental health hospitals. (who.int)
  • From reporting year 2003, data include additionally discharges in preventive and rehabilitative hospitals, however discharges of these institutions with less than 100 beds are not included. (who.int)
  • Patient 4 was asymptomatic throughout hospitalization and PCR results reflects days with detectable SARS-CoV-2 RNA following admission. (cdc.gov)
  • When compared to LHM, POEM patients had significantly less pain upon arrival to the recovery room (1.7 vs 3.61, p=0.0025), one hour post-operatively (2.2 vs 3.46, p=0.042), and during the first day of hospitalization (24 hour average 1.6 vs 3.29, p=0.037). (sages.org)
  • Patients undergoing POEM for achalasia demonstrated significantly less postoperative pain upon arrival to the recovery room, one hour postoperatively, and during the first 24 hours of hospitalization when compared to LHM patients. (sages.org)
  • Eligible patients, who did not need supplementary oxygen therapy at admission, were classified according to two regimens (starting favipiravir therapy within 4 days from admission vs. no favipiravir during hospitalization) and were then compared using a three-step method (cloning, censoring, and weighting). (springer.com)
  • In acute medically ill patients, the risk of experiencing VTE events remains high after hospitalization, especially within the first 30 days post discharge. (ajmc.com)
  • An unmet medical need exists for improving the quality of VTE prophylaxis during hospitalization and after discharge in acute medically ill patients, decreasing thromboembolic disease burden and improving long-term patient outcomes. (ajmc.com)
  • 11 The risk of developing VTE continues beyond hospitalization, especially for the first 30 days after discharge. (ajmc.com)
  • Study leaders reviewed the medical records of 1,441 patients who underwent a laparoscopic appendectomy for non-perforated appendicitis at CHOP between July 2015 and June 2019. (chop.edu)
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) lessens fatigue and improves concentration among long-COVID patients, finds a Dutch randomized controlled trial published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases . (umn.edu)
  • Vaughn and her colleagues report the findings in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • Most patients with these conditions are cared for by hospitalists or general internists, rather than infectious diseases specialists who mainly focus on the most serious cases. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • There is a plan for the patient to return for medical care if symptoms recur, which has been explained to the patient, and the patient understands what to do if symptoms recur. (cdc.gov)
  • Physiological white discharge is usually normal and do not show symptoms of the disease. (myhealth.gov.my)
  • Symptoms depend on the type of lung disease RA is causing in the lungs. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Symptoms of pain, itching, and a burning sensation prompt patients to seek medical attention. (medscape.com)
  • In palliative care, patients receiving corticosteroids for symptoms such as fatigue, anorexia, refractory nausea and vomiting or adjuvant analgesia and symptomatic treatment of cord compression or raised intracranial pressure, Dexamethasone phosphate/DEMO may be administered subcutaneously (see section 4.2) as an alternative to the oral route when the latter is unacceptable or no longer feasible. (who.int)
  • We had ocular discharge pressing around the eyes, and the start of neurological symptoms. (wbur.org)
  • Like with Traditional Chinese Medicine, each individual is analyzed for their specific symptoms and an appropriate therapy is chosen, not for the disease, but for the person displaying signs of health out of balance. (healthy.net)
  • Accumulated data indicate that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may be effective under optimal conditions in preventing the progression of central nervous system symptoms in neuronopathic forms of lysosomal storage diseases (such as Krabbe disease), including some of the mucopolysaccharidoses, oligosaccharidoses, sphingolipidoses, and lipidoses as well as peroxisome disorders such as X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. (medscape.com)
  • It is reasonable to imagine that some COVID-19 patients may have adverse functional outcomes despite recovery. (researchsquare.com)
  • Study Objectives: Chest pain (CP) is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department (ED). Several clinical decision rules have been developed to help risk stratify a group of patients at very low risk for acute coronary syndrome and bad outcomes. (healthpartners.com)
  • Our findings suggest POEM not only provides similar outcomes but at a less costly pain burden to the patient. (sages.org)
  • AHRQ Projects funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. (ahrq.gov)
  • Outcomes for depressed and anxious patients discharged before or after group cognitive behavior therapy: a naturalistic comparison. (bvsalud.org)
  • Countermeasures Team Lead for the 2023 Malaria Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • To better understand the concept of discharge readiness from subacute care facilities, this study explored perceptions of being ready for discharge from the perspectives of key stakeholders: inpatients, family members, clinicians and managers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients reported counselling received and quit attempts in a phone interview conducted 7-18 days after discharge. (bmj.com)
  • Previous studies also showed that discharged COVID-19 patients might have incompletely absorbed computed tomography (CT) findings, and some may develop residual pulmonary fibrosis [10-11]. (researchsquare.com)
  • The majority of patients (59.3%) had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (nih.gov)
  • There were also no differences in smoking, diabetes, cardiac disease or pulmonary disease between groups. (sages.org)
  • there is often a characteristic thick, green, ropy nasal or pulmonary discharge. (healthy.net)
  • For example, reports of advice increased from 55% among smokers overall to 77% and 72% among patients with pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease, respectively. (bmj.com)
  • Ultrasonography of the gallbladder is included as part of the digestive diseases component of the NHANES III. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to ultrasonography, the digestive diseases component will also obtain information from interviews with sample persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Digestive diseases represent the third largest economic burden of illness in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Post-discharge survival rates were 67.6% at 3 months, 49.4% at 1 year and 38.1% at 3 years. (nih.gov)
  • Mortality and Discharge Location of Intensive Care Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia. (medscape.com)
  • Despite various attempts by health care workers to reduce the morbidity and mortality of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), more than 15 million persons acquire STDs each year in the United States. (aafp.org)
  • Conclusions - In this observational study, aspirin use was not associated with an increase in mortality rates or HF readmission rates, and aspirin did not attenuate the benefits of ACE inhibitors, even in patients without coronary disease, patients with renal dysfunction, or patients treated with high-dose aspirin and low-dose ACE inhibitors. (ices.on.ca)
  • And there happened to be pathologists there that noticed the high mortality of dead crows and determined it was a new invasive disease transmitted by a mosquito, the West Nile virus. (wbur.org)
  • Visceral leishmaniasis causes irregular fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia with high mortality in untreated patients. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The present manuscript documents the impact of educational interventions during cardiac rehabilitation as a health-strengthening strategy, which represents a fundamental resource for the discipline since, as part of interdisci- plinary teams in patient care for cardiac rehabilitation, nursing pro- fessionals are an important link during the design and application of educational strategies that allow mitigating morbidity and mortality. (bvsalud.org)
  • Identifying Comorbid Subtypes of Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure. (medscape.com)
  • In the nonobstetric population, pelvic inflammatory disease and invasive gynecologic procedures are the most common precursors to acute endometritis. (medscape.com)
  • Community discharge among post-acute nursing home residents: an association with patient safety culture? (ahrq.gov)
  • Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall prevention interventions for older adults. (ahrq.gov)
  • Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical disease of the abdomen in the pediatric population. (chop.edu)
  • When carefully-selected remedies fail to act, especially in acute diseases, it frequently arouses the reactionary powers of the organism. (abchomeopathy.com)
  • The current literature focusses heavily on discharge-readiness from clinicians' perspectives and in the acute care setting. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There is also little published on discharge readiness from subacute care facilities, i.e. care provided after an acute care episode, focused heavily on rehabilitating functional activities and less on stabilizing medical conditions [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Over 8 million acute medically ill patients each year in the United States are at risk for experiencing venous thromboembolism (VTE) events, with up to 900,000 patients developing blood clots for the first time. (ajmc.com)
  • Patients who are hospitalized for acute medical illnesses (eg, pneumonia, stroke particularly ischemic stroke, and heart failure) have more than a 10-fold increased risk of developing VTE events compared to those who are not hospitalized. (ajmc.com)
  • At the current time, betrixaban is the only anticoagulant that has demonstrated clinical benefit and has been FDA-approved for postdischarge extended VTE prophylaxis in acute medically ill patients. (ajmc.com)
  • 2 As broadly illustrated in Figure 1 , patients who are hospitalized for acute medical illnesses such as pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, stroke, or heart failure have more than a tenfold increased risk of developing VTE events. (ajmc.com)
  • In fact, 60% to 70% of all VTE events are reported in acute medically ill hospitalized patients, whereas the remainder are found in surgical patients. (ajmc.com)
  • 1 Over 8 million acute medically ill patients each year in the United States are at risk for experiencing VTE events. (ajmc.com)
  • Age - is the patient's age at the time of the interview (for current patients) or at the time of discharge (for discharges). (cdc.gov)
  • The use of non-standardised assessments to determine a patient's readiness for discharge places a heavy reliance on a clinician's judgement which can be influenced by system pressures, past experiences and team dynamics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The patient has no clinical laboratory results consistent with VHF, or those that could be consistent with VHF have been otherwise explained. (cdc.gov)
  • Central to the care of most ED patients with CP is close clinical followup and appropriate risk stratification testing. (healthpartners.com)
  • A clinician survey provides insight into the clinical practice patterns regarding extubation of patients receiving vasopressor infusions. (medscape.com)
  • By the end of this call we would like all of you to be able to describe when to suspect malaria, define preferred methods for malaria diagnosis, identify an optimal treatment regimen for an individual patient infected with malaria using available clinical and laboratory information, and to identify strategies to prevent mosquito transmitted malaria in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Clinical data sharing improves quality measurement and patient safety. (ahrq.gov)
  • COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, has a highly variable clinical presentation and severity, with age, male sex, and comorbidities such as diabetes and hypertension associated with increased severity risk 6 . (nature.com)
  • In summary, this study provides evidence that same-day discharge for children after a laparoscopic appendectomy for non-perforated appendicitis is an appropriate management strategy, not only from a clinical perspective but also from a financial standpoint. (chop.edu)
  • Our journal seeks to publish articles on basic clinical care and translational research focused on preventing rather than treating the complications of end-stage liver disease. (elsevier.es)
  • In this large cohort from a COVID-19 registry, favipiravir was not associated with a positive effect on the clinical outcome on patients with nonsevere, early-stage COVID-19, suggesting that it is not an essential drug for COVID-19 treatment. (springer.com)
  • In the pilot stage of a phase II/III clinical trial in Russia, favipiravir (AVIFAVIR) enabled SARS-CoV-2 viral clearance in 62.5% of patients within 4 days [ 7 ]. (springer.com)
  • 5,7-9 Using risk assessment models, several prediction scores have been proposed and implemented in clinical practice to stratify VTE risks in hospitalized patients. (ajmc.com)
  • Lysosomal storage diseases describe a heterogeneous group of dozens of rare inherited disorders characterized by the accumulation of undigested or partially digested macromolecules, which ultimately results in cellular dysfunction and clinical abnormalities. (medscape.com)
  • Age of onset and clinical manifestations may vary widely among patients with a given lysosomal storage disease, and significant phenotypic heterogeneity between family members carrying identical mutations has been reported. (medscape.com)
  • This has led to active clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of intrathecal enzyme delivery in several lysosomal storage diseases (see www.ClinicalTrials.gov ). (medscape.com)
  • PARTICIPANTS: There were 447 patients hospitalised for sepsis (cases), and 541 hospitalised for other causes (control) identified through clinical chart review. (lu.se)
  • The utility model discloses a do not have and create face guard of ventilating with vibration sputum discharging function, it includes face guard main part and forehead support piece, the face guard main part includes stabilizer, oxygen pipe jack, stopple, expiration mouth, the valve of supplying gas, gos back involving vibrations sputum discharging device in the face guard main part. (google.com)
  • To be solved in the utility model is that existing non-invasive ventilation mask cannot assist patient carrying out normal physiologic respiration During exclude the problem of sputum in lung and respiratory tract. (google.com)
  • Fully integrated workflows, functionality, and an intuitive patient interface make athenaTelehealth easy for clinicians and patients alike. (athenahealth.com)
  • This paper aimed to explore the perceptions of discharge-readiness from the perspectives of key stakeholders in subacute care: inpatients, family members, clinicians and managers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Discharge planning pathways currently use both standardized and non-standardized assessments to assist with decision-making, with clinicians more frequently reverting to those without psychometric testing [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A gap in the literature exists, with a systematic review concluding that of the 23 articles reviewed on discharge readiness from subacute care, only 1 was within a mixed-diagnostic population with the majority being in a neurological population [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Rojas-Caballero JA, Romero E, Cogollo-Milanés Z. Impact of educational interventions to foster health in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2015 sexually transmitted diseases treatment guideline defines PID as any combination of endometritis, salpingitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, and pelvic peritonitis. (medscape.com)
  • For patient education information, see the Women's Health Center, Pregnancy and Reproduction Center, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Center, as well as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cesarean Childbirth, and Dilation and Curettage (D&C). (medscape.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published updated guidelines that provide new strategies for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). (aafp.org)
  • Your health care provider has told you that you have Parkinson disease . (medlineplus.gov)
  • Estimates are based on the number of discharged patients, the majority of whom leave hospice care at death. (cdc.gov)
  • Some patients might discontinue care while living, some might reenter care, and some might have more than one episode of care in a 12-month period. (cdc.gov)
  • Use of hospice care increased from approximately 219,300 discharged hospice-care patients in 1992 to 1,045,100 in 2007. (cdc.gov)
  • The figure above shows the annual number of patients discharged from hospice care, by primary diagnosis (cancer versus all other diseases) in the United States during 1992-2007. (cdc.gov)
  • Deliver quality care more easily with customizable documentation templates, automatic patient record sharing, and the ability to practice when and where it's convenient. (athenahealth.com)
  • A convenient and secure way to deliver virtual care to your patients. (athenahealth.com)
  • Deliver quality care more easily with support that lets you focus on your patients. (athenahealth.com)
  • See how we can help you coordinate care and engage patients wherever your organization falls on the risk spectrum. (athenahealth.com)
  • Meet patients where they are and deliver vital care while helping maintain your practice's schedule density. (athenahealth.com)
  • This updated statement incorporates new knowledge about risks and medical care of the high-risk neonate, the timing of discharge, and planning for care after discharge. (nih.gov)
  • Recommendations are given to aid in deciding when discharge is appropriate and to ensure that all necessary care will be available and well coordinated after discharge. (nih.gov)
  • Discharge - is a patient formally discharged from care by the home health agency or hospice during a designated month randomly selected for each agency prior to data collection. (cdc.gov)
  • therefore, discharges represent episodes of care rather than patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Four hundred three of 640 patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) who were admitted to our respiratory intensive care unit (RICU) were studied. (nih.gov)
  • This study examined the association between patient safety culture (PSC) measured by the Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture and community discharge of long-term care (LTC) residents. (ahrq.gov)
  • This discharge process might be an effective way to change health care providers' attitude toward discharge instructions. (scielo.br)
  • Gallbladder disease is the most costly digestive illness, generating more than a billion dollars per year in direct costs for medical care. (cdc.gov)
  • There are currently 645 inpatients with coronavirus disease - 61 of them assigned to the campaign unit - 266 in intensive care units (ICUs) and 209 patients on ventilators. (mediarunsearch.co.uk)
  • Living well with Parkinson's disease (PD) means getting the support you need - from tools that help you work alongside your care team to resources that empower you. (parkinson.org)
  • Elaine was successfully awarded the studentship, which was a mixed method evaluation of an arts intervention that aimed to improve the mental health and wellbeing of primary care patients. (birmingham.ac.uk)
  • Update on #Legionnaires disease: Fewer new cases, people are seeking care promptly and getting treatment promptly. (villagevoice.com)
  • A mother-of-two from Douglas in Cork has been discharged from intensive care after spending a record 79 days on life support being treated for Covid-19. (rte.ie)
  • The medical conference was attended by respiratory, infectious disease and intensive care experts from each of the six national Irish universities and by intensivists from Oxford's ICU department. (rte.ie)
  • These guidelines attempt to summarise the available evidence to aid the healthcare professional in delivering good quality patient care. (bmj.com)
  • The Standards of Care Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) established a Pleural Disease Guideline Group in December 2007. (bmj.com)
  • The primary cause of their care dependence is the loss of physical function resulting from chronic diseases and age-associated impairments. (adb.org)
  • Further, many elderly people have complex cases of multiple chronic diseases and physical and/or cognitive disabilities which require a continuity of services for both elderly care and health care. (adb.org)
  • Planning discharges from subacute care facilities is becoming increasingly complex due to an ageing population and a high demand on services. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Findings from this qualitative study identified key personal and environmental factors influencing patients' discharge-readiness, which may allow health services to streamline the determination of discharge-readiness from subacute care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Widely used lung function tests often fail to detect lung disease in Black patients, according to research-and experts are calling for new methods of testing. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Rectal discharge is intermittent or continuous expression of liquid from the anus (per rectum). (wikipedia.org)
  • Excessive urging to urinate with scanty and intermittent urinary discharge. (hpathy.com)
  • The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS: This report has shown satisfactory intra and postoperative evolution of Osteogenesis Imperfecta patient submitted to total intravenous general anesthesia. (scielo.br)
  • During 2015-2016, 3.5% of adult visits to the emergency department were made by those with chronic kidney disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Moreover, a retrospective study showed that more than half of the COVID-19 patients in the early convalescence phase had impaired diffusing-capacity, lower respiratory muscle strength, and lung imaging abnormalities [12]. (researchsquare.com)
  • We aimed to describe a six-month follow-up of the functional status of COVID-19 patients after discharge in this retrospective cohort study. (researchsquare.com)
  • A retrospective review of all patients undergoing POEM or LHM from 2006-2015 was performed. (sages.org)
  • COLORADO, USA - There are 561 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Colorado as of April 21, and the seven-day, moving average positivity rate increased to 5.86%, according to the latest data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). (9news.com)
  • In unborn and newborn children chlamydial infections, gonorrhoea and syphilis can produce serious and often life-threatening conditions including congenital disease, pneumonia and low birth weight. (who.int)
  • The data come from patients treated for pneumonia or UTIs over a nearly two-year period ending in fall 2017. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • This micrograph depicted details seen in a lung tissue specimen from a patient with fatal pneumonia due to Legionnaires' disease. (villagevoice.com)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • I'm Nikki Grimsley and I'm representing the Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity, or COCA, with the Emergency Risk Communication Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Lyme disease is the nation's most common vectorborne disease, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 476,000 people are infected each year. (umn.edu)
  • Most patients were nonhospitalized and self-referred from one of six centers. (umn.edu)
  • To assist in these endeavors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2 recently updated guidelines for the prevention and treatment of STDs. (aafp.org)
  • On September 30, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Thomas Eric Duncan , a 45-year-old Liberian national visiting the United States from Liberia , had been diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas, Texas . (wikipedia.org)
  • In general, transplantation yields the best results when performed early in the course of the disease (ie, in an asymptomatic affected sibling of a child with a lysosomal storage disorder), in centers with experience in performing transplantations to treat inherited metabolic disorders, and in patients healthy enough to tolerate the conditioning and transplantation regimen. (medscape.com)
  • Overall RAS alteration in severe COVID-19 resembled severity of disease-matched patients with influenza. (nature.com)
  • It is 86% effective at preventing severe disease and requires one dose. (9news.com)
  • Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed asymptomatic Moyamoya disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • In 1992, three out of four patients (approximately 163,600) had a primary diagnosis of cancer, compared with 55,500 patients with all other diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2007, less than half of patients (42%) had a primary diagnosis of cancer, for a total of 447,600 cancer patients, compared with 597,500 patients with all other diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Length of survival was significantly dependent on age, weaning success and main diagnosis (i.e., prognosis in COPD is worse compared to thoracic restriction, neuromuscular disease and others) in the multivariate analysis. (nih.gov)
  • Case summary: At 7 months, the patient presented neurological manifestations of hypotonia and delayed motor development. (bvsalud.org)
  • The patient was discharged without neurological sequelae. (bvsalud.org)
  • Background - The safety of aspirin in heart failure (HF) has been called into question, particularly in those patients (1) without coronary disease, (2) with renal dysfunction, or (3) treated with low-dose angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and high-dose aspirin. (ices.on.ca)
  • 44% without coronary disease and 29% with renal dysfunction), 2785 (38%) died or required HF readmission within the first year. (ices.on.ca)
  • This report aims to highlight the risk of sudden death in patients with RASopathy and RNF213 p.R4810K polymorphism and emphasize the significance of actively searching for coronary artery morphological abnormalities in these patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • The risk of developing bowel cancer after removal of polyps is 2.3%, compared to 8.0% for patients who do not have them removed. (surgeryencyclopedia.com)
  • Following adequate bowel preparation, the patient is placed under general anesthesia and positioned for the operation. (surgeryencyclopedia.com)
  • Rates of counselling and correlations were calculated, and multivariate analysis identified predictors of patient report, physician documentation, and quit attempts. (bmj.com)
  • To date, all eight individuals have received oral anti-malarial treatment, including medications to prevent relapse disease, which we'll review in more detail later, and all have recovered. (cdc.gov)
  • Other preventive strategies include administering the hepatitis B vaccine series to unimmunized patients who present for STD evaluation and administering hepatitis A vaccine to illegal drug users and men who have sex with men. (aafp.org)
  • Disease complexity has shown the need for anesthesiologist's adequate evaluation and monitoring. (scielo.br)
  • Thus, the public health response to halt local malaria transmission targets the mosquito vector in humans with the disease. (cdc.gov)
  • It added that it will work closely with federal and state health agencies, pest control management groups, and partners including the Global Lyme Alliance and the Lyme Disease Association. (umn.edu)
  • The lingering effects of COVID-19 on some patients' health has gotten a lot of attention. (medicalxpress.com)
  • New York City is experiencing the worst outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in its history, with more than 100 people diagnosed in the South Bronx," Dr. Mary Travis Bassett, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said today. (villagevoice.com)
  • The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports tonight that eight people have now died from the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in the South Bronx. (villagevoice.com)
  • The scope and purpose of the guideline had been agreed and defined in consultation with all potential stakeholders representing the medical and nursing professions, patient groups, health management and industry (see full list of stakeholders at the end of this section). (bmj.com)
  • News that Nandumbo health center in Balaka district was stormed by local community members who discharged all cholera patients at the facility. (who.int)
  • Source: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of CR (IHIS CR), National Registry of Hospitalized Patients. (who.int)
  • Source: National Patient Registry, National Board of Health. (who.int)
  • To determine the impact of educational interventions to foster health in patients undergoing car- a r d i a c R diac rehabilitation. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim was also to evaluate to what degree patients hospitalised for sepsis seek medical attention prior to hospitalisation. (lu.se)
  • OUTCOME MEASURES: Cox regression was used to analyse readmission and death the year after discharge, and logistic regression was used to analyse healthcare the week prior to hospitalisation. (lu.se)
  • RESULTS: Out of patients who survived a sepsis hospitalisation, 48% were readmitted the year after discharge, compared with 39% for patients without sepsis (HR 1.50, 95% CI 1.03 to 2.19), p=0.04. (lu.se)
  • Finally, 34% of patients with sepsis had sought prehospital contact with a physician the week before hospitalisation, compared with 22% for patients without sepsis (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.06 to 3.04), p=0.03. (lu.se)
  • Patients hospitalised for sepsis had sought prehospital contact the week prior to hospitalisation to a greater extent than patients without sepsis. (lu.se)
  • Previous studies with short-term follow-up data showed that a few discharged COVID-19 patients were re-positive for SARS-nCoV-2 detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis [6-7]. (researchsquare.com)
  • Moreover, in addition to physical damage, some COVID-19 patients may suffer from psychological impairment including sleep disorder, depression and anxiety after discharge [8-9]. (researchsquare.com)
  • It is recommended that people with Parkinson disease get a COVID vaccine. (medlineplus.gov)
  • As of midnight yesterday, the medical team at the HRU unit has examined 180 patients with suspected Covid-19. (mediarunsearch.co.uk)
  • Over the course of the pandemic, researchers nationwide noticed differences in COVID-19 disease between children and adults. (medicalxpress.com)
  • She is the longest-surviving ventilated Covid patient in the UK and Ireland, and maybe in Europe. (rte.ie)
  • A conference call in March between Covid-19 experts in Wuhan, China and doctors here in Ireland was key to saving Ms Sullivan's life, as well as the lives of many other coronavirus patients in Ireland. (rte.ie)
  • We used the COVID-19 Registry Japan, a nationwide registry of inpatients with COVID-19, for evaluating the effectiveness of favipiravir on patients with nonsevere, early-stage COVID-19. (springer.com)
  • CDPHE reports 494,521 people have tested positive for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. (9news.com)
  • Some lesions can cause a discharge by mechanically interfering with, or preventing the complete closure of, the anal canal. (wikipedia.org)
  • Data was abstracted from patient electronic medical records. (healthpartners.com)
  • Patient data were prospectively computerised with regard to factors at resuscitation. (bmj.com)
  • 14 Real-world data suggest that 4.8 million to 5.2 million patients may have an extended VTE risk. (ajmc.com)
  • 5505 patients suffered from cardiac arrest during the time of the survey. (bmj.com)
  • This article derives from the Master's Degree thesis entitled "Effectiveness of e a l t h i educational interventions for cardiac rehabilitation in patients with ischemic heart disease: An integrative review", presented to the Master's Degree Program program o s t e r H in Nursing of Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia. (bvsalud.org)
  • RASopathies - caused by mutations in the RAS/MAPK signaling pathway - are frequently associated with cardiac diseases, such as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. (bvsalud.org)
  • If you are a patient, please refer your question to your healthcare provider. (cdc.gov)
  • This guideline is intended for use by all healthcare professionals who may be involved in pleural disease management. (bmj.com)
  • Alternatively, patients could be enrolled if the treating ED clinician deemed the patient to be otherwise low-risk. (healthpartners.com)
  • Without standardized assessments and processes to support decision-making about discharge readiness, there is a greater reliance on individual clinician judgement. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Understanding factors that influence discharge readiness from perspectives beyond those of the clinician is currently limited. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Connective tissue diseases. (medlineplus.gov)
  • BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Osteogenesis Imperfecta is an uncommon genetic connective tissue disease with prevalence of 1/10000, primarily involving endochondral ossification, resulting in brittle bones, multiple fractures and skeletal deformities. (scielo.br)
  • 2 In addition to counseling patients who are being assessed for an STD, family physicians should address possible misconceptions about STD-protective behavior in adolescents and young adults. (aafp.org)
  • The guideline addresses the investigation and medical management of pleural disease in adults. (bmj.com)
  • In an exit questionnaire with hospitalised smokers, 66% of patients on a cardiovascular disease unit and 17% on a general medical unit reported receiving smoking cessation advice from their physician. (bmj.com)
  • This article aimed at reporting a case of Osteogenesis Imperfecta patient submitted to total intravenous anesthesia for fractured femur surgical repair. (scielo.br)
  • CASE REPORT: Male patient, 15 years old, 41 kg, 140 cm, with history of Osteogenesis Imperfecta and cardiopathy, scheduled for fractured femur surgical repair. (scielo.br)
  • Therefore, it is important for all women to have at least the basic knowledge which distinguishes the production of natural vaginal mucus with white disease which is more complicated and requires medical treatment. (myhealth.gov.my)
  • Frequently medical sources do not differentiate between the two types of discharge, instead using the general term mucopurulent discharge, which, strictly speaking, should only be used to refer to a discharge that contains both mucus and pus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mucous discharges can be thought of in three broad categories: Normal physiologically produced mucus Inappropriately expressed physiologically produced mucus (e.g. in the presence of sphincter defects, or lesions preventing normal sphincter closure, allowing seepage or soiling) Mucus produced in pathological quantities (e.g. from a lesion, or generalized coloproctitis or as a result of bacterial overgrowth) A mucous rectal discharge may be blood-streaked. (wikipedia.org)
  • Note: "mucus" is a noun, used to name the substance itself, and "mucous" is an adjective, used to describe a discharge. (wikipedia.org)
  • This type of lesion may not cause discharge intrinsically, but instead, allow transit of liquid stool components and mucus. (wikipedia.org)
  • The patient no longer needs a wheelchair and now walks for an hour daily and is having no urinary discomfort as well. (hpathy.com)
  • Understanding how these factors might be assessed within a discharge pathway warrants further attention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Several pathologies can present with perianal discharge. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pleural disease originates from a wide range of pathologies and a systematic approach to the investigation and management is therefore required. (bmj.com)
  • Background: Ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1)-related myopathies are a group of congenital muscle diseases caused by RYR1 mutations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Almost a half of patients (48.84%) reported that discharge instructions were given by their physicians. (scielo.br)
  • RESULTS 71.0% of patients reported counselling, and physicians documented counselling in the charts of 46.2% of patients (correlation = 0.15, κ = 0.13). (bmj.com)
  • When physicians counsel patients about smoking cessation, they may favour particular subgroups. (bmj.com)
  • occasional serosanguineous discharge and bleeding were present. (medscape.com)
  • Survival (discharged alive) was 37.5% during the first part and 35.1% during the second part (NS). (bmj.com)
  • Major indicators for an increased chance of survival were initial ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, arrest being witnessed, and the patient being conscious on admission. (bmj.com)
  • To increase survival among these patients the concept of the chain of survival has emerged. (bmj.com)
  • Elderly people typically have chronic diseases and experience multiple morbidities. (adb.org)