Patient admission. Medical search. Frequent questions

Testing patients with just three risk factors upon hospital admission has potential to identify nearly three out of four asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile, according to a new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Infection Control. (analytica-world.com)
Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, analyzed stool samples from 320 patients showing no symptoms of C. difficile at hospital admission using a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. (analytica-world.com)
Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization in a tertiary care hospital: Admission prevalence and risk factors. (analytica-world.com)
6. It is concluded that sodium loss contributes to the decrease in blood pressure on the second day of hospital admission and after. (portlandpress.com)
to compare patients who required hospital admission with those who did not and assess risk factors for hospital admission related to COVID-19. (bmj.com)
The main outcome was hospital admission related to COVID-19. (bmj.com)
We ran a multivariable logistic regression model to assess risk factors for the hospital admission. (bmj.com)
Of these, 54 patients required hospital admission related to COVID-19. (bmj.com)
The mean age on admission was 69.7 (15.7) years, and the median time from onset of symptoms to hospital admission was 5 (3-10) days. (bmj.com)
Conclusion Our results suggest that age and having a systemic autoimmune condition increased the risk of hospital admission, whereas disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs were not associated with hospital admission. (bmj.com)
The addition of key condition-specific clinical data points at the time of hospital admission will dramatical y improve model performance. (who.int)
Reassess the patient, if oxygen level is not ventilation improving, arrange for hospital admission for effective management g. (who.int)

Patients We retrospectively investigated 298 patients who suffered CAP due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection diagnosed by PCR and were admitted to our institution from February 2020 to January 2021. (go.jp)
Hospitals may be able to use a machine learning model to identify adult patients at high risk of in-hospital mortality upon admission, according to a February 7, 2020, study in JAMA Network Open . (ecri.org)
322 COVID-19 patients were selected in this retrospective study between November 2020 and March 2021. (researchsquare.com)

Facilitating Patient Understanding of Discharge Instructions: Workshop Summary. (ahrq.gov)
In this study, home monitoring referred to the clinical pathway (the COVID-box project) in which patients were given tools and devices (blood pressure monitor, pulse oximeter, thermometer and concomitant instructions) upon discharge from the ED to monitor their vital parameters at home three times a day, combined with daily teleconsultations (preferably video consultations) carried out by a healthcare professional, as reviewed extensively elsewhere [ 5 ]. (ersjournals.com)
Laboratory parameters were measured on admission and followed till discharge or death. (researchsquare.com)
Effective treatment algorithms are needed to guide diabetes care at hospital discharge in general medicine and surgery patients with type 2 diabetes. (diabetesjournals.org)
This was a prospective, multicenter open-label study aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of a hospital discharge algorithm based on admission HbA 1c . (diabetesjournals.org)
Measurement of HbA 1c on admission is beneficial in tailoring treatment regimens at discharge in general medicine and surgery patients with type 2 diabetes. (diabetesjournals.org)
METHODS: We compared the baseline characteristics and discharge outcomes of stroke patients admitted in the first month (October 2009) of the Anglia Stroke Clinical Network Evaluation Study (ASCNES) with the routinely collected data over 2 years between September 2008 and April 2011 from the same 8 hospital trusts in the Anglia Stroke & Heart Clinical Network (AS&HCN) as well as seasonal cohorts from the same period. (uea.ac.uk)
No significant differences were observed for pre-stroke residence, pre-stroke modified Rankin, weekend vs. weekday admission, time of admission, patients with atrial fibrillation, type of stroke, admission systolic blood pressure, use of thrombolysis (rTPA), in-patient mortality and discharge destination. (uea.ac.uk)
CONCLUSIONS: Stroke patients admitted in one month had largely indistinguishable characteristics and discharge outcomes to those admitted to the same trusts in three separate seasons and also over two years in this cohort. (uea.ac.uk)
All admissions in 12 full months to a tertiary medical center were reviewed if the patient had a discharge code related to heart failure . (bvsalud.org)
Electronic and paper medical records were reviewed to identify how long it took patients to seek care after they became aware of signs and symptoms , factors that precipitated exacerbation, and discharge details. (bvsalud.org)
Psychiatric evaluation due to persistent suicidal ideations immediately after discharge was required for five patients. (lu.se)
The manegement follows a sequence that starts with the initial evaluation, secondary evaluation, progress notes, discharge and finally, the outpatient treatment and monitoring of the patient. (bvsalud.org)

Among the more than 1.5 million cases, 31% were admitted to the ICU and the analysis found that the admissions did not result in significant differences in 30-day mortality for any of the 3 conditions. (ajmc.com)
Multivariable analysis showed coinfection not to be an independent factor of severity on admission, need for high-flow nasal cannula or invasive mandatory ventilation, and mortality. (go.jp)
Severity on admission, need for high-flow oxygen therapy or invasive mandatory ventilation, and mortality were not affected by coinfection. (go.jp)
Previous audits have shown wide variability in the length of stay and mortality between units not explained by patient factors. (bmj.com)
Hospital admissions carry a high mortality and patients may have extended lengths of stay. (bmj.com)
Patients with De Ritis ratio ≥ 1.218 were significantly associated with mortality, severity, higher AST and IL-6, however with lower ALT. (researchsquare.com)
Mortality and readmission at 90 days of patients admitted for eEPOC. (ers-education.org)
2.6 g/dL is a significant independent predictor of morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. (wustl.edu)
African Medical Journal describing its use of service claims data to patient investigation and treatment, as well as providing a framework determine standardised mortality rates, across hospital systems, for against which clinical outcomes can be measured. (who.int)

NCICLE Pathways to Excellence: Expectations for an Optimal Clinical Learning Environment to Achieve Safe and High-Quality Patient Care, 2021. (ahrq.gov)
Patients who signed a brief admissions contract between April 1, 2018, and April 30, 2021, were eligible for inclusion in the study. (lu.se)
FINDINGS: Of the 928 patients admitted to the psychiatric facility between April 1, 2018, and April 30, 2021, 60 were excluded, and a further 801 did not meet the inclusion criteria for age, previous emergency visits, or having at least three of the nine criteria of borderline personality disorder. (lu.se)
Trend data in 2021 indicate shorter hospital length of _ The PPO Serve value-based care (VBC) pilot stays and fewer admissions, and higher rates of of its Value Care Team (VCT) model began in surgical admissions. (who.int)

The researchers sought to understand the relationship between ICU admission and outcomes for patients with acute myocardial infarction or exacerbation of COPD or heart failure. (ajmc.com)
Prehospital Delay, Precipitants of Admission, and Length of Stay in Patients With Exacerbation of Heart Failure. (bvsalud.org)
To describe demographic, clinical, behavioral, and psychosocial factors that precipitate admission for exacerbation of heart failure and assess the relationships between precipitating factors and delay before hospitalization , and between delay time and length of hospital stay . (bvsalud.org)
Data on confirmed admissions for exacerbation of heart failure were included in the study. (bvsalud.org)
Exacerbation of heart failure was confirmed in 482 patients . (bvsalud.org)

Woodlands, like several other hospitals, started screening patients with flu-like symptoms for Covid last week. (indiatimes.com)
Thereafter, daily teleconsultations were conducted to assess patients' symptoms and vital parameters, based upon which an indication for reassessment at the ED was made. (ersjournals.com)
Patients often remain very susceptible to future recurrences after a first episode and experience persistent or even increasing difficulties in symptoms and functioning, even when they are not acutely ill ( 2 , 3 ). (frontiersin.org)
Of the 322 COVID-19 patients, 57 (17.7%) had gastrointestinal symptoms on admission. (researchsquare.com)
Previous studies showed that up to 26% of patients with COVID-19 gastrointestinal symptoms were developed mainly with diarrhea, nausea and loss of appetite [5, 6]. (researchsquare.com)
Patients with symptoms. (providence.org)
Screening patients for symptoms. (providence.org)
Placing patients on special droplet contact precautions if symptoms develop, and testing for COVID or other respiratory viruses as clinically indicated. (providence.org)
In genetically susceptible individuals, these interactions can lead the patient with asthma to symptoms of breathlessness, wheezing, cough, and chest tightness. (medscape.com)
Delay times from symptom awareness to seeking treatment were shorter in patients who had a recent change in medicine for heart failure , renal failure , or poor medication adherence and longer in patients with depressive symptoms and hypertension . (bvsalud.org)
Check oxygen saturations with pulse oximeter should stay in a in a separate room from 3 times a day for those with symptoms who the patient, if possible, or keep a dis- have risk factors for severe disease1 tance of at least 1 metre. (who.int)
For patients with oxygen saturation of 94% and above, kidney disease, obesity among others with improving symptoms - continue with steps 2 & 3. (who.int)
For patients with worsening symptoms such as breathlessness, confusion, chest pain, or extreme weakness, admit them to hospital immediately. (who.int)

Home monitoring has been suggested as potentially beneficial to monitor (suspected) COVID-19 patients while reducing hospital admissions and viral exposure of healthcare workers [ 4 ]. (ersjournals.com)
50kg, 1000mg at least 6 suspected COVID-19 patients and admit those hours between doses, maximum 4g/4000mg with oxygen saturations below 94%, and those per day including any combination medica- with comorbidities into a treatment facility tions). (who.int)

September 2019 and currently covers 5620 patients in Pretoria North, Gauteng province, South Africa. (who.int)

Monitoring is beneficial for selected patients with syncope, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, atrial tachyarrhythmias, and uncorrected electrolyte abnormalities. (nih.gov)
Forslund T, Wettermark B, Andersen M, Hjemdahl P. Stroke and bleeding with NOAC or warfarin treatment in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a population based cohort study. (janusinfo.se)
Loikas D, Forslund T, Wettermark B, Schenck-Gustafsson K, Hjemdahl P, von Euler M. Increased thromboprophylactic treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation after the introduction of NOACs - an analysis of sex and gender differences. (janusinfo.se)
Time in Therapeutic Range and Outcomes After Warfarin Initiation in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Renal Dysfunction. (janusinfo.se)

Many patients die within 48 hours of arriving in hospital and emergency, acute medical/surgical physicians do not identify these patients as requiring SPCT involvement. (bmj.com)
Hospital admissions are increasing at 3.5 times the rate of surgical procedures (regression gradient 7.63 vs 2.18 per 100 000/year). (bmj.com)
These trends demonstrate an increasing demand for specialists involved in the surgical and non-surgical management of this disease, and highlight the need for services capable of dealing with the increased comorbidity burden associated with an ageing patient group. (bmj.com)
The use of routinely collected national administrative data allowed for the analysis of trends in admissions and surgical procedures for low back pain (LBP) throughout England, for a prolonged time period. (bmj.com)

This may help prevent patients from suffering from a potentially traumatic experience during treatment in the psychiatric system. (frontiersin.org)
2) Every voluntary patient admitted to a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home shall be bound to abide by such regulations as may be made by the medical officer in charge or the licensee of the psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home. (advocatekhoj.com)
Please note that most insurers consider psychiatric admissions emergent in nature and therefore will not allow authorization until the patient is physically in our admissions office. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
To understand the meanings of psychiatric hospitalization for the patients of a Psychosocial Care Center. (bvsalud.org)
10 patients were interviewed with the guiding question: Tell me how it was for you to be admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. (bvsalud.org)
Eligible patients were those aged 13-17 years who were admitted to the psychiatric facility, who had at least one emergency visit or admission during the 6 months before admission, and had prominent features of instability and self-harm, corresponding. (lu.se)
Eligible patients were those aged 13-17 years who were admitted to the psychiatric facility, who had at least one emergency visit or admission during the 6 months before admission, and had prominent features of instability and self-harm, corresponding to at least three of the nine criteria for borderline personality disorder as per the DSM-5 as assessed by a paediatric psychiatrist during the admission. (lu.se)
A brief admissions contract allows patients to admit themselves to psychiatric emergency care for a transitory time. (lu.se)
Data refer to newly diagnosed disorders for diagnoses under ICD-10 codes F11-F19 at out-patient departments of psychiatric care in the given year. (who.int)

Referring doctors and patients, in this survey, favoured alternatives to acute medical care in proportions much higher than that of supposedly inappropriate admission. (nih.gov)
Physicians often use monitored beds for patients who might only require frequent nursing care. (nih.gov)
Except in cases of critical illness, the intensive care unit may not be the best place for patients experiencing a flare-up of heart failure or their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or even having a heart attack. (ajmc.com)
Except in cases of critical illness, the intensive care unit (ICU) may not be the best place for patients experiencing a flare-up of heart failure or their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or even having a heart attack, according to a study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society . (ajmc.com)
The study's results would not apply to patients who require intensive care, such as those having trouble breathing on their own. (ajmc.com)
Important preliminary examinations: To make sure you will not lose any time, we located the central blood withdrawal, ECG office (electrocardiogram) and pre-medication health care center for anesthesia information in immediate vicinity of the patient registration. (uke.de)
Patient Safety in the Context of Perinatal, Neonatal, and Pediatric Care. (ahrq.gov)
Improving care by using patient feedback. (ahrq.gov)
Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care. (ahrq.gov)
This study aimed to explore associations between resources and organisation of care and patient outcomes. (bmj.com)
234 UK acute hospitals each prospectively identified 40 consecutive acute COPD admissions, documenting process of care and outcomes from a retrospective case note audit. (bmj.com)
7 This study aimed to explore possible relationships between resources available for the care of COPD patients and organisation of care with the patient outcomes of death, LOS, and readmission. (bmj.com)
The ACCESS treatment model offers assertive community treatment (ACT) embedded in an integrated care program to patients with severe psychotic disorders. (frontiersin.org)
Compared to standard care, it proved to be more effective in terms of service disengagement and other outcomes in patients with psychotic disorders over 12, 24, and 48 months. (frontiersin.org)
Secondary outcomes were differences between those with and without involuntary admissions in the 2 years prior to ACCESS regarding change of psychopathology, severity of illness, psychosocial functioning, quality of life, satisfaction with care, medication non-adherence, and service-disengagement. (frontiersin.org)
Any patient admitted to said hospital may pay for his care and treatment in whole or in part if he volunteers to do so. (public.law)
Active surveillance of incoming patients was the answer at two short-term acute care hospitals that agreed to participate in the project, Paoline said at the 2023 conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). (reliasmedia.com)
Especially when you consider how these very sick patients can move between different levels of care, even within a short period of time. (reliasmedia.com)
Aims To assess the population of patients who die in hospital and to establish if there are specialist palliative care needs in patients not referred to SPCT. (bmj.com)
Conclusion Assessment of palliative care need using the GSF guidance can identify many patients who might benefit from SPCT involvement as they die in hospital. (bmj.com)
Greater education in assessment of palliative care need for these clinicians may increase referral to SPCT and improve end of life care for this patient population. (bmj.com)
SPCT will need to alter working practices, including out of hours working, if we are to have a role in the care of this group of patients as they die. (bmj.com)
Congregate care units where patients are unable to mask and maintain a safe distance (such as behavioral health). (providence.org)
As clinicians develop care plans for COVID-19 ventilation, and death among hospitalized patients (reference = patients, they should consider the risk for severe outcomes in hospitalized patients without the outcome and who did not patients with higher BMIs, especially for those with severe die). (cdc.gov)
The modelling, which incorporates social distancing measures, predicts Wimmera Base Hospital will receive 10 to 30 ICU patients every day at the height of the crisis, but there are only five beds and enough nurses to safely care for three ICU patients on ventilators. (abc.net.au)
ABSTRACT A better understanding of risk factors for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission can inform interventions to improve neonatal survival. (who.int)
The primary outcome measures were the number of emergency visits, emergency admissions, inpatient days, and episodes of coercive (involuntary) care, compared at individual level before and after signing the brief admissions contract until end of follow-up. (lu.se)
INTERPRETATION: Our findings suggest that brief admissions can be successfully implemented in paediatric psychiatry and appear to be an effective crisis management method for adolescents, associated with reduced demand for emergency care. (lu.se)
115 South African rand (US$ 7.20) per patient, continual improvement efforts and trigger similar to the average FFS paid by GEMS to proactive intervention tasks in care plans. (who.int)
The regulatory environment in which a VBC system that includes patients' records, facilitates model is employed must be conducive to continuity of care among providers, facilities and developing alternative purchasing arrangements the funder. (who.int)
Integrated and robust information systems a fraction of each provider's practice, which that can follow a patient throughout their care hampers the ability to drive population-level journey are necessary for improving quality change. (who.int)
Global efforts to reduce the burden of patient harm have not achieved substantial change over the past 15 years despite pioneering work in some health care settings. (who.int)
However, the benefits of increased access to health care have been undermined by service structures, cultures and/or behaviours that inadvertently harm patients and may lead to fatal consequences. (who.int)
Global action on patient safety will enable universal health coverage to be delivered while reassuring communities that they can trust their health care systems to keep them and their families safe. (who.int)
Many medical practices and risks associated with health care are emerging as major challenges for patient safety and contribute significantly to the burden of harm due to unsafe care. (who.int)
And final y, it allows patients to The publication sought to transparently examine variations in care make informed decisions about possible treatment options. (who.int)
Schmidt-Mende K, Andersen M, Wettermark B, Hasselström J. Educational intervention on medication reviews aiming to reduce acute healthcare consumption in elderly patients with potentially inappropriate medicines -A pragmatic open-label cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. (janusinfo.se)
The aim of this work is to elucidate the steps involved in the treatment of hospitalized patients in the departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery during multiple trauma care, highlighting its importance in successful treatment and prognosis. (bvsalud.org)

Bergqvist J, Iderberg H, Mesterton J, Bengtsson N, Wettermark B, Henriksson R. Healthcare resource use, comorbidity, treatment and clinical outcomes for patients with primary intracranial tumors: a Swedish population-based register study. (janusinfo.se)

All patients attended at the rheumatology outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital in Madrid, Spain with a medical diagnosis of AIRD and with symptomatic COVID-19 were included. (bmj.com)

I exploit within-facility covariation between occupancy and admitted patient characteristics to distinguish admission patterns attributable to selective admission practices from those attributable to heterogeneous patient preferences. (ssrn.com)
4. On admission blood pressure and other characteristics were similar in the three groups. (portlandpress.com)
In addition, clinical characteristics and laboratory data of COVID-19 patients were compared by different levels of De Ritis ratio. (researchsquare.com)
59 636 with chronic kidney disease), patients with similar propensity scores were comparable on measured characteristics. (bmj.com)

N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide or troponin elevations, or the Background use of inotropes during admission, are much more powerful and Risk stratification and prediction is an integral part of clinical accurate predictors than admission to hospital alone. (who.int)

Our objective was to estimate the burden of asymptomatic C. difficile carriers at admission because that constitutes an important checkpoint where risk factors can be assessed and infection prevention measures instituted," said the authors. (analytica-world.com)
The ability for emerging fungal threat Candida auris to move undetected across the healthcare continuum via asymptomatic colonized patients capable of transmitting the pathogen raises a compelling question. (reliasmedia.com)
PROVIDENCE OREGON - A recent review of the evidence supports discontinuing pre-admission testing of most asymptomatic hospital patients beginning Tuesday, Jan. 31. (providence.org)
We are continuing our focus on hospital precautions that protect patients and caregivers from asymptomatic transmission. (providence.org)

We assessed the time of admission to death. (bmj.com)

This is the first controlled study that demonstrates the effectiveness of home monitoring to reduce hospital admissions during a 28-day follow-up. (ersjournals.com)

When 70% of the top 10 diseases admitted through the emergency department (ED) are clinically indicated for telemetry, hospitals with limited resources will be overwhelmed and admitted patients will be forced to wait in the ED. We examine the evidence behind admitting patients to telemetry. (nih.gov)
Private hospitals in Kolkata didn't see any new Covid admission this week. (indiatimes.com)
While three patients have been released after recovery from two hospitals, those still admitted remain stable. (indiatimes.com)
Six Covid patients, mostly senior citizens, had been admitted across three private hospitals last week. (indiatimes.com)
This admission screening project prevented multiple introductions, not only to the [two hospitals] but also to other healthcare facilities in the region," she said. (reliasmedia.com)
William Olson explains changes with our Core Lab and outreach business, which provides patient lab services to our hospitals and clinics in Oregon and in the nearby Southwest Washington area. (providence.org)
The Hill ) - A supply shortage means a drug that can prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants won't have a major immediate impact, children's hospitals said, and they are preparing for a surge in admissions this respiratory disease season. (fox59.com)
The objective of this study is to assess whether one month of admission data can be representative of data collected over two years in the same hospitals. (uea.ac.uk)
Preventive measures include requiring hospitals to institute VTE prophylaxis 24 hours before and after surgery in appropriate patient populations. (medscape.com)

Mean length of stay for discharged patients was 8.7 days (median 6 days). (bmj.com)
Patients were followed up for a median of 13·5 months (IQR 9·2 -19·6). (lu.se)

Results Primary viral pneumonia, and mixed viral and bacterial pneumonia, accounted for 90.3% and 9.7%, respectively, of COVID-19-associated CAP, with viral coinfection found in 30.5% of patients with primary viral pneumonia. (go.jp)
Planned command structure for potential admission of a patient with viral hemorrhagic fever, Major Incident Hospital (MIH), University Medical Centre of Utrecht, the Netherlands, 2014. (cdc.gov)

Dissemination of good organisational practice and recruitment of more respiratory specialists offers the potential for improved outcomes for hospitalised COPD patients. (bmj.com)

For both groups the major preferences were same-day outpatient assessment and admission to a community hospital. (nih.gov)
Patients died in the emergency department or assessment units and had no SPCT involvement - 8 of these patients were known to a community SPCT, but only 1 patient was seen prior to death by the hospital SPCT. (bmj.com)
With shorter hospitalizations, discharged cancer patients and their carers may experience unmet needs for assessment, information and support. (open.ac.uk)

Schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders (especially with comorbid substance use disorders) are associated with one of the highest risks of involuntary hospitalization for patients ( 4 , 5 ). (frontiersin.org)
Risks for hospitalization, ICU admission, and Frequencies and percentages were used to describe the patient death were lowest among patients with BMIs of 24.2 kg/m2, sample. (cdc.gov)
Risk for invasive mechanical ven- outcomes of interest: hospitalization (reference = ED patients tilation increased over the full range of BMIs, from 15 kg/m2 not hospitalized) and ICU admission, invasive mechanical to 60 kg/m2. (cdc.gov)

In this study, the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol was applied to a random sample of 102 emergency medical admissions. (nih.gov)
According to Valley, doctors have trouble determining whether or not the ICU would help a large group of patients, and this study found that the ICU may not always be the answer. (ajmc.com)
Furthermore, since the study only included Medicare patients, the results may not apply to younger patients either. (ajmc.com)
We investigated the frequency and significance of co-infection in patients with COVID-19 over a 1-year study period. (go.jp)
However, the authors also state that these results should be interpreted keeping in mind that only 22 percent of all eligible patients provided stool for C. difficile PCR, and the study population was not representative of all patients admitted to the hospital. (analytica-world.com)
This is the first study to demonstrate the feasibility of performing C. difficile surveillance on hospitalized patients at admission. (analytica-world.com)
While more research needs to be conducted on the transmission of C. difficile infection from colonized patients, this study may help institutions with persistently high rates of transmission develop an expanded strategy for targeted C. difficile surveillance," said APIC 2013 President Patti Grant, RN, BSN, MS, CIC. (analytica-world.com)
In this study, we assessed the effect of ACT on reducing involuntary admissions over an observation period of 4 years. (frontiersin.org)
One hundred seventy-one patients treated in ACCESS were included in this study. (frontiersin.org)
In this long-term study, we were able to demonstrate a reduction in involuntary admissions in four treatment years compared to the 2 years prior to admission to the ACCESS model in patients with severe and mostly multiphase schizophrenia spectrum disorders and affective disorders with psychotic features. (frontiersin.org)
Results The study population included 123 patients with AIRD and COVID-19. (bmj.com)
The aim of the current study is to describe the life experiences of female family caregivers (N = 20) after long-stay NH admission of their relative. (open.ac.uk)
The aim of this study was to help develop support services for carers of people with dementia on admission to a district general hospital. (open.ac.uk)
63 patients were included in the study, including 60 females (95%) and three (5%) males, with a mean age of 14·8 years (SD 1·7). (lu.se)
Evans M, Carrero JJ, Bellocco R, Barany P, Qureshi AR, Seeberger A, Jacobson SH, Hylander-Rössner B, Rotnitzky A, Sjölander A. Initiation of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and outcomes: a nationwide observational cohort study in anaemic chronic kidney disease patients. (janusinfo.se)
Compared to his/her condition at admission to the study, how much has he/she changed? (medscape.com)
Participants in this study are patients who have difficult intravenous access and require peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) in emergency departments. (who.int)

Methods We conducted a retrospective case note evaluation and collection of death certificate data of all 109 patients that died at Good Hope Hospital Birmingham in September 2012. (bmj.com)

Methods: Multi-centre, randomised, controlled, single-blind trial involving 292 family caregivers of patients with moderate dementia in Alzheimer's disease. (open.ac.uk)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of acute hospital admissions in the UK, 1 accounting for 10% of all medical admissions 2 and over 90 000 admissions to hospital every year. (bmj.com)
Within 120 days of current treatment, there were 4691 hospitalizations for acute kidney injury in patients with non-chronic kidney injury, and 1896 hospitalizations in those with chronic kidney injury. (bmj.com)
In patients with non-chronic kidney disease, current users of high potency statins were 34% more likely to be hospitalized with acute kidney injury within 120 days after starting treatment (fixed effect rate ratio 1.34, 95% confidence interval 1.25 to 1.43). (bmj.com)
Users of high potency statins with chronic kidney disease did not have as large an increase in admission rate (1.10, 0.99 to 1.23). (bmj.com)
5 ), and is a risk factor for other chronic diseases, including patient height and weight information and were selected type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. (cdc.gov)

In our population, by targeting those with identified risk factors, we would need to screen approximately half of those patients with anticipated stays longer than 24 hours, to identify three-fourths of those colonized with C. difficile," said the authors. (analytica-world.com)
5, 6 Some of the variability can be explained by patient factors but much cannot. (bmj.com)
Cheng KW, Shah A, Nassiri N, Ghodoussipour S, Miranda G, Cai J, Daneshmand S, Schuckman A, Djaladat H. Factors influencing ICU admission and associated outcomes in patients undergoing radical cystectomy with enhanced recovery pathway . (duke.edu)
Lower gestational age, lower birth weight, delivery by caesarean section and birth in the month of May were statistically significant risk factors for NICU admission. (who.int)

In addition, ICU admission was associated with higher hospital costs for heart failure and acute myocardial infarction, but not for COPD. (ajmc.com)
Additional research should better define which patients with COPD, heart failure, or acute myocardial infarction should be treated in the ICU and which can be treated elsewhere. (ajmc.com)

We used logistic regression analysis to analyze the effect of coinfection on severity at admission and Cox proportional-hazards model analysis to analyze the effect of coinfection on need for high-flow nasal cannula, invasive mandatory ventilation use, and death, respectively. (go.jp)
001). Comparing the two groups, larger improvements in severity of illness (p = .004) and functional status (p = .043) were detected in the group with no history of involuntary admissions. (frontiersin.org)

Was the death specific clinical conditions (i.e. acute myocardial infarction, coronary of this patient expected? (who.int)

Check the oxygen saturation level of Provide needed instructions all patients using a pulse oximeter. (who.int)

Finally, telemetry is not indicated for patients requiring minor blood transfusion, low risk chest pain patients with normal electrocardiography, and stable patients receiving anticoagulation for pulmonary embolism. (nih.gov)

This paper uses patient-level administrative data on skilled nursing facilities in California to estimate a structural model of selective admission practices in the nursing home industry. (ssrn.com)
Data for 7529 patients were received. (bmj.com)
Data on the number of patients admitted to mental health facilities both formally and informally, and patients subject to supervised community treatment for April 2014 to March 2015. (gov.wales)
Limitations inherent to using aggregate administrative data include coding errors relating to inaccurate representation of admissions and procedures, data duplication and interhospital variability. (bmj.com)
There is a paucity of data evaluating serum albumin on admission as a predictor of outcome in adult trauma patients. (wustl.edu)
Prospective data was collected daily on 1023 patients over a 2-year period. (wustl.edu)

In the United States, asthma is annually responsible for 1.5 million emergency department visits, 500,000 hospital admissions (third leading preventable cause), and 100 million days of restricted activity. (medscape.com)
You may register for your test, procedure, or admission on the day you arrive by going to the Registration Desk near the Emergency Room entrance. (jeffersonhosp.com)
Throughput times in the emergency department, crowding and patient outcome. (lu.se)

Although DN referral might enable patient/carer needs to be met, the DN role lacks clarity. (open.ac.uk)

Many patients with severe mental disorders experience involuntary admissions which can be potentially traumatic. (frontiersin.org)

Conclusions Use of high potency statins is associated with an increased rate of diagnosis for acute kidney injury in hospital admissions compared with low potency statins. (bmj.com)

Besides the respiratory tract infection caused by COVID-19, 14-53% of COVID-19 patients had hepatic dysfunction on admission. (researchsquare.com)
COVID-19 could be associated with hepatic dysfunction or liver damage, elevated transaminases (AST, ALT) and cholestatic parameters (GGT, total bilirubin, ALP) can be present in 14-53% of COVID-19 patients, with more severe outcome [7]. (researchsquare.com)

Our objectives were to evaluate whether or not hypoalbuminemia on admission is a predictor of adverse outcome in trauma patients. (wustl.edu)

The lone Covid patient admitted at AMRI Hospital Mukundapur was discharged on April 5. (indiatimes.com)
The hospital has had no further Covid admissions. (indiatimes.com)
Fortis Hospital, that admitted two Covid patients last week, is yet to release them. (indiatimes.com)
Woodlands Hospital, that had three Covid patients admitted in isolated cabins till three days ago, has released two of them. (indiatimes.com)
We have just one Covid patient now. (indiatimes.com)
It has kept several isolation rooms ready to accommodate more Covid patients. (indiatimes.com)
Tele-monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic is recognised as a safe strategy to monitor patients at home. (ersjournals.com)
Liver damage in COVID-19 patients was witnessed as increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or elevated AST/ALT ratio, known as the De Ritis ratio. (researchsquare.com)
However, the prognostic value of the elevated De Ritis ratio in COVID-19 patients is still unknown. (researchsquare.com)
The clinical outcome of COVID-19 patients may be influenced by the cause of liver disease. (researchsquare.com)

[ 3 ] In Western countries, the financial burden on patients ranges from $300 to $1,300 per patient year, increasing with more severe disease. (medscape.com)
for the volume of patients and disease burden. (who.int)

On registration as inpatient at the UKE (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf), you will receive your personal hospital bracelet with all important information on your person, such as name, date of birth and individual patient number. (uke.de)

Modelling obtained by the ABC predicts health services in regional Victoria may face coronavirus patients outnumbering available ICU beds by as much as 10 to one. (abc.net.au)
At Ballarat, the nearest major hospital, departmental modelling predicts 70 to 110 ICU admissions a day at the peak of the outbreak. (abc.net.au)

Severe hyperglycemia in patients incorrectly using insulin pens at home. (ahrq.gov)
The treatment of patients with the most severe forms of mental disorders, such as psychotic disorders ( 1 , 2 ), is still demanding. (frontiersin.org)
more than half of all expenditures are attributed to the 10-20% of patients with the most severe disease. (medscape.com)

Gandhi, Ashvin, Picking Your Patients: Selective Admissions in the Nursing Home Industry (April 15, 2023). (ssrn.com)

Considering England's specific medico-socioeconomic conditions, we investigate recent trends in hospital admissions and procedures for LBP, and discuss the implications for the allocation of healthcare resources. (bmj.com)
Outcome measures Trends in the number of admissions and procedures for LBP, mean patient age, gender and length of stay. (bmj.com)

Non-intensive telemetry units are utilized for monitoring patients at risk for life-threatening dysrhythmias and sudden death. (nih.gov)
Reducing Risk and Promoting Patient Safety for NIH Intramural Clinical Research-Final Report. (ahrq.gov)
Early nutrition should be considered in these high-risk patients. (wustl.edu)
Recurrence is a risk in patients who have had VTE episodes. (medscape.com)
When designing a risk prediction model, patient-proximate variables with a sound theoretical or proven association with the outcome of interest should be used. (who.int)
In this article, we conduct a critical analysis of the methodology patients into risk categories. (who.int)
As more SA private sector medical to be inferior to a model that uses `current admission to hospital for funders explore their use, it is important that the quality of the AMI' as a risk factor. (who.int)

BACKGROUND: Brief admission by self-referral, a novel crisis intervention designed to reduce suicide and self-harm in adults, was adopted for adolescents in paediatric psychiatry in Malmö, Sweden, in 2018. (lu.se)

If you are a parent or caregiver of a patient, please make sure that the patient always wears the personal hospital bracelet. (uke.de)

The capitation payment is adjusted to account admissions and length of stay. (who.int)

Hospital Admission12

20203

Discharge13

Mortality9

20214

Exacerbation5

Symptoms13

Suspected COVID-19 patients2

20191

Atrial4

Surgical4

Psychiatric9

Care38

Outcomes for patients1

Tertiary1

Characteristics4

Predictors1

Asymptomatic4

Time of admission1

Reduce hospital admissions1

Hospitals9

Median2

Viral2

Hospitalised COPD patients1

Assessment3

Hospitalization3

Study17

Retrospective1

Methods1

Chronic5

Factors4

COPD2

Severity2

Acute myocardial1

Pulse oximeter1

Pulmonary embolism1

Data6

Emergency3

Carer1

Potentially1

CONCLUSIONS1

Dysfunction2

Adverse1

Covid10

Burden2

Inpatient1

Predicts2

Severe3

20231

Procedures2

Risk7

20181

Caregiver1

Length of s1