Browsing by Subject "Patient Discharge"
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Absence of July Phenomenon in Acute Ischemic Stroke Care Quality and Outcomes.
(Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018-01-31)BACKGROUND:Lower care quality and an increase in adverse outcomes as a result of new medical trainees is a concept well rooted in popular belief, termed the "July phenomenon." Whether this phenomenon occurs in acute ischemic ... -
An evaluation of physician predictions of discharge on a general medicine service.
(J Hosp Med, 2015-12)The goal of this study was to evaluate general medicine physicians' ability to predict hospital discharge. We prospectively asked study subjects to predict whether each patient under their care would be discharged on the ... -
Comparison of Clinical Care and In-Hospital Outcomes of Asian American and White Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke.
(JAMA neurology, 2019-04)Importance:Although overall stroke incidence and mortality in the United States is improving, little is known about the characteristics and clinical outcomes of acute ischemic stroke in Asian American individuals. Objective:To ... -
Contemporary trends and predictors of postacute service use and routine discharge home after stroke.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-02-23)BACKGROUND: Returning home after the hospital is a primary aim for healthcare; however, additional postacute care (PAC) services are sometimes necessary for returning stroke patients to their pre-event status. Recent trends ... -
Discharge against medical advice from hospitalizations for substance use disorders: The potential impact of the Affordable Care Act.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2019-04)OBJECTIVES:To explore whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enactment is associated with changes in the proportion of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among hospitalizations due to substance use disorders (SUDs). ... -
Dyadic approach to supervised community rehabilitation participation in an Asian setting post-stroke: exploring the role of caregiver and patient characteristics in a prospective cohort study.
(BMJ open, 2020-04-23)<h4>Objective</h4>To study the association of caregiver factors and stroke survivor factors with supervised community rehabilitation (SCR) participation over the first 3 months and subsequent 3 to 12 months post-stroke in ... -
How Reliable are Patient-Reported Rehospitalizations? Implications for the Design of Future Practical Clinical Studies.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2016-01-25)BACKGROUND: Longitudinal clinical investigations often rely on patient reports to screen for postdischarge adverse outcomes events, yet few studies have examined the accuracy of such patient reports. METHODS AND RESULTS: ... -
Implementation of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse-Led Clinic to Improve Follow-up Care for Post-Ischemic Stroke Patients.
(The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, 2022-10)<h4>Abstract</h4>BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke continues to be a leading cause of serious disability within the United States, affecting 795 000 people annually. Approximately 12% to 21% of post-ischemic stroke patients will ... -
In-hospital outcomes of premature infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
(Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2017-07)OBJECTIVE:To characterize in-hospital outcomes of premature infants diagnosed with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study including premature infants with severe BPD discharged from ... -
Medication coaching program for patients with minor stroke or TIA: a pilot study.
(BMC Public Health, 2012-07-25)BACKGROUND: Patients who are hospitalized with a first or recurrent stroke often are discharged with new medications or adjustment to the doses of pre-admission medications, which can be confusing and pose safety issues ... -
Negative and positive experiences of caregiving among family caregivers of older blunt trauma patients.
(PloS one, 2022-01)<h4>Objectives</h4>Family caregivers play a fundamental role in the care of the older blunt trauma patient. We aim to identify risk factors for negative and positive experiences of caregiving among family caregivers.<h4>... -
One-year and three-year mortality prediction in adult major blunt trauma survivors: a National Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
(Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine, 2018-04-18)Survivors of trauma are at increased risk of dying after discharge. Studies have found that age, head injury, injury severity, falls and co-morbidities predict long-term mortality. The objective of our study was to build ... -
Outcomes According to Cardiac Catheterization Referral and Clopidogrel Use Among Medicare Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Discharged Without In-hospital Revascularization.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2016-03-14)BACKGROUND: While use of P2Y12 receptor inhibitor is recommended by guidelines, few studies have examined its effectiveness among older non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients who did not undergo coronary ... -
Outpatient versus observation/inpatient management of emergency department patients rapidly ruled-out for acute myocardial infarction: Findings from the HIGH-US study.
(American heart journal, 2021-01)<h4>Background</h4>The actual Emergency Department (ED) dispositions of patients enrolled in observational studies and meeting criteria for rapid acute myocardial infarction (AMI) rule-out are unknown. Additionally, their ... -
Patient expectation is the most important predictor of discharge destination after primary total joint arthroplasty.
(J Arthroplasty, 2015-04)The purpose of this study was to identify preoperative predictors of discharge destination after total joint arthroplasty. A retrospective study of three hundred and seventy-two consecutive patients who underwent primary ... -
Performance of Novel High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Assays for 0/1-Hour and 0/2- to 3-Hour Evaluations for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the HIGH-US Study.
(Annals of emergency medicine, 2020-07)STUDY OBJECTIVE:We determine the accuracy of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI), European-derived, rapid, acute myocardial infarction, rule-out/rule-in algorithms applied to a US emergency department (ED) population. ... -
Post-stroke patients with moderate function have the greatest risk of falls: a National Cohort Study.
(BMC geriatrics, 2019-12-26)BACKGROUND:Stroke patients have increased risks of falls. We examined national registry data to evaluate the association between post-stroke functional level and the risk of low falls among post-stroke patients. METHODS:This ... -
Pre-discharge prognostic factors of physical function among older adults with hip fracture surgery: a systematic review.
(Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2019-05)<h4>Introduction</h4>To identify, organize, and assess the evidence level of pre-discharge prognostic factors of physical function beyond discharge after hip fracture surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a systematic search ... -
Predicting non-home discharge in epithelial ovarian cancer patients: External validation of a predictive model.
(Gynecologic oncology, 2018-10)OBJECTIVE:To externally validate a model predicting non-home discharge in women undergoing primary cytoreductive surgery (CRS) for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). METHODS:Women undergoing primary CRS via laparotomy for ... -
Preoperative pain level and patient expectation predict hospital length of stay after total hip arthroplasty.
(J Arthroplasty, 2015-04)The purpose of this study was to identify preoperative predictors of length of stay after primary total hip arthroplasty in a patient population reflecting current trends toward shorter hospitalization and using readily ...
