Mortality and Health Care Utilization Among Medicare Patients Undergoing Emergency General Surgery vs Those With Acute Medical Conditions.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.5087
Abstract: Importance Emergency general surgery (EGS) represents 11% of hospitalizations, and almost half of these hospitalized patients are older adults. Older adults have high rates of mortality and readmissions after EGS, yet little is known as… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; year; patients undergoing; medical conditions ... See more keywords
Acute medical workup for new-onset psychosis in children and adolescents: A retrospective cohort.
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DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12905
Abstract: No consensus exists about which medical testing is indicated for youth with new-onset psychotic symptoms. We conducted a chart review of youths aged 7-21 years who were medically hospitalized for workup of new-onset psychotic symptoms from… read more here.
Keywords: psychotic symptoms; new onset; acute medical; onset psychotic ... See more keywords
Functional trajectories of older acute medical inpatients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.03.001
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To describe the changes in basic activities of daily living (BADL) function before and during hospital admission in older patients admitted to an acute medical unit and to assess the effect of age on… read more here.
Keywords: admission; hospital; badl function; baseline ... See more keywords
Acute medical complications of pregnancy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2016.12.007
Abstract: The prevalence of acute medical complications of pregnancy is increasing, partly due to demographic and lifestyle factors. In most industrialized nations, mothers are delaying childbearing until later in life; older women are at higher risk… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; pregnancy; medical complications; pregnancy acute ... See more keywords
Quality improvement at an acute medical unit in an Asian Academic Center: A mixed methods study of nursing work dynamics.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2019.09.002
Abstract: BACKGROUND The acute medical unit (AMU) provides early specialist care to emergency department patients before inpatient admission. The workflows and skills for successful AMU nursing comprise a hybrid of internal and emergency medicine. PURPOSE To… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; medical unit; nursing work; academic center ... See more keywords
80 Improving Documentation of DNAR Decisions on the Acute Medical Take
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab030.41
Abstract: The BMA, Resuscitation Council and Royal College of Nursing have set out clear guidelines on documentation of Resuscitation discussions and decisions.1 On the acute medical take documentation of these discussions and decisions can be unclear… read more here.
Keywords: documentation; acute medical; dnar decisions; dnar ... See more keywords
Variation in general practice referral rate to acute medicine services and association with hospital admission. A retrospective observational study
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DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac097
Abstract: Abstract Background Variation in general practice (GP) referral rates to outpatient services is well described however variance in rates of referral to acute medical units is lacking. Objective To investigate variance in GP referral rate… read more here.
Keywords: practice; practice referral; variation; acute medical ... See more keywords
Incidence and outcomes of long QTc in acute medical admissions
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DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13250
Abstract: Prolonged QT interval on electrocardiogram (ECG) increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmia. Patients admitted to acute medical units (AMU) may be at risk of QT prolongation from multiple, recognised risk factors. Few data exist regarding… read more here.
Keywords: medical admissions; incidence outcomes; outcomes long; long qtc ... See more keywords
Where are our patients? Retrospective cohort study of acute medical unit admissions during and prior to the COVID‐19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1111/imj.14983
Abstract: Admissions to hospital have declined markedly during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australia. This may be due to patients not presenting with acute illness or managing their chronic illness at home. We reviewed a cohort admitted… read more here.
Keywords: medical unit; patients retrospective; cohort; acute medical ... See more keywords
What influences prescribing decisions in a multimorbidity and polypharmacy context on the acute medical unit? An interprofessional, qualitative study.
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DOI: 10.1111/jep.13519
Abstract: RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The primary aim of the study was to understand the mindset of doctors and pharmacists, as they embark upon prescribing in a multimorbidity and polypharmacy context during routine practice at a… read more here.
Keywords: unit; prescribing decisions; study; multimorbidity ... See more keywords
Factors affecting in‐hospital informal caregiving as decided by families: findings from a longitudinal study conducted in acute medical units
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DOI: 10.1111/scs.12321
Abstract: BACKGROUND Informal caregiving offered by family members has been widely studied in the community setting, but little attention to date has been dedicated to that offered at the hospital level. AIMS To describe the proportion… read more here.
Keywords: informal caregiving; factors affecting; acute medical; care ... See more keywords