Remote Monitoring and Behavioral Economics in Managing Heart Failure in Patients Discharged From the Hospital
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "JAMA Internal Medicine"
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1383
Abstract: Key Points Question Among patients discharged after a hospitalization for heart failure, does remote monitoring and rewarding their weight and diuretic adherence reduce subsequent chances of death or rehospitalization? Findings In this randomized clinical trial… read more here.
Keywords: heart failure; economics; patients discharged; remote monitoring ... See more keywords
Potentially avoidable emergency department use by patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Journal of hospital medicine"
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13111
Abstract: One-third of patients discharged from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) are sent back to the Emergency Department (ED) within 30 days. Little is known about those patients who are discharged from the ED directly… read more here.
Keywords: potentially avoidable; patients discharged; nursing facilities; emergency department ... See more keywords
Application of a nurse-led transitional care programme for patients discharged with T-tubes after biliary surgery.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Nursing open"
DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1704
Abstract: AIM Nurse-led transitional care programmes (TCPs) have been shown to facilitate patient recovery in several illness settings, but its role among patients discharged with T-tubes remains uncertain. The aim of the study was to investigate… read more here.
Keywords: tubes biliary; patients discharged; discharged tubes; nurse led ... See more keywords
Discharge destination following hip fracture: comparative effectiveness and cost analyses
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Archives of Osteoporosis"
DOI: 10.1007/s11657-017-0382-8
Abstract: SummaryThis study determines outcomes and costs of similar hip fracture patients that were discharged from hospital to a rehabilitation facility or to the community within 1 year. Community patients had worse outcomes and lower costs compared… read more here.
Keywords: rehabilitation; community; hip fracture; patients discharged ... See more keywords
Clinical outcomes for chest pain patients discharged home from emergency departments using high-sensitivity versus conventional cardiac troponin assays.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "American heart journal"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.12.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) assays enhance detection of lower circulating troponin concentrations, but the impact on outcomes in clinical practice is unclear. Our objective was to compare outcomes of chest pain patients discharged from… read more here.
Keywords: patients discharged; ctn; pain patients; chest pain ... See more keywords
Selecting post-acute care settings after abdominal surgery: Are we getting it right?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "American journal of surgery"
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.08.043
Abstract: BACKGROUND We investigated whether variation in post-acute care (PAC) services could be explained by surgeons discharging clinically similar patients to different PAC destinations, including home health (HH), skilled nursing facilities (SNF), and inpatient rehabilitation (IR).… read more here.
Keywords: post acute; patients discharged; acute care;
15 Long-Term Follow-Up of Emergency Department Patients Discharged With Moderate Hypoxia and COVID-Like Illness in New York City During Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Annals of Emergency Medicine"
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.07.016
Abstract: Study Objective: During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City (NYC), emergency departments (EDs) faced unprecedented numbers of patients seeking care for COVID-19-like illness (CLI). Testing for COVID-19 was not widespread, the… read more here.
Keywords: patients discharged; term; height covid; covid pandemic ... See more keywords
Increased risk of 30-day hospital readmission among patients discharged against medical advice: a nationwide analysis.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Annals of epidemiology"
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.07.021
Abstract: PURPOSE Annually, 1-2% of hospitalized patients are discharged against medical advice (AMA), positioning them at increased risk of readmission, morbidity, and mortality. The aim of this study was to examine 30-day all-cause readmission rates among… read more here.
Keywords: patients discharged; readmission; hospital readmission; day ... See more keywords
A Review of Discharge Medications in Patients Admitted with Acute Decompesated Heart Failure in a Tertiary Referral Centre
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "International Journal of Cardiology"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.11.015
Abstract: Background: National guidelines for heart failure recommend prescription of certain classes of drugs to improve prognosis in patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). It has been noted during clinical follow up such patients… read more here.
Keywords: tertiary referral; patients discharged; patients admitted; heart failure ... See more keywords
Risk factors for return visits in children discharged with tracheostomy.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110860
Abstract: STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine associations between demographic and clinical characteristics and rate of unplanned returns to system (RTS) in pediatric patients discharged with tracheostomy. METHODS Medical records were examined for pediatric patients discharged after tracheostomy… read more here.
Keywords: risk; patients discharged; factors return; risk factors ... See more keywords
Timing of Maternal Discharge after Cesarean Delivery and Risk of Maternal Readmission.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "American journal of perinatology"
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1743248
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Despite legislation and hospital policies (present in some institutions) mandating a minimum length of stay in an effort to decrease the frequency of hospital readmissions, the effectiveness of this approach remains uncertain.We hypothesized that… read more here.
Keywords: maternal readmission; patients discharged; pod; discharge ... See more keywords