Discharge

Patient factors may predict opioid use after discharge

(HealthDay)—Certain factors may help clinicians identify which patients are more likely to have greater opioid use in the first month after major surgery, according to a study published online Aug....

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A Discharge Vital Sign Documentation Improvement Initiative in the Pediatric Emergency Department

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vital signs are important data elements in the pediatric emergency department (PED). The presence of unexplained tachycardia at discharge has been associated with patient return to the...

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Follow-up Trends after Emergency Department Discharge for Acutely Symptomatic Hernias: A Southwestern Surgical Congress Multi-Center Trial

The objective of this multi-center study was to examine the follow-up trends after emergency department (ED) discharge in a large and socioeconomically diverse patient population. Source link

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Discharge incentives in emergency departments could increase patient return visits, readmissions

In an effort to address emergency department overcrowding, pay-for-performance (P4P) incentive programs have been implemented in various regions around the world, including hospitals in Metro Vancouver. Source link

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Outpatient VTE linked with age, C. diff, discharge after IBD hospitalizations

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism for up two months after discharge from the hospital, according to study results.“Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have...

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Factors affecting the catch-up growth of preterm infants after discharge in China: a multicenter study based on the health belief model

The purpose of this study was to analyze the growth status and to identify the risk factors that influence the catch-up growth of preterm infants after discharge and to provide...

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Completeness of Written Discharge Guidance for English- and Spanish-Speaking Patient Families

OBJECTIVES: Written discharge guidance for hospitalized pediatric patients should include language-appropriate key elements to ensure positive discharge outcomes. Our objective in this study was to determine the completeness of written...

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An Improvement Effort to Optimize Electronically Generated Hospital Discharge Instructions

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of hospital discharge instructions (HDIs) is to facilitate safe patient transitions home, but electronic health records can generate lengthy documents filled with irrelevant information. When our institution...

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Factors Associated With Pickup of Pediatric Discharge Prescriptions

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Lack of medication pickup is associated with worse clinical outcomes for select patients. Identification of risk factors for not picking up discharge medications or approaches to this...

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Preparing for Discharge From the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

BACKGROUND: Discharge readiness is a key determinant of outcomes for families in the NICU. Since 2003, using a broad set of outcome and process measures, we have conducted an ongoing...

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Expedited discharge, outpatient, same-day, fast-track, or ambulatory appendectomy in uncomplicated acute appendicitis: are they all the same?

I read with great interest the study entitled “Expedited discharge in uncomplicated acute appendicitis: decreasing the length of stay while maintaining quality” by Rochon et al., and I would like to...

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Non-invasive home lung impedance monitoring in early post-acute heart failure discharge: Three case reports.

Related Articles Non-invasive home lung impedance monitoring in early post-acute heart failure discharge: Three case reports. World J Clin Cases. 2019 Apr 26;7(8):951-960 Authors: Lycholip E, Palevičiūtė E, Aamodt IT,...

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Smartphones and Text Messaging are Associated With Higher Parent Quality of Life Scores and Enrollment in Early Intervention After NICU Discharge

Clinical Pediatrics, Ahead of Print. Source link

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The Use of Oxygen at Discharge: Is It Safe? Is It Effective?

The Use of Oxygen at Discharge: Is It Safe? Is It Effective? Source link

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Spatiotemporal Coupling of Vessel Cavitation and Discharge of Stored Xylem Water in a Tree Sapling

Water discharge from stem internal storage compartments is thought to minimize the risk of vessel cavitation. Based on this concept, one would expect that water storage compartments involved in the...

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Evaluating the Effect of Monitoring through Telephone (Tele-Monitoring) on Self-Care Behaviors and Readmission of Patients with Heart Failure after Discharge.

[ad_1] Related Articles Evaluating the Effect of Monitoring through Telephone (Tele-Monitoring) on Self-Care Behaviors and Readmission of Patients with Heart Failure after Discharge. Appl Clin Inform. 2019 Mar;10(2):261-268 Authors: Negarandeh...

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Pediatric Readmissions Within 3 Days of Discharge: Preventability, Contributing Factors, and Necessity

OBJECTIVES: Among pediatric 30-day readmissions, 20% to 30% are preventable, and ~25% are within 3 days of discharge. We investigated the preventability, contributing factors, and necessity of 3-day pediatric readmissions....

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Trends in stroke outcomes at hospital discharge in first-ever stroke patients: Observations from the Malaysia National Stroke Registry (2009–2017)

Stroke outcomes could be a quality indicator across the continuum of care and inform stroke management policymaking. However, this topic has rarely to date been studied directly. Source link

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To Discharge or Not to Discharge on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: That Is the Question

To Discharge or Not to Discharge on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: That Is the Question Source link

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Early discharge, home treatment with rivaroxaban promising in low-risk pulmonary embolism

[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS — Certain patients with acute low-risk pulmonary embolism fared well with early discharge and home treatment with rivaroxaban, according to new data from the HoT-PE study.“In the...

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