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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Early discharge"”.
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Evaluation of an Early Discharge Policy For Infants With Apnea of Prematurity
… cost effectiveness of an institutional policy on discharge of preterm infants with Apnea of Prematurity (AOP) from the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Newborn Intensive Care Unit (VCUNC NICU) with caffeine therapy and a cardiorespiratory monitor. This practice policy was developed …
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Thirty-Day Readmissions after Early versus Delayed Discharge after Uncomplicated Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights from the Nationwide Readmissions Database
Early discharge after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has generally shown to be safe; however, studies have been limited to single centers or trial populations, making their generalizability unclear. This study sought to examine the rate of rehospitalization after early vs. late …
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Maternal Perception of the Neonate
… prior to delivery, chose to participate in an early discharge program. In the early discharge program the patient and her newborn returned home twelve to twenty-four hours after delivery with home follow-up by the perinatal nurse. The results of the study demonstrated no statistical difference …
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Learning suitable for hospital and learning suitable for home: differences in perception between postpartum mothers and maternal/newborn nurses
The trend toward early postpartum discharge programs means that much more of the postpartum teaching traditionally carried out in hospital will need to be conducted at home with visiting nurses. However, before any postpartum education changes could be recommended, it was necessary to investigate …
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The effects of counseling on maladaptive soldiers
… predicting soldier maladjustment as measured by early discharge from the Army, and 2) Can counseling techniques be effectively employed to facilitate soldier adjustment? These research questions were answered by administering the TJTA instrument to an experimental group (N=80) and to a control …
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A Novel accelerated diagnostic protocol to identify emergency department patients with chest pain who may be suitable for discharge after a single high-sensitivity troponin TRUST:Triage Rule-out Using high-sensitivity Troponin Chest Pain Study.
… A clinically applicable protocol that allows the discharge of a significant proportion of patients after a single blood draw at presentation to the emergency department remains an attractive yet elusive goal. Objective To establish whether a novel accelerated diagnostic protocol (ADP) for …
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Discharge by 11:00 AM and the Effects on Throughput
… Nurse Leader project aims to improve the discharge process to increase the percentage of patients discharged before 11:00 AM on the Progressive Care Unit (PCU). One evidence-based approach to help alleviate capacity constraints in the hospital is to create an effective and timely discharge …
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Outcomes of preterm infants discharged early from a South African Kangaroo Mother Care Unit
… incorporating skin-to-skin care, breastfeeding, early discharge and close follow up, decreases morbidity and mortality in preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Few recent South African studies have looked at outcomes of KMC beyond the neonatal period. Aim: The primary objective was to describe …
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Characterization, prediction, and mitigation of Code Help events at Massachusetts General Hospital
… day-of-week observations. Moreover, we identify discharge orders and outpatient pharmacy orders as early discharge indicators that can be used to prioritize Medicine patients in terms of their readiness to be discharged when Code Help is called.
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Kangaroo Care in the NICU: A Practice Guideline
… contact with the mother, exclusive or nearly exclusive breastfeeding, and early discharge from the hospital (Conde-Aguedelo, Diaz-Rossello, & Belizan, 2003). Skin-to-skin contact is initiated by placing the diaper-clad infant between the mother's breasts and under her clothes. The infant …
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Reducing intraday patient wait times through just-in-time bed assignment
… such as expected admission, surgery and discharge timing. As a result of common procedures, patients are frequently assigned to a bed before they are clinically ready to move. Our analysis reveals that suboptimal bed assignment and patient transfer processes are among the leading root …
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The experience of mothers practising kangaroo mother care in the East London hospital complex
… and care; it promotes bonding, breastfeeding and early discharge. Published studies of this method also indicate that KMC decreases mortality and costs while improving health outcomes. Much research has been done on the use of KMC with low birth weight children in different settings, but less has …
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Improving the Discharge Planning Process in the Orthopedic ERAS Program
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Improving the Discharge Planning Process in the Orthopedic ERAS Program</p> <p>Starlite Veloro</p> <p>University of San Francisco</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Background</strong></p> <p> The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program is designed …
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Psychosocial Support, Newborn Readmissions, and Postpartum Follow-up
… Women and their infants are being discharged as soon as 24 hours after giving birth without proper follow-up care. The Maternity Department at San Antonio Community Hospital established the Family Care Center (HBFCC) in November 2000 in response to a higher than expected newborn …
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Speech and swallowing rehabilitation in the home: A comparison of two service delivery models for stroke survivors
… stroke. Recently, there has been an increase in early discharge, community rehabilitation and the use of therapy assistants to support health professionals in stroke rehabilitation. However, the impact of these factors on communication and swallowing outcomes remains under researched. This …
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Processing of transient stimuli by the visual system of the rat
… Flash stimulation evoked a prominent excitatory discharge (5-30 ms duration) after a latency of 30-60 ms from the onset of the stimulus (n = 59). This was followed by either moderate inhibition or return to a firing rate similar to control activity, for a maximum of 40 ms. Thereafter, cortical …
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Self-harm and accident and emergency (A & E)
Background: Self-harm is a major worldwide concern and research has demonstrated that 20-25% of individuals who die by suicide have engaged in an act of self-harm within the 12 months before their death. A & E proves to be a crucial entry point for the engagement with services for those who …