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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Hospital length of stay"”.
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Developing Ostomy Educational Tools To Decrease Hospital Length Of Stay
… “Developing Ostomy Educational Tools To Decrease Hospital Length Of Stay” is aimed at reducing length of stay (LOS) for patients undergoing elective ostomy surgery from the current twelve days (Kirkland-Kyhn, 2017), to less than five days. Methods included use of a Pre-Ostomy Survey, which was …
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The Association of Socioeconomic Status with Mortality and Hospital Length of Stay in Patients with Parapneumonic Empyema
… empyema is an uncommon but serious complication of pneumonia. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the prevalence of empyema may be on the rise. The aim of this study is to estimate the current prevalence of empyema and its demographic distribution in the US in 2014 and the first three quarters of …
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The association between length of emergency department boarding and hospital length of stay for patients with mental health and behavioural disorders
… cross-sectional study investigated the impact of an initiative to reduce psychiatric boarding on length of stay and readmission rate, as well as exploring the relationship between boarding times and length of stay. Methods All adult patients referred over a 24-month period (June 2017 – May …
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The impact of malnutrition in premature infants on hospital length of stay: a retrospective study in a metropolitan neonatal intensive care unit
Background: The importance of nutrition for the preterm infant is clear, as providing both the appropriate quality and quantity of nutrition to premature infants has been shown to influence infant growth, morbidity, and neurodevelopment outcomes. Nutrition is a lifesaving and life-sustaining …
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Effects of Air Versus Ground Transport on the Interfacility Transfer Patient
… is little empirical data to document if the mode of transport makes a difference in the outcomes of the patient. The purpose of this study was to test the following: (1) interfacility patients who are transported by helicopter will have a significant reduction in mortality as compared to patients …
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A cross-sectional study of patients presenting to an urban emergency department in Mwanza, Tanzania
… healthcare resources, accentuated by the burden of trauma and infectious diseases. There is limited data on the profile of patients attending Emergency Departments (ED). This study describes patients attending the Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania ED. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive …
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Evaluation of Diagnosis Related Groups: Impacts on Cost and Patient Care
The impacts of the Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) reimbursement methodology of utilizing diagnosis related groups (DRGs) for calculating hospital charges was evaluated on Medicare program costs and quality of patient care. Through a comprehensive literature review, three measurements in the …
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Damage control laparatomy for abdominal gunshot wounds: indications, mortality and long term outcomes
Background: Outcomes of patients subjected to damage control laparotomy (DCL) for abdominal gunshot wounds (GSWs) remains relatively unknown. There is limited evidence as to which variables may reliably predict morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of DCL on long …
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Early Versus Delayed Tracheostomy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… failure due to the acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may need intensive care unit (ICU) admission and invasive ventilation that places COPD patients at a higher risk of prolonged ventilation. Tracheostomy procedures are widely used in the ICU to help …
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The Impact of Prealbumin on Postoperative Length of Stay in Elderly Orthopedic Patients.
<p>The purpose of this research was to evaluate whether serum prealbumin levels would serve as a predictor of hospital length of stay for elderly orthopedic patients who underwent hip replacement surgery. The study consisted of a set of 54 patients admitted to a hospital in Bristol, Tennessee. …
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Improving Management of Inpatient Blood Glucose
… studies indicate blood glucose management in the hospitalized patient population is not adequate; with approximately 30% of patients reporting values >180mg/dl. Patients with increased blood glucose levels pose a higher mortality risk as well as increased risks for dehydration, hypotension, renal …
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Collaborating With the Unit Clerk to Decrease Avoidable Interruptions During Medication Administration on a Medical Surgical Unit
<p>Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Medical errors also incur significant cost ramifications due to increased hospital length of stay and fines. Medication errors, a type of medical error, are one of the most common types of inpatient errors. Nurses are most …
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Meta-learning in Medicine
In recent years, the amount of digital information stored in electronic health records (EHRs) has increased dramatically. At the same time, the advances in the field of machine learning, specifically deep learning has accommodated the opportunity for knowledge discovery and data mining algorithms …
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Improving the Discharge Planning Process in the Orthopedic ERAS Program
… 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 and led by a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, performance improvement staff and patient …
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Managing Postoperative Pain for Timely Discharge of Total Hip Replacement Patients
<p>This project requires three competency area of Clinical Nurse Leader: 1) Essential 2:Organizational and Systems Leadership, good fiscal stewardship is a condition of quality care, 2) Essential 3: Quality Improvement and Safety, practice guidelines are based on evidence, and 3) Essential 4: …
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Outcomes of failure of selective non-operative management of penetrating abdominal trauma
… Selective nonoperative management (SNOM) of penetrating abdominal trauma (PAT) is routine at our centre. The aim of this observational study is to report the outcomes of patients who have failed SNOM. Methods: All patients for the period (May 2015 – January 2018) who presented with …
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Differences in Pediatric Unintentional Injury Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity
… In the United States, they are the leading cause of death in children over the age of 1, causing more than 9,000 childhood deaths each year. Moreover, for every fatality, there are over 1,000 children seeking medical care for nonfatal unintentional injuries. The staggering rates of both fatal and …
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Reducing Mortality from Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Macro System Approach
… one most expensive condition treated in U.S. hospitals, resulting in aggregate costs of $20.3 billion or 5.2% of the total aggregate cost for all hospitalizations. Starting October 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began tying financial reimbursement to improvement of sepsis …
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Patient flow optimization in the Department of Medicine at MGH
… General Medicine admissions in the Department of Medicine (DOM) at MGH. General Medicine patients regularly experience significant non-clinical delays caused by bed and care team unavailability, with approximately 25% of patients waiting ten hours or more for a bed. Delays in bed and care team …
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Microvascular free tissue transfer for the head and neck reconstructive in a resource-limited setting
… Free tissue transfer has become the standard of care for the reconstruction of head and neck oncological defects. The Groote Schuur Hospital provides a microsurgical reconstructive service in a resource-limited setting, without access to venous couplers, invasive monitoring devices, modern …
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