A suspected diagnosis of cancer in the emergency department (ED) may be associated with poor outcomes, related to health disparities, however data are limited. This is a retrospective observational cohort of the Indiana State Department of Health Cancer Registry, and the Indiana Network for Patient...
There is a large and growing population of older adults, including patients with complex needs [1]. This implies increasing healthcare needs, with an impact on healthcare [2]. A large increase in older adults in the emergency department (ED) and acute wards can be expected [3, 4]. As ...
The ABCDEF bundle in critical care. Crit Care Clin. 2017;33(2):225-243. doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2016.12.005PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref Older Adults and the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19 JAMA Viewpoint December 8, 2020 This Viewpoint summarizes evidence suggesting that, counter to ...
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Home-based care can provide an important alternative to hospital admission. Health services overseen by nurses or doctors in the comfort of a home have demonstrated clinical and cost effectiveness for many of the same conditions and treatments that currently involve inpatient admission 5, 6, 7, 8...
Then, inappropriate transfer to the ED could be associated with increased healthcare utilization and associated expenditures 6-months before and after the transfer (in- and outpatient costs). The main objective of the current study was to assess the cost of care pathways 6 months before and ...
Physical Therapy in the Emergency Department: Development of a Novel Practice Venue. Background and Purpose. The American Physical Therapy Association's Vision 2020 advocates that physical therapists be integral members of health care teams... Fleming-McDonnell,Debra - 《Physical Therapy》 被引量: 7...
Referenced geographical data, such as the GPS coordinates and postal codes of patients or care facilities, can be used to conduct spatial and risk analysis of SD in any given living territory, and may influence towards better targeted health policies for stroke patients. Studies using statistical ...
What is known, is that gender affirming healthcare is the gold standard for trans people [4]. Gender affirming healthcare is a model of care that emphasises shared decision making, respect, gender affirming language, is non-judgemental, and supports social and/or medical affirmation depending on...
Keywords: elderly patients, emergency department, palliative care Introduction Since 2007, the World Health Organization has supported the notion of palliative care (PC), which is a holistic approach to medicine aimed at reducing pain and enhancing quality of life for those with life-limiting ...