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This article provides a follow-up to an evaluation originally presented in Chest of the financial impact of diagnosis related group (DRG) payment for long-term ventilator-dependent Medicare patients at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. Since the results of our original study were present...
Evaluating Ventilator Weaning Best Practice: A Long-term Acute Care Hospital System-wide Quality Initiative. Long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals and units are becoming increasingly important to the management of patients who have serious, complex critical illnes... L O'Bryan,KV Rueden,F Malila...
The economic burden of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) during the index hospitalization has been confirmed in previous studies. However, the long-term economic impact is still unclear. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of VAP on medical utilization in the long term. Methods ...
10 Elderly patients have been found to have higher mortality after trauma as well as higher complication rates, specifically for pulmonary and infectious complications.9,11-15 Age-related risk factors may be different for long-term mortality in the injured patient. Currently, to our knowledge, ...
Tips for Your Whole Health Why Your Long-Term Care Facility Needs Integrated Respiratory Therapy Modern healthcare must evolve to meet the changing needs of patients and long-term care facilities. Patients with chronic respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), require...
Ventilator-dependent survivors of catastrophic illness transferred to 23 long-term care hospitals for weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation This multicenter study was undertaken to characterize the population of ventilator-dependent patients admitted to long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) for wean... ...
ARDS is frequently accompanied by acute kidney injury; however it is so far unknown how the combination of these two conditions affects long term survival of critically ill patients.Patients and Methods: In a retrospective analysis of a tertiary care hospital we evaluated all patients undergoing ...
Long-Term Acute Care Services for Successful Recovery Our services are designed to provide resource-intensive care and support medically complex patients who require a carefully coordinated plan of care. Common problems seen in our hospitals are respiratory failure, ventilator dependence, and non-healing...
SAN FRANCISCO — The rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in long-term-care hospitals has increased over the last 5 years, leading to increased costs and patients' length of stay, researchers reported here at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 140th Annual Meeting. ...