2021
End-of-Life Care Decision-Making in Stroke
Gao L, Zhao C, Hwang D. End-of-Life Care Decision-Making in Stroke. Frontiers In Neurology 2021, 12: 702833. PMID: 34650502, PMCID: PMC8505717, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.702833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStroke patientsImmediate post-stroke periodIntensive care unit careLong-term functional outcomeCare decisionsCode status changePost-stroke periodIntensive care unitIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsLong-term disabilityLife care discussionsLife-sustaining therapyCause of deathLife care decisionsClinician's subjectivityIschemic strokeUnit careCare unitHemorrhage patientsPatient survivalFunctional outcomeProvider recommendationPatient preferencesCare discussionsTreatment goals
2020
End-of-Life Care for Persons Under Guardianship
Moye J, Stolzmann K, Auguste EJ, Cohen AB, Catlin CC, Sager ZS, Weiskittle RE, Woolverton CB, Connors HL, Sullivan JL. End-of-Life Care for Persons Under Guardianship. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 62: 81-90.e2. PMID: 33212143, PMCID: PMC8124075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care consultationVeterans Health AdministrationLife careCare consultationsHealth AdministrationIntensive care unit careIntensive care unitTransitions of careVeterans Healthcare AdministrationQuality of endHealth care challengesSurrogate decision makersSample of personsICU admissionUnit careCare unitAdverse outcomesPalliative careExtended lengthQuality endCareComparison groupHealth carePatient narrativesAdministrationPost-discharge acute care and outcomes following readmission reduction initiatives: national retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries in the United States
Khera R, Wang Y, Bernheim SM, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Post-discharge acute care and outcomes following readmission reduction initiatives: national retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. The BMJ 2020, 368: l6831. PMID: 31941686, PMCID: PMC7190056, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l6831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care utilizationAcute myocardial infarctionRetrospective cohort studyHeart failureCare utilizationPost-discharge periodEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionDay mortalityCohort studyHospital admissionObservation unitAcute careNational retrospective cohort studyPost-acute care utilizationHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramObservation unit carePost-discharge mortalityDay readmission rateRisk of deathReadmissions Reduction ProgramReadmission reduction initiativesReadmission ratesUnit careInpatient unit
2019
Circadian Biology and Its Importance to Intensive Care Unit Care and Outcomes
Gao C, Knauert M. Circadian Biology and Its Importance to Intensive Care Unit Care and Outcomes. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2019, 40: 629-637. PMID: 31826263, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698394.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIll patientsIntensive care unit careIntensive care unit practiceCircadian rhythmCurrent ICU practiceLow-risk interventionNumerous adverse outcomesUnit careCritical illnessImmune compromiseCardiovascular instabilityMetabolic derangementsAdverse outcomesICU practiceUnit practicesSleep disruptionCare improvementPatientsOutcomesSleepRhythmBright lightDaysCircadian biologyDelirium
2015
Site of death, place of care, and burdensome transitions among patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies or leukemia between 2000 and 2010.
Prsic E, Teno J, Gozalo P. Site of death, place of care, and burdensome transitions among patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies or leukemia between 2000 and 2010. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 144-144. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.29_suppl.144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute hospital deathsDays of lifePlace of careHospital deathLeukemia patientsSite of deathBurdensome transitionsMultiple admissionsAdvanced solid tumor malignanciesIntensive care unit admissionMedicare beneficiaries 66 yearsEarly palliative careRate of ICUCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort studyMultiple hospital admissionsSolid tumor malignanciesMedicare billing dataUnit admissionMalignancy patientsAdvanced lungCohort studyUnit careHematology patientsHospital admission
2014
The Risks of Thromboembolism Vs. Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding after Interruption of Systemic Anticoagulation in Hospitalized Inpatients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Study
Sengupta N, Feuerstein J, Patwardhan V, Tapper E, Ketwaroo G, Thaker A, Leffler D. The Risks of Thromboembolism Vs. Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding after Interruption of Systemic Anticoagulation in Hospitalized Inpatients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Study. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2014, 110: 328. PMID: 25512338, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsBenzimidazolesbeta-AlanineCohort StudiesDabigatranEnoxaparinFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHeparinHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMorpholinesPatient ReadmissionProspective StudiesPulmonary EmbolismPyrazolesPyridonesRecurrenceRivaroxabanStrokeThiophenesThromboembolismVenous ThrombosisWarfarinWithholding TreatmentConceptsRecurrent gastrointestinal bleedingGastrointestinal bleedingSystemic anticoagulationAnticoagulation continuationThromboembolic eventsThrombotic eventsEtiology of GIBProspective observational cohort studyIntensive care unit careHospital transfusion requirementsMajor thrombotic episodesRisk of continuationObservational cohort studyRisk of thromboembolismCox proportional hazardsTransfusion requirementsCohort studyHospital dischargeUnit careConsecutive patientsHospital readmissionThrombotic episodesProspective studyHospitalized inpatientsFollowing outcomesProactive Psychiatric Consultation Services for the General Hospital of the Future
Desan P, Zimbrean P, Lee H, Sledge W. Proactive Psychiatric Consultation Services for the General Hospital of the Future. 2014, 157-181. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0688-8_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric consultation serviceGeriatric consultationConsultation servicePsychiatric consultationGeriatric trauma patientsProactive psychiatric consultationGeneral medical hospitalAppropriate target populationElderly patientsUnit careDecrease lengthHip fractureSuch patientsTrauma patientsGeriatric patientsStandard consultationGeneral HospitalClinical pathwayInpatient consultationsMedical HospitalAppropriate careConsult requestsPatientsSignificant improvementMore consultationsPredictive factors for failure of nonoperative management in perforated appendicitis
Maxfield MW, Schuster KM, Bokhari J, McGillicuddy EA, Davis KA. Predictive factors for failure of nonoperative management in perforated appendicitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 976-981. PMID: 24662860, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonoperative managementAbdominal tendernessFailure groupIntensive care unit careUniversity tertiary care hospitalTertiary care hospitalLength of stayUnit careCare hospitalDefinitive treatmentLaboratory markersPerforated appendicitisNonsurgical treatmentClinical findingsPredictive factorsRadiographic findingsTomographic scanTherapeutic studiesAppendicitisEarly operationLevel IIIPatientsAbscessPhlegmonTachycardia
2012
Making Greater Use Of Dedicated Hospital Observation Units For Many Short-Stay Patients Could Save $3.1 Billion A Year
Baugh CW, Venkatesh AK, Hilton JA, Samuel PA, Schuur JD, Bohan JS. Making Greater Use Of Dedicated Hospital Observation Units For Many Short-Stay Patients Could Save $3.1 Billion A Year. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 2314-2323. PMID: 23019185, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0926.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Development of Stroke Performance Measures
Reeves M, Parker C, Fonarow G, Smith E, Schwamm L. Development of Stroke Performance Measures. Stroke 2010, 41: 1573-1578. PMID: 20489174, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.577171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke performance measuresStroke careStroke measuresHospital-based stroke careProcess-based performance measuresDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisStroke quality improvementStroke unit carePatient-oriented outcomesQuality of careQuality Improvement ProgramIntravenous thrombolysisThrombosis prophylaxisAcute strokeIschemic strokeUnit careDysphagia screeningFunctional recoveryPatient outcomesInpatient careCardiovascular diseaseStroke educationLiterature searchCareStroke
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