2023
WHS guidelines for the treatment of pressure ulcers—2023 update
Gould L, Alderden J, Aslam R, Barbul A, Bogie K, Masry M, Graves L, White‐Chu E, Ahmed A, Boanca K, Brash J, Brooks K, Cockron W, Kennerly S, Livingston A, Page J, Stephens C, West V, Yap T. WHS guidelines for the treatment of pressure ulcers—2023 update. Wound Repair And Regeneration 2023, 32: 6-33. PMID: 37970711, PMCID: PMC11403384, DOI: 10.1111/wrr.13130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPressure ulcersSpinal cord injury/diseaseHospital-acquired pressure ulcersBurden of painAcute care facilitiesMultiple risk factorsImplementation of hospitalInjury/diseaseIll patientsGuideline updatePressure injuriesCostly conditionRisk factorsWound careNursing facilitiesCare facilitiesUlcersHealth systemAvailable evidenceOlder adultsGuidelines projectPreventive measuresStage 3CliniciansTreatment
2020
Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration
Chui PW, Esserman D, Bastian LA, Curtis JP, Gandhi PU, Rosman L, Desai N, Hauser RG. Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1098-1104. PMID: 33003051, PMCID: PMC7666100, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis-Related GroupsEmergency Service, HospitalGuideline AdherenceHumansMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Sex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTroponinUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsDownstream resource utilizationVeterans Health AdministrationCase mixHealth AdministrationCurrent United States guidelinesDownstream health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration facilitiesFacility characteristicsAcute coronary syndromeEmergency department visitsPercutaneous coronary interventionHealth care utilizationAcute care facilitiesUnited States guidelinesHigh rateCross-sectional analysisCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionED visitsDepartment visitsCare utilizationHighest quartileCoronary angiogramInpatient admissionsLowest quartile
2018
National trends in Fontan operation and in-hospital outcomes in the USA
Akintoye E, Miranda W, Veldtman G, Connolly H, Egbe A. National trends in Fontan operation and in-hospital outcomes in the USA. Heart 2018, 105: 708-714. PMID: 30377261, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFontan operationHospital mortalityPostoperative complicationsClinical Modification procedure codesHypoplastic left heart syndromePostoperative cardiac complicationsCongenital heart disease diagnosisNationwide Inpatient SampleAcute care facilitiesLength of stayNumber of patientsDiseases-Ninth RevisionVolume of proceduresSignificant declineNumber of proceduresCardiac complicationsRespiratory complicationsHospital dischargeHospital outcomesPatient demographicsMedian ageHeart syndromeHospitalisation costsPatient populationSignificant changesReceipt of cardiac screening does not influence 1-year post–cerebrovascular event mortality
Sico JJ, Baye F, Myers LJ, Concato J, Ferguson J, Cheng EM, Jadbabaie F, Yu Z, Arling G, Zillich AJ, Reeves MJ, Williams LS, Bravata DM. Receipt of cardiac screening does not influence 1-year post–cerebrovascular event mortality. Neurology Clinical Practice 2018, 8: 192-200. PMID: 30105158, PMCID: PMC6075977, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac stress testingCoronary heart diseaseStroke/TIACardiac screeningCerebrovascular diseaseStress testingOccult coronary heart diseaseIschemic stroke/TIAChest pain historyCommon Procedural Terminology codesVA emergency departmentIntermediate-risk patientsCardiac risk scoreDays of dischargeHigh-risk patientsObservational cohort studyAcute care facilitiesExpert consensus guidelinesRoutine clinical practiceProcedural Terminology codesEligible patientsCerebrovascular eventsCohort studyPain historyConsensus guidelines
2017
American Telemedicine Association: Telestroke Guidelines
Demaerschalk BM, Berg J, Chong BW, Gross H, Nystrom K, Adeoye O, Schwamm L, Wechsler L, Whitchurch S. American Telemedicine Association: Telestroke Guidelines. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2017, 23: 376-389. PMID: 28384077, PMCID: PMC5802246, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke syndromeStroke patient careAcute care facilitiesTelestroke modelStroke syndromeHemorrhagic strokeNeurologic emergencyAcute phaseHospital encountersNeurological emergencyStroke careTelestroke servicesCare facilitiesClinical practiceClinical protocolsPatient careClinical servicesRemote careHealthcare practitionersCarePatientsStrokeQuality outcomesEntire continuumGuidelinesCurrent Practice Trends for Use of Early Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Cherian L, Smith E, Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Schulte P, Xian Y, Wu J, Prabhakaran S. Current Practice Trends for Use of Early Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2017, 82: 85-92. PMID: 28379461, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyx146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital day 2Early chemoprophylaxisIntracerebral hemorrhageVTE prophylaxisDay 2Venous thromboembolismEarly Venous Thromboembolism ProphylaxisEarly VTE prophylaxisGuidelines-Stroke registryMechanical VTE prophylaxisPrior ischemic strokeCP useTransient ischemic attackVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisObservational cohort studyPeripheral artery diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionAcute care facilitiesComfort care measuresCurrent practice trendsIschemic attackProphylaxis statusThromboembolism prophylaxisMechanical prophylaxisCohort study
2008
The Effect of Health Care System Administrator Pay-for-Performance on Quality of Care
Herrin J, Nicewander D, Ballard DJ. The Effect of Health Care System Administrator Pay-for-Performance on Quality of Care. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2008, 34: 646-654. PMID: 19025085, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34082-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaylor Health Care SystemCore measuresJoint Commission core measuresAcute care facilitiesP4P programCalendar timeClinical quality indicatorsQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careHealth care systemRandom effects logistic modelHealth care qualityEligible patientsHealth care administratorsEffects logistic modelCare facilitiesVaccination performanceCare qualityCare systemHospitalJoint CommissionImprovement initiativesEffectiveness of payCare administratorsPatients
2007
Medication Errors in the Outpatient Setting: Classification and Root Cause Analysis
Friedman AL, Geoghegan SR, Sowers NM, Kulkarni S, Formica RN. Medication Errors in the Outpatient Setting: Classification and Root Cause Analysis. JAMA Surgery 2007, 142: 278-283. PMID: 17372053, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.3.278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication errorsAdverse eventsMain outcome measure ProportionRecipients of liversEpisodes of rejectionSignificant adverse eventsAcute care facilitiesPrescription medication useHealth care teamOutpatient medication errorsAcademic medical centerHealth care systemEnough medicationPancreas allograftsTransplant populationMedication useOutpatient visitsPrescribed medicationsMedication listOutpatient clinicOutpatient settingPrescription errorsThirds of errorsCare teamMedical Center
2002
Spectrum of heart failure in older patients: Results from the national heart failure project
Havranek EP, Masoudi FA, Westfall KA, Wolfe P, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Spectrum of heart failure in older patients: Results from the national heart failure project. American Heart Journal 2002, 143: 412-417. PMID: 11868045, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.120773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term care facilitiesHeart failureCare facilitiesElderly patientsClinical trialsNational Heart Failure ProjectLeft ventricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular systolic functionChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAssociated laboratory abnormalitiesHeart Failure ProjectHistory of hypertensionPoor renal functionThird of patientsVentricular systolic functionMajority of patientsMultiple comorbid conditionsObstructive pulmonary diseaseVentricular ejection fractionExclusion of patientsLong-term hemodialysisCoronary heart diseasePopulation-based studyAcute care facilitiesEvidence-based guidance
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