2019
Trends of admissions and case fatality rates among medical in-patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda; A four-year retrospective study
Kalyesubula R, Mutyaba I, Rabin T, Andia-Biraro I, Alupo P, Kimuli I, Nabirye S, Kagimu M, Mayanja-Kizza H, Rastegar A, Kamya MR. Trends of admissions and case fatality rates among medical in-patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda; A four-year retrospective study. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0216060. PMID: 31086371, PMCID: PMC6516645, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrend of admissionsCase fatality rateAnnual percentage changeHIV/AIDSFatality rateMedical wardsDual burdenFour-year retrospective studyHigh case fatality ratePercentage changeNon-TB pneumoniaChronic kidney diseaseDate of dischargeCause of hospitalizationMajority of patientsProportion of hospitalizationsDate of admissionProportion of admissionsRisk of deathCause of morbidityAdult medical wardsDate of deathNon-communicable diseasesNon-infectious diseasesHealth system improvement
2018
Multimodal Treatment Options, Including Rotating to Buprenorphine, Within a Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic for Patients on Risky Opioid Regimens: A Quality Improvement Study
Oldfield BJ, Edens EL, Agnoli A, Bone CW, Cervone DJ, Edmond SN, Manhapra A, Sellinger JJ, Becker WC. Multimodal Treatment Options, Including Rotating to Buprenorphine, Within a Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic for Patients on Risky Opioid Regimens: A Quality Improvement Study. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s38-s45. PMID: 30203007, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersIntake appointmentMorphine equivalent daily dosePartial opioid agonist buprenorphineVeterans Health Administration hospitalsPartial agonist therapiesPrescribed opioid dosesRetrospective cohort studyUnsafe useEquivalent daily doseMultidisciplinary pain clinicMultimodal treatment optionsChronic pain managementPrimary care settingQuality improvement studyHealth system levelHealth system improvementOpioid dosesCohort studyPain clinicDaily doseOpioid regimensPain managementMultidisciplinary clinicTreatment options
2013
A “Top Five” list for emergency medicine: a policy and research agenda for stewardship to improve the value of emergency care
Venkatesh AK, Schuur JD. A “Top Five” list for emergency medicine: a policy and research agenda for stewardship to improve the value of emergency care. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 31: 1520-1524. PMID: 23993868, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care costsEmergency careEmergency medicineCare costsPost-discharge careHigh-cost imagingLow-value careMedico-legal concernsFront-line providersHealth system improvementHospital admissionIntravenous fluidsMedication administrationProvider knowledgeClinical actionsStewardship effortsHealth servicesClinical decisionValue carePotential interventionsCareExamples of interventionsEmergency MedicalPatientsOverused services
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