BACKGROUND Hospital admissions for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impact considerably on disease evolution and healthcare provision. Building on previous studies, this study postulated that COPD patients could be stratified by risk of admission to determine which groups provide the greatest burden on resources, and how interventions should be targeted to prevent a...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the number of voluntary and involuntary (detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983) admissions for mental disorders between 1996 and 2006 in England. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING England. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of voluntary and involuntary admissions for mental disorders in England's health service, number of involuntary admissions to private beds, a...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the long-term consequences for offspring born to mothers with pregestational type 1 diabetes regarding mortality, hospital admissions, and medication. We also examined the association between HbA1c levels during pregnancy and mortality and incidence of hospital admissions. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We performed a prospective combined clinical and register-based...

OBJECTIVE To assess the pattern of non-traumatic acute abdomen (NTAA) in emergency general surgical admissions in Saudi Arabia (SA) and highlight the implications for education, training and patient care. METHODS A prospective study including all emergency general surgical admissions with NTAA at King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, SA over a 2-year period from October 2001 to Sep...

Unexplained autumn increases in hospital admissions for asthma have been reported in many countries, including the United States, Canada, England and Wales. To investigate the role of infection, the association was tested between hospital admissions for asthma and respiratory infections among preschool children in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada during the period 1981 to 1989. The seasonal pattern...

INTRODUCTION Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) as an add-on modality to medical treatment has been recommended in national guidelines for patients acutely admitted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) exacerbation and hypercapnic respiratory failure. To address concerns regarding whether NIV is used appropriately, we conducted an audit of COPD patients admitted to a university hospit...

BACKGROUND Hospital admission rates for asthma have stopped rising in several countries. The aim of this study was to use linked hospital admission data to explore recent trends in asthma admissions in Scotland. METHODS Linked Scottish Morbidity Records (SMR1) for asthma (ICD-9 493 and ICD-10 J45-6) from 1981 to 1997 were used to describe rates of first admissions and readmissions by age and ...

  Background and Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the role and characteristics of nosocomial and community acquired Staphylococcus sepsis in admitted children in tertiary centers in Iran. Patients and Methods: A cross sectional descriptive-analytic study was performed since March 2008 to March 2009 in which all blood cultures from various admitted patients were checked for Sta...

Public colleges and universities may soon lose the freedom to consider race in their admissions processes. In California and Washington, voters have required colleges to abandon affirmative action, and in Texas, a federal court decision has virtually eliminated the use of racial preferences in college admissions. At the University of Michigan, preferences—established on historical, moral, and e...