Background: In situations of care transfer of older people from hospital to home care at discharge, exchanging relevant and necessary information about the patient’s health status and individual needs are of importance to ensure continuity and appropriate nursing follow-up care. Objective: The objectives of the study were to: 1) examine the content of nurses’ discharge notes of older patients’ ...

BACKGROUND Post-discharge mortality among children with severe illness in resource-limited settings is under-recognized and there are limited data. We evaluated post-discharge mortality in a recently reported cohort of children with severe malnutrition and pneumonia, and identified characteristics associated with an increased risk of death. METHODS Young children (<5 years of age) with severe...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION We investigated the relationship between blood glucose profile at hospital discharge, evaluated by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level at 12 weeks after discharge in patients with type 2 diabetes who received inpatient diabetes education. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study. The participants were 54 patients with type 2 diab...

This two-part paper describes a compressor redesign program for improving efficiency, lowering sound emission, and cost. Part 2 indicates how sound and discharge pulse were reduced through research conducted on transmission loss of plastic vs. steel manifolds and discharge pulse modeling using four pole parameters Common reciprocating compressors utilize steel flapper valves and a Cylinder Head...

INTRODUCTION This study determines the extent of, and factors associated with, delayed discharges for stroke patients from inpatient rehabilitation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective cohort study utilising medical notes review was conducted at an inpatient rehabilitation centre in Singapore. Acute stroke patients (n = 487) admitted between March 2005 and December 2006 were studied. The pr...

Patients who undergo abdominal surgery experience a phenomenon commonly called postoperative ileus (POI). Standard of care requires patients to get out of bed, sit in a chair, and begin ambulating the first postoperative day. No evidence supports standard care activities reduce POI duration. Rocking-chair motion has shown promise in reducing POI duration. Sixty-six participants were randomized ...

Lundin, L. 1994. Impacts of forest drainage on flow regime. Studia Forestalia Suecica 192. 22 pp. ISSN 0039-3150, ISBN 91-576-4872-7. High floods in watercourses are of great interest. because of the potential hazards they pose to people and low-lying land near rivers. In many parts of the world, inundations are common and in northwest Europe there are high discharges almost every year, occasio...