OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between hospital and emergency department (ED) occupancy, as indicators of hospital overcrowding, and mortality after emergency admission. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of 62 495 probabilistically linked emergency hospital admissions and death records. SETTING Three tertiary metropolitan hospitals between July 2000 and June 2003. PARTICIPANTS All pati...

Hospital beds are one of the most critical medical resources. Large hospitals in China have caused bed utilization rates to exceed 100% due long-term extra beds. To alleviate contradiction between supply high-quality resources and demand for hospitalization, this paper, we address decision choosing a case mix respiratory medicine department. We aim generate an optimal admission plan elective pa...

Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is extremely rare.  Herein, a case of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung in a 44-year-old woman is reported.  On admission, the patient complained of pain in the left lower neck and upper chest.  Chest x-ray revealed a mass in lingular lobe of the left lung.  The patient underwent surgery and a mass was removed through left posterolateral thoracotomy.  Pathologi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of spending time as an outlier (ie, an inpatient who spends time away from his or her "home" ward) on the frequency of emergency calls for patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital. DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS Observational cohort study of all patients admitted to a university-affiliated tertiary referral hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, between 1 Ju...

Background South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is the largest mental health trust in the UK, serving four boroughs in South East London. In 2014, the 'triage ward' system was introduced in three boroughs. Similar to an acute medical admission unit, the triage ward would rapidly assess and treat all new admissions. The patients would either be discharged or admitted to a 'locality war...

OBJECTIVE We explored the relationship between the National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) compliance rate, defined as the proportion of patients admitted or discharged from emergency departments (EDs) within 4 hours of presentation, and the risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality of patients admitted to hospital acutely from EDs. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective observational study...

Leprosy causes not just physical disabilities but mental and psycho social problems which are further more enhanced in women due to their submissive and secondary role in an Indian culture. This is reflected in their reluctance and delay in seeking hospitalization and generates great anxiety while admitted as inpatients. Appropriate nursing care can relieve much anxiety and help in faster heali...

Background institutionalisation following acute hospital admission is common and yet poorly described, with policy documents advising against this transition. Objective to characterise the individuals admitted to a care home on discharge from an acute hospital admission and to describe their assessment. Design and setting a retrospective cohort study of people admitted to a single large Sco...