RATIONALE Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with a high incidence of respiratory problems, even after initial hospital discharge. These problems are likely to lead to re-hospitalization during infancy, although actual frequency of readmissions is unknown. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the rate of hospitalization for wheezing in infants with CDH between the time of initial ...

OBJECTIVES Major depression is common in patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure and is independently associated with increased re-hospitalization and mortality. METHODS Hereby, we report the treatment for an elderly congestive heart failure patient with frequent emergency department visits having major depression and hopelessness. RESULTS Treatment outcomes measured showed that...

Abstract Background Current guidelines recommend that patients with heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) should receive four foundational treatments, i.e. renin-angiotensin system inhibitor (RASi) or angiotensin-receptor neprilysin (ARNi), β-blocker, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2i). There is emerging consensus simultaneous ini...

Hospitalized older adults oftenpresentwithmore thanone acute illness and/or multiple chronic conditions. Their assessment and care requires nurses and inter-professional team members to be “tuned in” to complex conditions and trajectories. The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is an emerging/re-emerging infection and chronic condition that contributes to the complexity of care for older people during ...

BACKGROUND The elderly population consumes a large share of medical resources in the western world. A significant portion of the expense is related to hospitalizations. OBJECTIVES To evaluate an intervention program designed to reduce the number of hospitalization of elderly patients by a more optimal allocation of resources in primary care. METHODS A multidimensional intervention program w...

AIMS Studies in the 1980s and early 1990s showed striking increases in hospitalization rates for heart failure. This report describes contemporary trends in hospitalization for heart failure. METHODS Scotland (population of 5.1 million) has a well described system for recording details of all hospitalizations. All hospital discharges (and deaths) can be linked to each patient. We examined the...

BACKGROUND People with dementia may have adverse outcomes following periods of acute hospitalization. This study aimed to explore the effects of age upon hospitalization outcomes for patients with dementia in comparison to patients without dementia. METHODS Data extracted from the New South Wales Admitted Patient Care Database for people aged 50 years and over for the period July 2006 to June...

Objective: The study was aimed to elucidate risk factors identifiable from ward-derived data of thirty-day re-hospitalization among patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty.
 Methods: designed as a cross-sectional prospective study. the were collected through Patient Sociodemographic Form, Nurse Physical Assessment Observation Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), Katz Activities Da...