News tagged with hospital stays
Depression may increase exacerbations, hospitalizations in COPD
Oct 24, 2008 |
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It is well known that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently suffer from depression and anxiety, but according to new research, depression and anxiety may actually cause increased hospitalizations ...
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Heart surgery with a guarantee
May 18, 2007 |
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A Pennsylvania hospital group is offering a 90-day guarantee of workmanship for surgery.
New research reveals 41 percent increase in children's short stay hospital admissions
Oct 15, 2009 |
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The number of children being admitted to hospitals in England for short stays increased by 41 per cent between 1996 and 2006, according to research published in PLoS One today. The authors of the study, from Imperial Colleg ...
Availability of diagnostic tests drive success in hospitalist-run short-stay units
Jun 10, 2009 |
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The most important factors for a successful stay in hospital short-stay units (SSUs) are the types of diagnostic tests performed and whether or not specialty consultations are needed. When hospitalists staff these units, ...
Canadian hospital stay costs $7,000
Mar 20, 2008 |
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A report reveals an average hospital stay in Canada costs almost $7,000.
Joint replacement treatment: Using clinical pathways works
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Clinical pathways have been used in surgeries since the 1980s, but their nature and usefulness are still subjects of much debate, especially as procedures such as hip and knee joint replacement represent a significant cost ...
How to reduce hospital stays and increase patient satisfaction
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A Loyola University Health System study has found that high-risk surgery patients experienced significantly shorter hospital stays when they were seen by general internists trained in managing medical complications in surgical ...
Hospital at-home programs provide similar patient outcomes
Jan 19, 2009 |
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For select patients, hospital at home treatment produces similar outcomes to inpatient care at similar or lower costs, found a study by researchers from the United Kingdom and Italy to be published in CMAJ. ...
Study identifies factors leading to hospital admission for heart failure
Apr 28, 2008 |
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Nearly two out of three patients have one or more precipitating factors that may contribute to hospital admissions nationwide for heart failure, according to a new UCLA study. Pneumonia, irregular heart beats, and obstructed ...
Muscle weakness a common side effect of long stays in intensive care units
Oct 27, 2009 |
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After decades of focusing on the management of respiratory failure, circulatory shock and severe infections that lead to extended stays in hospital intensive care units, critical care researchers are increasingly turning ...
Taking action against hospital acquired infection
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Patients enter hospitals every day for a variety of reasons but usually without the thought of developing a new health problem. Yet every year thousands of hospitalized Americans acquire infections during hospital stays, ...
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