Hospital-level variation in the development of persistent critical illness

On Jun 9, 2020 By aledopressIn Environment

Patients with persistent critical illness may account for up to half of all intensive care unit (ICU) bed-days. It is unknown if there is hospital variation in the development of persistent critical illness and if hospital performance affects the incidence of persistent critical illness.. In the analysis of 100 hospitals which encompassed 153,512 hospitalizations, 4.9% …

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Dose-Response Association of Low-Intensity and Nondaily Smoking With Mortality in the United States

On Jun 9, 2020 By aledopressIn Cardiology, Pneumology

An increasing proportion of US smokers smoke at low intensity and not every day. Some nondaily smokers have always had this pattern, whereas others previously smoked daily. The effect of reducing the level of smoking from daily to nondaily smoking and the dose response at low smoking levels are poorly understood.. ..Among 505 500 participants (aged …

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