OBJECTIVE: Identify the incidence and predictive factors for readmissions of elderly hospitalized with fractures.METHOD: Prospective cohort study on 376 elderly people from a trauma referral large hospital in central Brazil. Data were collected from medical records of elderly people with radiological diagnosis of fractures. Readmission that occurs up to one year after the first discharge… Continue reading Predictors of hospital readmission after fractures: One-year follow-up study
Tag: Readmission
Readmission following both #cardiac and non-cardiac acute #dyspnoea is associated with a striking risk of death
Readmission and mortality are the most common and often combined endpoints in acute heart failure (AHF) trials, but an association between these two outcomes is poorly investigated. The aim of this study was to determine whether unplanned readmission is associated with a greater subsequent risk of death in patients with acute dyspnoea due to cardiac… Continue reading Readmission following both #cardiac and non-cardiac acute #dyspnoea is associated with a striking risk of death
Association Between Limited English #Proficiency and Revisits and Readmissions After #Hospitalization for Patients With Acute and Chronic Conditions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) in predominantly Anglophone settings face barriers to safe and high-quality health care.1,2 We examined whether emergency department (ED) visits or readmissions differed between English-proficient (EP) and LEP patients discharged with acute and chronic conditionsEP ..Patients with LEP and heart failure had an increased risk of a 30-day ED visit… Continue reading Association Between Limited English #Proficiency and Revisits and Readmissions After #Hospitalization for Patients With Acute and Chronic Conditions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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