http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Electroacupuncture reduces the duration of postoperative ileus and shortens hospital stay for patients treated with laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, according to research published in the February issue of Gastroenterology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-electroacupuncture-duration-post-op-ileus.html Surgery Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:00:02 EST news279613222 (HealthDay)—The days and weeks after hospital discharge are a vulnerable time for people, with one in five older Americans readmitted within a month—often for symptoms unrelated to the original illness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-hospital-discharge-ills-seniors.html Health Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:59:16 EST news276976721 A drug commonly prescribed to help patients sleep in hospitals has been associated with an increased risk of falls, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-inpatient-drug-quadrupled-fall.html Health Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:01 EST news272473835 A study of smokers admitted to a large urban teaching hospital in Massachusetts found that 18.4 percent reported smoking during their hospitalization, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-inpatients-hospital.html Health Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:00:03 EST news271337665 In a study that included more than 72,000 very low-birth-weight infants, among those born in hospitals with recognition for nursing excellence (RNE), compared with non-RNE hospitals, there was a significantly lower rate of hospital infection, death at 7-days and severe intraventricular hemorrhage but not lower rates of death at 28-days or hospital stay mortality, according to a study in the April 25 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-low-birth-weight-infants-born-hospitals-nursing.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:38:06 EST news254504273 A new study suggests that older people may have an increased risk of problems with memory and thinking abilities after being in the hospital, according to research published in the March 21, 2012, online issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-memory-problems-hospitalized.html Neuroscience Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:00:01 EST news251555796 No previous research has quantified and compared the costs and outcomes between total knee replacement (TKR) patients who have differing lengths of hospital stay following surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-shorter-hospital-knee-linked-greater.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:41:05 EST news248024458 More than 250,000 hip fractures occur every year in the U.S., often resulting in hospitalization, surgery, nursing-home admission, long-term disability, and/or extended periods of rehabilitation. Independent existing medical conditions (otherwise known as comorbidities) significantly increase the treatment cost and length of hospitalization for older adults who have sustained a hip fracture, according to a new study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-coexisting-medical-conditions-treatment.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:40:03 EST news246108330 Healthcare that implements a person-centred approach not only make care more efficient, but also yields more satisfied patients. A study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that if there is an active partnership between the patient and healthcare professionals, the patient's hospital stay can be reduced by one-third. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-shorter-hospital-person-centered-healthcare.html Health Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:10:35 EST news239382625 A new study from the University of Haifa has found that walking around the ward during hospitalization significantly reduces the length of the older patient's stay. "Given the over-occupancy of many hospitals, this finding can be of great importance," the researchers stated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-simplest-shorten-hospital.html Health Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:50:01 EST news232020044