Health
Short hospital stay linked to increased risk of death following hip fracture
Older patients are more likely to die following a short hospital stay for a hip fracture, finds research published in The BMJ today.
Feb 24, 2015
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Cardiology
New test could significantly reduce burden on UK hospitals
A new test that rules out heart attacks in patients could reduce hospital admissions by as much as 40%, for patients with chest pain, according to research published by Bournemouth University (BU).
Feb 20, 2015
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Many falls in advanced age result in hospital admission
More than a third of people in advanced age had a fall in the last 12 months, and of those 20 percent needed hospitalisation, according to research from the University of Auckland.
Dec 11, 2014
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Emergency department resource use by supervised residents vs. attending physicians alone
In a sample of U.S. emergency departments, compared to attending physicians alone, supervised visits (involving both resident and attending physicians) were associated with a greater likelihood of hospital admission and use ...
Dec 9, 2014
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Neuroscience
A formal protocol for ultra-early treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists at Kyungpook National University in the Republic of Korea have developed a formal protocol for delivering emergency treatment to patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured ...
Nov 18, 2014
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Secondhand smoke exposure of hospitalized nonsmoker cardiac patients
While nonsmoking patients hospitalized with coronary heart disease (CHD) reported secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure in the days before their hospital admission, only 17.3 percent of patients recalled a physician or ...
Nov 10, 2014
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Dip in emergency hospital admissions via GPs while figures soar for A&E
The number of emergency admissions to hospital via A&E departments increased markedly in England from 2001/02 to 2010/11, while the number via GPs decreased, according to analysis published today in the Journal of the Royal ...
Nov 8, 2014
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Hospitalizations for pulmonary embolism vary by season
(HealthDay)—Hospitalizations for pulmonary embolism (PE) are higher in the winter and lower in the summer, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Homeostasis.
Nov 6, 2014
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Study shows inpatient palliative care reduces hospital costs and readmissions
Palliative care provided in the hospital offers known clinical benefits, and a new study shows that inpatient palliative care can also significantly lower the cost of hospitalization and the rate of readmissions. Further, ...
Oct 16, 2014
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Study explores docs' roles in end-of-life hospitalizations
(HealthDay)—Family physicians have several distinct roles in preventing and guiding hospitalization at the end of life, according to a study published in the September/October issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Sep 19, 2014
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