Is early discharge with hospital-assisted home care really safe?

Review: hospital-at-home care for early discharge or admission avoidance does not improve health outcomes.

Early discharge following coronary bypass surgery: is it safe?

OBJECTIVES Early discharge has been proposed as a means of containing the escalating cost of health care in cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate whether shortening the length of hospital stay after coronary artery bypass surgery is safe and cost effective. METHODS Patients (n=198) undergoing elective bypass surgery by two surgeons for a period of 12 months were prospectiv...

Safe start at home: what parents of newborns need after early discharge from hospital – a focus group study

BACKGROUND The length of postpartum hospital stay is decreasing internationally. Earlier hospital discharge of mothers and newborns decreases postnatal care or transfers it to the outpatient setting. This study aimed to investigate the experiences of new parents and examine their views on care following early hospital discharge. METHODS Six focus group discussions with new parents (n = 24) we...

Are we really in safe hands? How safe is safe?

Surgical management of cardiac tamponade: Is left anterior minithoracotomy really safe and effective?

Objective: Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening clinical entity that requires an emergency treatment. Cardiac tamponade can be caused both by benign and malignant diseases. A variety of methods have been described for the treatment of these cases from needle-guided pericardiocentesis, balloon-based techniques to surgical pericardiotomy. The Authors report their experience in...