OBJECTIVES To measure the impact of the improvement in hospital survival rates on patients' subsequent utilization of unplanned (emergency) admissions. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING Unplanned admissions occurring in all acute hospitals of the National Health Service in England between 2000 and 2009, including 286,027 hip fractures, 375,880 AMI, 387,761 strokes, and 9,966,246 any cause admissions...

Aims To assess the effect of pregnancy planning on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with Type 1 diabetes. Methods Pregnancy planning was assessed retrospectively in a cohort of women who participated in the Diabetes and Pre-eclampsia Intervention Trial (DAPIT). Pregnancy planning was determined based on self-report as to whether pregnancy was planned or unplanned. The effect of pregnancy...

PURPOSE medication problems are thought to cause between 10 and 30% of all hospital admissions in older people. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions led by hospital or community pharmacists in reducing unplanned hospital admissions for older people. METHODS eighteen databases were searched with a customised search strategy. Relevant websites and referenc...

BACKGROUND Emergency department (ED) ward admissions subsequently transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) within 24 hours have higher mortality than direct ICU admissions. DESIGN, SETTING, PATIENTS Describe risk factors for unplanned ICU transfer within 24 hours of ward arrival from the ED. METHODS Evaluation of 178,315 ED non-ICU admissions to 13 US community hospitals. We tabulated t...

Results. Of the 18,602 identified patients, there was a 5.2% Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospective cohort. Objective. The aim of the study was to determine the patient characteristics and surgical procedure factors related to increased rates of 30-day unplanned readmission and major perioperative complications after spinal fusion surgery, and the association between unplanned read...

Recent advances in shopper insights reveal that consumers rarely “shop” the entire store. On average, shoppers’ paths only cover about one-third of the areas in a grocery store and hence are unexposed to the majority of products in the store. Given that shoppers typically use physical products in the store as an external memory cue, encouraging shoppers to travel more of the store may increase ...

AIMS To assess the effect of pregnancy planning on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with Type 1 diabetes. METHODS Pregnancy planning was assessed retrospectively in a cohort of women who participated in the Diabetes and Pre-eclampsia Intervention Trial (DAPIT). Pregnancy planning was determined based on self-report as to whether pregnancy was planned or unplanned. The effect of pregnan...

BACKGROUND Unplanned re-attendance at the Emergency Department (ED) is often monitored as a quality indicator of the care accorded to patients during their index ED visit. High bed occupancy rate (BOR) has been considered as a matter of reduced patient comfort and privacy. Most hospitals in Singapore operate under BORs above 85 %. This study aims to explore factors associated with the unplanned...