OBJECTIVE We explored the relationship between the National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) compliance rate, defined as the proportion of patients admitted or discharged from emergency departments (EDs) within 4 hours of presentation, and the risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality of patients admitted to hospital acutely from EDs. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective observational study...

BACKGROUND The effects of two interventions, Integrated Management of Infectious Disease (IMID) training program and On-Site Support (OSS), were tested on 23 facility performance indicators for emergency triage assessment and treatment (ETAT), malaria, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and HIV. METHODS The trial was implemented in 36 primary care facilities in Uganda. From April 2010, two mid-level pr...

background rapid response teams (rrts) assess patients during early phases of deterioration to reduce patient morbidity and mortality. objectives this study aimed to evaluate the ability of earlier medical intervention by a rrt prompted by clinical instability in patients to reduce the incidence of and mortality from unexpected cardiac arrest at our hospital. patients and methods a nonrandomize...

background more than three million children in developing countries die from acute diarrhea annually. rotaviruses and adenoviruses are from the most important etiologic factors in acute gastroenteritis of children. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of rotavirus and adenovirus among children with acute diarrhoea admitted to abuzar hospital in ahvaz (southwest iran)...

BACKGROUND The objective of the study is to evaluate the use of Siebens Domain Management Model (SDMM) in geriatric-stroke patients during inpatient rehabilitation (IR) to increase functional independence, and to reduce institutionalization and acute-care readmissions, which are quality indicators under the U.S. Affordable Care Act. METHODS In 2010 (preintervention), 66 stroke patients aged m...

Predicting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in intensive care units (ICUs) avoids inappropriate antimicrobial empirical treatment and enhances infection control. We describe risk factors for colonisation/infection related to MRSA (MRSA-C/I) in critically ill patients once in the ICU and on ICU admission, and search for an easy-to-use predictive model for MRSA colonisation/infe...

BACKGROUND Hospitalizations for COPD are associated with poor patient prognosis. Length of stay (LOS) of COPD admissions in a large urban area and patient and hospital factors associated with it are described. METHODS Retrospective longitudinal study. All COPD patients registered with London general practitioners and admitted as an emergency with COPD (2006-2010), not having been admitted wit...

OBJECTIVE To determine trends in the incidence of foot-related hospitalisation and amputation amongst persons with diabetes in Queensland (Australia) between 2005 and 2010 that coincided with changes in state-wide ambulatory diabetic foot-related complication management. METHODS All data from cases admitted for the principal reason of diabetes foot-related hospitalisation or amputation in Que...