OBJECTIVE To examine the potential for preventing venous thromboembolism during and after antepartum hospital admissions in pregnant women. DESIGN Cohort study using linked primary (Clinical Practice Research Datalink) and secondary (Hospital Episode Statistics) care records. SETTING Primary and secondary care centres, England. PARTICIPANTS 206,785 women aged 15-44 who had one or more pre...

BACKGROUND Differences in hospital staffing may influence outcomes for patients with acute conditions, including heart failure (HF), depending on which day of the week the patients are admitted. This study examined the relationship between the day of the week patients are hospitalized for HF and death rate, length of stay (LOS), and rehospitalization rate. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 259 U...

BACKGROUND Outcomes for very old patients (≥ 80 years) referred but not admitted to an intensive care unit have not been described in Australia and New Zealand. OBJECTIVE To ascertain long-term (12-month) outcomes for very old patients urgently referred for ICU support at a tertiary referral hospital. DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS A retrospective, medical record review of 1240 very old patie...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the excess in admissions associated with type1 diabetes in childhood. DESIGN Matched-cohort study using anonymously linked hospital admission data. SETTING Brecon Group Register of new cases of childhood diabetes in Wales linked to hospital admissions data within the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage Databank. POPULATION 1577 Welsh children (aged between 0 and 1...

AIM This study aimed to determine factors linked to hypothermia (<35 degrees C) in Queensland trauma patients. The relationship of hypothermia with mortality, admission to intensive care and hospital length of stay was also explored. METHODS A retrospective analysis of data from the Queensland Trauma Registry was undertaken, and included all patients admitted to hospital for > or =24h during ...

Introduction. Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious complication that can be life-threatening. Management of DKA needs admission in a specialized center and imposes major constraints on hospital resources. Aim. We plan to study the impact of adapting a diabetes-educator care model on reducing the frequency of hospital admission of children and adolescents presenting with DKA. Method. We have...

This paper places on record the clinical activity of the hospital facilities run by 22 Field Hospital on Exercise SAIF SEREEA II in Oman from August to November 2001. There were 1322 episodes of illness resulting in a hospital admission. The mean rate of admission was 1.96 patients per thousand per day (SD 13.62). The main causes of admission were gastrointestinal illness, conditions related to...

The hospital admission rate for asthma has increased in many countries. Particularly prominent has been the increase for children, especially male children under five yrs. The increased admission rate refers to increased number of individuals and to increased frequency per individual. The moderate increase in asthma prevalence does not account for the large increase in admissions. Various other...

OBJECTIVES To analyze the rate of inappropriate admissions to a pulmonology department over the period of a year and to establish the reasons for such admission and predictors. PATIENTS AND METHODS All 2004 admissions to the pulmonology department of the Hospital de Valme were analyzed using a version of the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (AEP) developed for concurrent review. Two physic...

OBJECTIVE Cancer incidence, treatment, and prognosis show important disparities by race, Hispanic ethnicity, and birthplace, but hospital policies and procedures in obtaining this information are poorly documented. This study documented policies and procedures in a state (Connecticut) with a high-quality population-based cancer registry. METHODS Directors of medical records and/or admissions ...