BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study was conducted to determine if blacks hospitalized for cerebrovascular events had more severe cerebrovascular events than whites similarly hospitalized. METHODS Data from the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission were used to determine incidence of coma, death rates, age at death of those who died, and length of stay for acute hemorrhagic and occlusi...

We estimate the proportion of patients hospitalized for suspected dengue that tested positive for influenza virus in El Salvador during the 2012 influenza season. We tested specimens from 321 hospitalized patients: 198 patients with SARI and 123 patients with suspected dengue. Among 121 hospitalized suspected dengue (two co-infected excluded) patients, 28% tested positive for dengue and 19% pos...

The authors undertook a case control study to determine whether hospitalized patients with pneumonia had reflex points in the anterior chest wall as described by Frank Chapman, DO, specifically those classified as relating to the lung. Sixty-nine hospitalized patients were enrolled in the study. Patients with an admitting diagnosis of pneumonia were compared to those without pneumonia as their ...

Thirty-three insanity acquittees who had refused drug treatment were matched to a sample of nonrefusing hospitalized insanity acquittees in an attempt to measure the effect of treatment refusal on length of hospital stay. No measurable effects on the length of hospitalization were found. However, upon comparing the amount of time under court jurisdiction spent in the hospital and on conditional...

WHY: Older adults hospitalized for a newly diagnosed acute condition or an exacerbation of a chronic condition are at heightened risk of rehospitalization due to poorly managed transitions from hospital to home or other care setting. For older patients with multiple chronic conditions this “hand-off” period takes on even greater importance. One-quarter to one-third of older adults with multiple...

In this multi-centered study, we aimed to evaluate the distributional incidence of rotavirus acute gastroenteritis (RVAGE) according to age groups and epidemiological features of hospitalized and outpatient cases in the city center of Bursa, Turkey. This study was carried out in a multi-centered setting that included the four largest hospitals dealing with more than 90% of the pediatric populat...

Hospitalized adult patients are at increased risk for adverse outcomes, particularly when undergoing invasive procedures such as indwelling urinary catheterization. Nurses are essential in providing high quality, cost-effective, and safe health care. This mixed methods pilot study identified factors associated with nurses' adoption of an evidence-based practice to reduce the duration of cathete...

Two cohorts of male veteran patients with schizophrenia were compared on several clinical and demographic measures. The first cohort, hospitalized in one of two Veterans Affairs hospitals between 1965 and 1975, consisted largely of Korean-era veterans. The second cohort, hospitalized between 1991 and 1994, were largely Vietnam-era veterans. Although treatment and management of patients with sch...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a common and costly problem for hospitalized patients. Policymakers have taken notice of the importance of these infections, and changes to the prospective payment rules of Medicare, Medicaid, and many additional third-party payers have been implemented to hold hospitals accountable for the delivery of poor quality health care services. As ...