BACKGROUND Depot antipsychotics are a treatment option for medication nonadherence in patients with schizophrenia. Nonadherence can lead to increased relapse and hospitalization rates. This article reports hospitalization data before and after initiation of olanzapine long-acting injection (LAI), a depot antipsychotic. METHODS Data were assessed from an ongoing, multinational, prospective, ob...

Results Hospitalization period, previous hospitalization existence and number, lining in intensive care unit, MRSA existence in the same unit, polymicrobial infection, acute trauma, surgery, open lesion, any intravenous, urethral catheter, mechanical ventilation, invasive device number, previous antibiotic usage, number and period of used antibiotic were found more significant in MRSA patients ...

BACKGROUND Treatment of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with long-acting bronchodilator (LABD) medications is recommended by the 2014 Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines. The primary objective of this study was to examine LABD prescription fills after a COPD-related hospitalization. METHODS This retrospective observational study used cl...

Background: Mental disorders are generally a significant reason for increased morbidity. They constitute a serious disease burden. One of the main reasons for this disease burden is long hospitalization periods. Objective: The current study investigated the length of hospital stay and the variables affecting it in patients treated in the Gazi University H...

hospitalization of child is one of the most stressful events of life for parents and children. this fear and stress may affect the process of treatment. since there is no information available about the source of distress and needs of iranian parents during the inpatient care of their children, we designed a research in order to discover the main source of worries and fears among parents. in th...

DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/19820194201500041 Universidade Estadual de Maringá, PR, Brasil. Conflicts of interest: none to declare. Abstract Objective: To evaluate the risk of hospitalization for acute diarrhea in children under five,in the period of ten years before and after the oral rotavirus vaccine. Methods: Eco-descriptive-analyticstudy of the rates of hospitalization for acute diarrhea...