BACKGROUND In acute coronary syndrome (ACS), admission hyperglycemia is associated with adverse cardiovascular events in diabetic and nondiabetic patients. OBJECTIVE To assess the prognostic value of stress hyperglycemia for the in-hospital outcome of patients admitted due to ACS. METHODS This study included 152 patients admitted to the chest pain unit of a tertiary hospital diagnosed with ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The elderly constitute an increasing proportion of admitted patients worldwide. We investigate the determinants of hospital length of stay and outcomes in patients aged 90 years and older. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed all admitted patients aged >90 years from the general medical wards in a tertiary referral medical center between August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2012. Pat...

To determine the prevalence and rate of acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) among patients undergoing chronic (i.e., long-term) hemodialysis who were admitted to a tertiary care center, serial rectal cultures for VRE were performed at hospital admission and every 5 days until hospital discharge. A total of 7 (6%) of the 119 patients were colonized with VRE at admission. Six (1...

OBJECTIVE To describe the cause-specific morbidity and mortality, and referral patterns of all neonates admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in the northern provinces of Vietnam. DESIGN A prospective hospital based observational study. SETTING The Neonatal Department, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam. PATIENTS All admissions to the Neonatal Department over a 12 month pe...

OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence and nature of postoperative serious adverse events (SAEs) among inpatients having surgery in a tertiary hospital, and to determine which subgroups of patients might be at greatest risk. DESIGN Prospective observational study from 1 December 1998 - 31 March 1999. SETTING Tertiary teaching hospital in Melbourne, Victoria. SUBJECTS 1,125 subjects having inpa...

Background: Hypoalbuminemia ‎ is a strong predictor for assessing acute and chronic illness conditions. The condition of hypoalbuminemia ‎is associated with the low synthesis albumin resulting from cachexia wasting. Aim: To find out frequency 30 Day in-hospital mortality among patients admitted at tertiary care hospital Karachi. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place duration study: Data wa...

331. Risk Factors for Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci and Carbapenemase-producing Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae Colonization at admission to a Tertiary-care Center Angela Chow, MBBS, MPH, MS; Kalisvar Marimuthu, MBBS, MRCP; Bee Fong Poh, RN; Nwe-Ni Win, MBBS; Jia Qi Kum, BSc; Brenda Ang, MBBS, M Med, MPH, FAMS; Institute of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital,...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the presence of hypercapnia on admission in adult patients admitted to a university-based hospital in Karachi, Pakistan with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) correlates with an increased length of hospital stay and severity compared with no hypercapnia on admission. STUDY DESIGN A prospective observational study. SETTINGS Tertiary care hospital in Karachi, P...

BACKGROUND There is an increase in admission rate for elderly patients to the ICU. Mortality rates are lower when more liberal ICU admission threshold are compared to more restrictive threshold. We sought to describe the temporal trends in elderly admissions and outcomes in a tertiary hospital before and after the addition of an 8-bed medical ICU. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis...