News tagged with hospital admission rates
Weekend and public holiday admissions increased the risk of hospital deaths by up to 41 percent
Patients treated by Welsh (UK) hospitals for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding were 41% more likely die if they were admitted on a public holiday and 13% more likely if it was at the weekend, according to research in the ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Women want answers, but what questions should be asked?
One in two women in the United States will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in her lifetime. However, according to a review article published in the May 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Su ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 03, 2010 |
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Pre-hospital organization: The first links in the chain of survival for heart attack patients
Mortality rate following a heart attack has fallen by more than 50% in Europe over the past 25 years. However, because only minor advances in the medical treatment of AMI are expected over the next decade, it is through organisational ...
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Aging with GRACE: New health care delivery model improves outcomes, saves money
A team approach to preventive healthcare delivery for older adults developed by researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute improves health and quality of life, decreased emergency department ...
Aug 11, 2009 |
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