News tagged with hospitalization rates
17 infants die in 48 hours at 1 Indian hospital
(AP) -- At least 17 infants have died in the last 48 hours at a government-run hospital in eastern India and the state is investigating, media reported Thursday.
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Death rates after hospitalization down for oldest heart failure patients
Death rates after hospitalization for heart failure have dropped for veterans age 80 and older, but rehospitalizations remain frequent, according to a study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure.
Apr 05, 2011 |
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New study: Infections after cardiac device implantation produce excess costs and mortality
Surgical infections associated with pacemakers and defibrillators led to 3-fold increases in hospital stay, 55-118% higher hospitalization costs, 8 to 11 fold increase in mortality rates, and double the mortality after 1 ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Health information technology 'control tower' could improve earthquake response
A new study published by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, Davis, foresees improvements in patient outcomes after a major earthquake through more effective use of information technology. ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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The five hospital factors that affect heart attack survival
A new Yale University study looks at why there is such a big difference in the mortality rates among patients treated for heart attacks in hospitals across the country. The study appears in the March issue ...
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Trauma patients have higher rate of death for several years following injury
In a study that included more than 120,000 adults who were treated for trauma, 16 percent of these patients died within 3 years of their injury, compared to an expected population mortality rate of about 6 percent, according ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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High-cost hospitals do not appear to have better survival rates for sepsis patients
Increased hospital spending at high-cost hospitals does not appear to be associated with better short-term survival rates for patients with sepsis, according to a report in the February 28 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Model for managing asthma in preschoolers leads to dramatic drop in ER visits and hospitalizations
Nearly one in eleven (8.6%) preschool children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with asthma and in some inner city neighborhoods, the figure is closer to one in seven. But, few asthma management programs are designed for parents ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 25, 2011 |
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High-quality care associated with lower cost in trauma
(PhysOrg.com) -- High-quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery. The study found high-quality hospitals have death rates that are 34 percent lower, ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Mortality rates are an unreliable metric for assessing hospital quality, study finds
Is quality in the eye of the beholder? Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have found wide disparities among four common measures of hospital-wide mortality rates, with competing methods ...
Dec 22, 2010 |
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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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Weekend hospital stays worse for kidney patients
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are admitted to the hospital during the weekend are at increased risk of death, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 43rd Annual Meeting and ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 19, 2010 |
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For cardiac arrest CPR performed by laypersons, chest compression-only may lead to better outcomes
In a comparison of outcomes in Arizona for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for cardiac arrest performed by bystanders, patients who received compression-only CPR were more likely to survive to hospital ...
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Code Blue: ESA emergency telemedicine system soars to commercial success
‘Is there a doctor on the plane?’ Piping this request over aircraft speakers is the traditional response to a potential onboard medical emergency. But now the availability of expert medical advice can be guaranteed ...
Sep 21, 2010 |
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DomRep probes 16 baby deaths at public hospital
(AP) -- Health officials are investigating the recent deaths of 16 newborns in the capital's largest maternity hospital, hinting that unhygienic conditions are to blame.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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