European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Dec 2019
Multicenter StudyInfluence of the length of hospitalisation in post-discharge outcomes in patients with acute heart failure: Results of the LOHRCA study.
To investigate the relationship between length of hospitalisation (LOH) and post-discharge outcomes in acute heart failure (AHF) patients and to ascertain whether there are different patterns according to department of initial hospitalisation. ⋯ Short hospitalisations are not associated with worse outcomes. While post-discharge readmissions are not affected by LOH, mortality risk increases as the LOH lengthens. These findings were similar across hospitalisation departments.
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Dec 2019
Multicenter StudyImpact of stable angina on health status and quality of life perception of currently treated patients. The BRIDGE 2 survey.
to explore 1) the perception of stable angina (SA) - impact on quality of life (QoL) and current condition related to SA; 2) SA burden - symptoms and frequency of anginal episodes; 3) impairment attributable to SA - limitations in daily activities and impact on work; 4) characteristics that might affect the patients' perception." ⋯ the results of our survey provide new insights on how patients with SA perceived their own health status and suggest that any patient with SA deserves a more detailed and accurate evaluation by their physicians.
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Dec 2019
Letter Multicenter StudyReal-life use of isavuconazole outside the hematological wards.
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Dec 2019
Multicenter Study Observational StudyEasy prognostic assessment of concomitant organ failure in critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening disease. We evaluated the prognostic utility of Model for End-stage Liver Disease excluding INR (MELD-XI) score for predicting mortality in a cohort of critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation. ⋯ MELD-XI is independently associated with mortality and constitutes a useful and easily applicable tool for risk stratification in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation.