Articles: hospitals.
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Treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) in hospitals is inconsistent. Electronic health record (EHR) order sets protocolize care. ⋯ We observed frequent organizational inclusion of guideline-concordant medications and symptom scores but rare and/or poorly defined guidance for evaluating risk of severe AWS, escalation of care, and MAUD.
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Diuresis for hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure is a routine clinical practice but one that remains reliant on error-prone and resource-intensive intake and output and weight measurements and is subject to wide provider variation. We sought to use quality improvement approaches to implement a data-driven predictive diuresis protocol based on natriuresis using the electronic health record to titrate dosing. Our initiative did not result in significant reductions in length of stay but did demonstrate a significant increase in the use of urine studies to guide diuresis and signals toward more aggressive diuretic dosing without an increase in adverse outcomes.
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This prologue to the NAEMSP Prehospital Trauma Compendium describes the rationale for and the process used in developing the compendium manuscripts. It also provides a summary of other contemporary works discussing additional elements of prehospital trauma care including hemorrhage control, airway and ventilation management, pain management, care for traumatic brain injury, and trauma triage.
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Register-based cohort study based on linked data from multiple national registries. ⋯ The incidence of hospital-diagnosed OVFs has risen over the last decade, with regional differences. Notably, over 20% of OVF patients were still employed, highlighting the socioeconomic impact of this condition.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Nov 2024
Outcomes Associated with a Patient Blood Management Program in Major Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Obstetric patient blood management (PBM) strategies were used at Corniche Hospital in 2018, initially focusing on minimizing bleeding, with other clinical strategies implemented incrementally. This study assesses program outcomes in patients with major obstetric hemorrhage of 2000 mL or greater. ⋯ In women with a major obstetric hemorrhage of 2000 mL or greater, the implementation of an obstetric PBM program was associated with reduced blood product utilization, reduced costs, reduced anemia, and increased hemoglobin rise postdischarge.