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J Tissue Viability ; 30(2): 231-236, 2021 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33589375

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INTRODUCTION: Prevention and management of pressure injury is a key nurse-sensitive quality indicator. From clinical insights, pressure injury effects hospitalised neonates and children, however it is unclear how prevalent this is. The aim of this study was to quantify prevalence of pressure injury, assess skin integrity risk level, and quantify preventive interventions in both neonatal and child inpatient populations at a large children's hospital in the UK. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was undertaken, assessing the skin integrity of all children allocated to a paediatric or neonatal bed in June/July 2020. A data collection tool was adapted from two established pressure ulcer point prevalence surveys (EUPAP and Medstrom pre-prevalence survey). Risk assessment was performed using the Braden QD scale. RESULTS: Eighty-eight participants were included, with median age of 0.85 years [range 0-17.5 years), with 32 (36%) of participants being preterm. Median length of hospital stay was 11 days [range 0-174 days]. Pressure ulcer prevalence was 3.4%. The majority of participants had at least two medical devices, with 16 (18.2%) having more than four. Having a medical device was associated with increased risk score of developing pressure injury (odds ratio [OR] 0.03, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.01-0.05, p = 0.02). Most children (39 (44%)) were reported not having proposed preventive measures in place aligned to their risk assessment. However, for those that did, 2 to 4 hourly repositioning was associated with a risk reduction on pressure damage (OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.03-0.23, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Overall, we found a low prevalence of pressure injury across preterm infants, children and young people at a tertiary children's hospital. Accurate risk assessment as well as availability and implementation of preventive interventions are a priority for healthcare institutes to avoid pressure injury.


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Pediatria/normas , Úlcera por Pressão/diagnóstico , Medição de Risco/normas , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Quartos de Pacientes/organização & administração , Quartos de Pacientes/normas , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Pediatria/métodos , Pediatria/estatística & dados numéricos , Úlcera por Pressão/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Medição de Risco/métodos , Medição de Risco/estatística & dados numéricos , Medicina Estatal/organização & administração , Medicina Estatal/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Reino Unido
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J Nurs Manag ; 28(5): 1134-1143, 2020 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32492255

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AIM: To examine the journey of safety initiatives from executive hospital management to ward. BACKGROUND: Hospital management teams are often responsible for identifying safety priorities and ensuring delivery of these. METHOD: Naturalistic study design within a large NHS Hospital Trust. Using semi-structured interviews, focus groups and secondary data analysis, the study examines the implementation of safety initiatives. RESULTS: While hospital management developed five safety initiatives, only one of these (falls prevention) was actually seen to permeate all layers of the organisation. Other initiatives stopped one layer down. Both middle management and ward staff added to the list of initiatives developed, resulting in 16 priorities. A range of positive and negative influences to successful implementation are identified. CONCLUSIONS: Safety initiatives need positive reinforcement at all levels to be addressed appropriately. The research suggests that a model related to improvement science may prove useful in ensuring that priorities are addressed. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Care should be taken to ensure that safety initiatives are successfully implemented at all levels within an organisation. Identifying priorities with staff and sharing values and priorities are a key approach to leading such initiatives.


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Segurança do Paciente/normas , Gestão da Segurança/normas , Grupos Focais/métodos , Humanos , Organização e Administração/normas , Organização e Administração/estatística & dados numéricos , Segurança do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Quartos de Pacientes/organização & administração , Quartos de Pacientes/normas , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde/métodos , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Gestão da Segurança/estatística & dados numéricos , Medicina Estatal/organização & administração , Medicina Estatal/estatística & dados numéricos
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Aust J Gen Pract ; 48(1-2): 53-58, 2019.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31256458

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Osteoporosis and dementia are common and associated with a high healthcare burden. The aim of this paper was to assess the impact of dementia on treatment, morbidity and mortality in osteoporosis. METHOD: Data were collected on 502 prospective orthogeriatric admissions for fracture. Fisher's exact chi-square was used to compare treatment stratified by dementia status. RESULTS: Of the 502 patients, 281 (56%) had osteoporosis, 226 (45%) had dementia,  and 156 (31%) had dementia and osteoporosis diagnosed before they sustained fractures. Patients with dementia were more likely to have osteoporosis but less likely to be receiving treatment. Although there was a significant improvement in discharge versus admission rates of osteoporosis treatment, those with dementia were less likely to be treated with antiresorptive therapy (36%, compared with 59%, P <0.001) or combined therapy (32%, compared with 56%, P <0.001) and had double the 90-day mortality (17.3%, compared with 9.6%) and six times the 30-day mortality (6.4%, compared with 1.6%). DISCUSSION: Patients with dementia and osteoporosis have a higher risk of recurrent fractures and mortality. Prevention may be the key strategy.


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Demência/complicações , Morbidade , Osteoporose/mortalidade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Demência/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Fraturas Ósseas/complicações , Fraturas Ósseas/epidemiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Osteoporose/fisiopatologia , Quartos de Pacientes/organização & administração , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Prospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida
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J Tissue Viability ; 27(2): 95-100, 2018 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29398293

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AIM: To study the influence of Braden subscales scores (at the first pressure ulcer risk assessment) on pressure ulcer incidence using a univariate and a multivariate time to event analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective cohort analysis of electronic health record database from adult patients admitted without pressure ulcer(s) to medical and surgical wards of a Portuguese hospital during 2012. The hazard ratio of developing a pressure ulcer during the length of inpatient stay was calculated by univariate Cox regression for each variable of interest and by multivariate Cox regression for the Braden subscales that were statistically significant. RESULTS: This study included a sample of 6552 participants. During the length of stay, 153 participants developed (at least) one pressure ulcer, giving a pressure ulcer incidence of 2.3%. The univariate time to event analysis showed that all Braden subscales, except "nutrition", were associated with the development of pressure ulcer. By multivariate analysis the scores for "mobility" and "activity" were independently predictive of the development of pressure ulcer(s) for all participants. CONCLUSION: (Im)"mobility" (the lack of ability to change and control body position) and (in)"activity" (the limited degree of physical activity) were the major risk factors assessed by Braden Scale for pressure ulcer development during the length of inpatient stay. Thus, the greatest efforts in managing pressure ulcer risk should be on "mobility" and "activity", independently of the total Braden Scale score.


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Incidência , Úlcera por Pressão/prevenção & controle , Medição de Risco/normas , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Quartos de Pacientes/organização & administração , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Exame Físico/métodos , Portugal/epidemiologia , Úlcera por Pressão/epidemiologia , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de Risco/métodos , Fatores de Risco
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JAMA Intern Med ; 177(8): 1139-1145, 2017 08 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28558093

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Importance: Uninsured and insured but out-of-network emergency department (ED) patients are often billed hospital chargemaster prices, which exceed amounts typically paid by insurers. Objective: To examine the variation in excess charges for services provided by emergency medicine and internal medicine physicians. Design, Setting, and Participants: Retrospective analysis was conducted of professional fee payment claims made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for all services provided to Medicare Part B fee-for-service beneficiaries in calendar year 2013. Data analysis was conducted from January 1 to July 31, 2016. Main Outcomes and Measures: Markup ratios for ED and internal medicine professional services, defined as the charges submitted by the hospital divided by the Medicare allowable amount. Results: Our analysis included 12 337 emergency medicine physicians from 2707 hospitals and 57 607 internal medicine physicians from 3669 hospitals in all 50 states. Services provided by emergency medicine physicians had an overall markup ratio of 4.4 (340% excess charges), which was greater than the markup ratio of 2.1 (110% excess charges) for all services performed by internal medicine physicians. Markup ratios for all ED services ranged by hospital from 1.0 to 12.6 (median, 4.2; interquartile range [IQR], 3.3-5.8); markup ratios for all internal medicine services ranged by hospital from 1.0 to 14.1 (median, 2.0; IQR, 1.7-2.5). The median markup ratio by hospital for ED evaluation and management procedure codes varied between 4.0 and 5.0. Among the most common ED services, laceration repair had the highest median markup ratio (7.0); emergency medicine physician review of a head computed tomographic scan had the greatest interhospital variation (range, 1.6-27.7). Across hospitals, markups in the ED were often substantially higher than those in the internal medicine department for the same services. Higher ED markup ratios were associated with hospital for-profit ownership (median, 5.7; IQR, 4.0-7.1), a greater percentage of uninsured patients seen (median, 5.0; IQR, 3.5-6.7 for ≥20% uninsured), and location (median, 5.3; IQR, 3.8-6.8 for the southeastern United States). Conclusions and Relevance: Across hospitals, there is wide variation in excess charges on ED services, which are often priced higher than internal medicine services. Our results inform policy efforts to protect uninsured and out-of-network patients from highly variable pricing.


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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência , Planos de Pagamento por Serviço Prestado/estatística & dados numéricos , Preços Hospitalares/estatística & dados numéricos , Medicina Interna , Pessoas sem Cobertura de Seguro de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Quartos de Pacientes , Análise de Variância , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/economia , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/estatística & dados numéricos , Gastos em Saúde , Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde/economia , Humanos , Medicina Interna/economia , Medicina Interna/estatística & dados numéricos , Medicare/economia , Medicare/estatística & dados numéricos , Quartos de Pacientes/economia , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Estados Unidos
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Rev Bras Enferm ; 70(2): 400-406, 2017 Apr.
Artigo em Português, Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28403301

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OBJECTIVE: investigate the understanding of nurses on nurse prescribing conformity to the care needs of hospitalized patients and factors associated with that conformity. METHOD: a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, was conducted at 20 in-patient units of a teaching hospital in the state of São Paulo. The participants (N=139) answered a semi-structured questionnaire. RESULTS: For 43 (30.9%) nurses, nurse prescribing is always in line with patients' care needs. The fields of body care and elimination, skin and mucosa care and investigation and monitoring were the most frequently addressed. CONCLUSION: in the perception of most nurses, nurse prescribing does not conform with patients' health heeds. The establishment of strategies to improve prescribing quality is recommended, as well as the development of permanent qualification programs and the systematic use of instruments for assessment of patients' care demands regarding nursing.


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Competência Clínica/normas , Prescrições de Medicamentos/normas , Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros/estatística & dados numéricos , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros/normas , Adulto , Brasil , Competência Clínica/estatística & dados numéricos , Prescrições de Medicamentos/enfermagem , Prescrições de Medicamentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Hospitais de Ensino/organização & administração , Hospitais de Ensino/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Higiene/normas , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Quartos de Pacientes/organização & administração , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Autonomia Profissional , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde/normas , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Higiene da Pele/enfermagem , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Rev. bras. enferm ; 70(2): 400-406, Mar.-Apr. 2017. tab
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS, BDENF - Enfermagem | ID: biblio-843650

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ABSTRACT Objective: investigate the understanding of nurses on nurse prescribing conformity to the care needs of hospitalized patients and factors associated with that conformity. Method: a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, was conducted at 20 in-patient units of a teaching hospital in the state of São Paulo. The participants (N=139) answered a semi-structured questionnaire. Results: For 43 (30.9%) nurses, nurse prescribing is always in line with patients' care needs. The fields of body care and elimination, skin and mucosa care and investigation and monitoring were the most frequently addressed. Conclusion: in the perception of most nurses, nurse prescribing does not conform with patients' health heeds. The establishment of strategies to improve prescribing quality is recommended, as well as the development of permanent qualification programs and the systematic use of instruments for assessment of patients' care demands regarding nursing.


RESUMEN Objetivo: investigar la concepción de enfermeros sobre conformidad de prescripción de enfermería a necesidades de atención de pacientes hospitalizados y factores asociados a tal conformidad. Método: estudio descriptivo, con abordaje cuantitativo, realizado en 20 unidades de internación de hospital de enseñanza del estado de São Paulo. Los participantes (N=139) completaron cuestionario semiestructurado. Resultados: para 43 (30,9%) enfermeros, las prescripciones de enfermería estuvieron siempre alineadas a las necesidades de cuidado de los pacientes. Las áreas de Cuidado Corporal y Eliminaciones, Cuidado de Piel y Mucosas e Investigación y Monitoreo fueron las más abordadas. Conclusión: según visión de la mayoría de enfermeros, no hay conformidad de prescripción de enfermería con necesidades de atención de los pacientes. Se recomienda implementación de estrategias para mejorar la calidad de las prescripciones, cualquier otro desarrollo de programas de calificación continuada y utilización sistemática de instrumentos de evaluación de demanda de atención del paciente referentes a enfermería.


RESUMO Objetivo: investigar a concepção de enfermeiros sobre a conformidade da prescrição de enfermagem às necessidades de cuidados de pacientes hospitalizados e fatores associados a esta conformidade. Método: estudo descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em 20 unidades de internação de um hospital de ensino do estado de São Paulo. Os participantes (N=139) responderam a um questionário semiestruturado. Resultados: para 43 (30,9%) enfermeiros, as prescrições de enfermagem encontram-se, sempre, alinhadas às necessidades cuidativas dos pacientes. As áreas de Cuidado Corporal e Eliminações, Cuidados com Pele e Mucosas e Investigação e Monitoramento foram as mais abordadas. Conclusão: na percepção da maioria dos enfermeiros não há conformidade da prescrição de enfermagem com as necessidades de cuidados dos pacientes. Recomenda-se a implementação de estratégias para aprimorar a qualidade das prescrições, bem como o desenvolvimento de programas de qualificação contínua e a utilização sistemática de instrumentos de avaliação da demanda de atenção do paciente em relação à enfermagem.


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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Prescrições de Medicamentos/normas , Competência Clínica/normas , Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros/normas , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros/estatística & dados numéricos , Prescrições de Medicamentos/enfermagem , Prescrições de Medicamentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde/normas , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Quartos de Pacientes/organização & administração , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Brasil , Higiene/normas , Inquéritos e Questionários , Autonomia Profissional , Competência Clínica/estatística & dados numéricos , Higiene da Pele/enfermagem , Hospitais de Ensino/organização & administração , Hospitais de Ensino/estatística & dados numéricos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Emerg Med Australas ; 29(3): 310-314, 2017 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28266169

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OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the effect on the average length of stay (LOS), relative stay index (RSI), bed days and costs saved following the establishment of a dedicated clinical toxicology unit in an Australian tertiary referral hospital. METHODS: This retrospective descriptive study uses Health Roundtable and other state and federal data to compare the average LOS, RSI, estimated bed days and costs saved by patients admitted with a diagnosis-related group (DRG) of X62 (Poisoning/Toxic Effects of Drugs and Other Substances), over the 4 year period 2012-2015. This period corresponds to before and after the introduction of the clinical toxicology unit in February 2014 at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, a tertiary referral teaching hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. RESULTS: There was a reduction in the average LOS and RSI from 2.1 days and 122% in 2012 to 0.9 days and 52% in 2015, respectively. This reduction correlates with a reduction in 1350 bed days and a saving of $2.25 million over the 2 year period 2014-2015 since the clinical toxicology unit was established. CONCLUSION: The reduction in average LOS is similar to results previously published by two Australian toxicology units over 15 years ago. Despite changes in healthcare delivery since this time, these results continue to support the efficiency and associated cost saving of a dedicated toxicology unit in managing poisoned patients.


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Análise Custo-Benefício , Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Intoxicação/epidemiologia , Overdose de Drogas/epidemiologia , Hospitalização/economia , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Tempo de Internação/economia , Intoxicação/economia , Queensland , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tentativa de Suicídio/estatística & dados numéricos
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South Med J ; 109(7): 402-7, 2016 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27364022

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OBJECTIVES: Explore the performance patterns of invasive bedside procedures at an academic medical center, evaluate whether patient characteristics predict referral, and examine procedure outcomes. METHODS: This was a prospective, observational, and retrospective chart review of adults admitted to a general medicine service who had a paracentesis, thoracentesis, or lumbar puncture between February 22, 2013 and February 21, 2014. RESULTS: Of a total of 399 procedures, 335 (84%) were referred to a service other than the primary team for completion. Patient characteristics did not predict referral status. Complication rates were low overall and did not differ, either by referral status or location of procedure. Model-based results showed a 41% increase in the average length of time until procedure completion for those referred to the hospital procedure service or radiology (7.9 vs 5.8 hours; P < 0.05) or done in radiology instead of at the bedside (9.0 vs 5.8 hours; P < 0.001). The average procedure cost increased 38% ($1489.70 vs $1023.30; P < 0.001) for referred procedures and 56% ($1625.77 vs $1150.98; P < 0.001) for radiology-performed procedures. CONCLUSIONS: Although referral often is the easier option, our study shows its shortcomings, specifically pertaining to cost and time until completion. Procedure performance remains an important skill for residents and hospitalists to learn and use as a part of patient care.


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Internato e Residência/métodos , Paracentese , Quartos de Pacientes , Testes Imediatos , Punção Espinal , Toracentese , Centros Médicos Acadêmicos/métodos , Centros Médicos Acadêmicos/organização & administração , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Hospitalização/economia , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Avaliação de Processos e Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Paracentese/efeitos adversos , Paracentese/economia , Paracentese/métodos , Quartos de Pacientes/economia , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Testes Imediatos/economia , Testes Imediatos/normas , Testes Imediatos/estatística & dados numéricos , Encaminhamento e Consulta/estatística & dados numéricos , Punção Espinal/efeitos adversos , Punção Espinal/economia , Punção Espinal/métodos , Toracentese/efeitos adversos , Toracentese/economia , Toracentese/métodos , Estados Unidos
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J Pak Med Assoc ; 66(7): 823-8, 2016 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27427130

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of death anxiety among inpatients in Medical and Surgery clinics. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Medical and Surgery clinics of the University Hospital of Trabzon, Turkey, from June 15 to October 15, 2014. Data was gathered using a questionnaire and Death Anxiety Scale was applied. RESULTS: There were 170 subjects in the study. Mean death anxiety score was 7.82±2.73 among Medical patients, while it was 8.09±2.73 for surgical patients. Those who stayed at Medical Clinic showed statistically significant differences between death anxiety and gender, patients' profession, the type of patient room, and patients' previous surgeries (p<0.05 each). Patients who stayed at Surgery Clinic showed statistically significant differences between death anxiety and age, marital status, having visitors, frequency of thoughts about death and sharing thoughts of death with others (p<0.05 each). CONCLUSIONS: Death anxiety was higher among patients who stayed at the Surgery Clinic than those at the Medical Clinic.


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Ansiedade , Atitude Frente a Morte , Pacientes Internados/psicologia , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Centro Cirúrgico Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Ansiedade/etiologia , Escala de Avaliação Comportamental , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Hospitais Universitários , Humanos , Pacientes Internados/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Turquia/epidemiologia
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Acad Emerg Med ; 23(6): 679-84, 2016 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26874338

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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the association between patient chief complaint and the time interval between patient rooming and resident physician self-assignment ("pickup time"). We hypothesized that significant variation in pickup time would exist based on chief complaint, thereby uncovering resident preferences in patient presentations. METHODS: A retrospective medical record review was performed on consecutive patients at a single, academic, university-based emergency department with over 50,000 visits per year. All patients who presented from August 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013, and were initially seen by a resident were included in the analysis. Patients were excluded if not seen primarily by a resident or if registered with a chief complaint associated with trauma team activation. Data were abstracted from the electronic health record (EHR). The outcome measured was "pickup time," defined as the time interval between room assignment and resident self-assignment. We examined all complaints with >100 visits, with the remaining complaints included in the model in an "other" category. A proportional hazards model was created to control for the following prespecified demographic and clinical factors: age, race, sex, arrival mode, admission vital signs, Emergency Severity Index code, waiting room time before rooming, and waiting room census at time of rooming. RESULTS: Of the 30,382 patients eligible for the study, the median time to pickup was 6 minutes (interquartile range = 2-15 minutes). After controlling for the above factors, we found systematic and significant variation in the pickup time by chief complaint, with the longest times for patients with complaints of abdominal problems, numbness/tingling, and vaginal bleeding and shortest times for patients with ankle injury, allergic reaction, and wrist injury. CONCLUSIONS: A consistent variation in resident pickup time exists for common chief complaints. We suspect that this reflects residents preferentially choosing patients with simpler workups and less perceived diagnostic ambiguity. This work introduces pickup time as a metric that may be useful in the future to uncover and address potential physician bias. Further work is necessary to establish whether practice patterns in this study are carried beyond residency and persist among attendings in the community and how these patterns are shaped by the information presented via the EHR.


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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/organização & administração , Internato e Residência/estatística & dados numéricos , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Tempo para o Tratamento/estatística & dados numéricos , Listas de Espera , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Hospitais Universitários/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Gravidade do Paciente , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Estudos Retrospectivos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Fatores Sexuais , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Fatores de Tempo , Sinais Vitais , Adulto Jovem
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Crit Care Med ; 43(12): 2544-51, 2015 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26317569

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the effect of implementation of a rapid response system on the composite endpoint of cardiopulmonary arrest, unplanned ICU admission, or death. DESIGN: Pragmatic prospective Dutch multicenter before-after trial, Cost and Outcomes analysis of Medical Emergency Teams trial. SETTING: Twelve hospitals participated, each including two surgical and two nonsurgical wards between April 2009 and November 2011. The Modified Early Warning Score and Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation instruments were implemented over 7 months. The rapid response team was then implemented during the following 17 months. The effects of implementing the rapid response team were measured in the last 5 months of this period. PATIENTS: All patients 18 years old and older admitted to the study wards were included. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: In total, 166,569 patients were included in the study representing 1,031,172 hospital admission days. No differences were observed in patient demographics between periods. The composite endpoint of cardiopulmonary arrest, unplanned ICU admission, or death per 1,000 admissions was significantly reduced in the rapid response team versus the before phase (adjusted odds ratio, 0.847; 95% CI, 0.725-0.989; p = 0.036). Cardiopulmonary arrests and in-hospital mortality were also significantly reduced (odds ratio, 0.607; 95% CI, 0.393-0.937; p = 0.018 and odds ratio, 0.802; 95% CI, 0.644-1.0; p = 0.05, respectively). Unplanned ICU admissions showed a declining trend (odds ratio, 0.878; 95% CI, 0.755-1.021; p = 0.092), whereas severity of illness at the moment of ICU admission was not different between periods. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, introduction of nationwide implementation of rapid response systems was associated with a decrease in the composite endpoint of cardiopulmonary arrests, unplanned ICU admissions, and mortality in patients in general hospital wards. These findings support the implementation of rapid response systems in hospitals to reduce severe adverse events.


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Parada Cardíaca/mortalidade , Parada Cardíaca/terapia , Equipe de Respostas Rápidas de Hospitais/organização & administração , Equipe de Respostas Rápidas de Hospitais/estatística & dados numéricos , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva/estatística & dados numéricos , Análise Custo-Benefício , Feminino , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Equipe de Respostas Rápidas de Hospitais/economia , Humanos , Masculino , Países Baixos/epidemiologia , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Prospectivos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Arch Environ Occup Health ; 70(5): 256-64, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24456571

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This study sought to assess workplace violence in a Greek tertiary hospital for the first time. The authors conducted a descriptive study with 175 participants and examined the characteristics of violent episodes, the responses of victims and the administration, and the perception of workplace safety in addition to the implications of these incidents. The vast majority of employees (83.4%) had experienced work-related violence; however, half of them (52%) had not reported the incident to the hospital administration. Verbal violence was the most common type of incident (98.6%). Nurses and other health care staff reported feeling safer than physicians (odds ratio [OR] = 4.47, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.94-10.28 and OR = 2.80, 95% CI: 1.64-8.74, respectively). A large proportion of victims (72.6%) suffered psychological consequences following the violent incident. This study reveals the high prevalence of workplace violence in a Greek tertiary hospital and underscores its negative impact on health care workers.


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Recursos Humanos em Hospital/estatística & dados numéricos , Centros de Atenção Terciária/estatística & dados numéricos , Violência no Trabalho/psicologia , Violência no Trabalho/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Ira , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Grécia/epidemiologia , Humanos , Satisfação no Emprego , Masculino , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/psicologia , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/psicologia , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Saúde Ocupacional , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Percepção , Recursos Humanos em Hospital/psicologia , Assédio Sexual/estatística & dados numéricos , Estresse Psicológico/etiologia , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Intern Med J ; 44(2): 171-7, 2014 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24320789

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BACKGROUND: Demand for healthcare services threatens to overwhelm the Australian healthcare system. Public hospitals have the largest component of expenditure growth and as such represent the largest opportunity for efficiency gains. Utilisation of inpatient hospital beds and in particular those on general medical units has not been studied in Australia. AIM: To undertake a retrospective patient medical record review of 200 sequential admissions to the medical wards in two regional Tasmanian hospitals to determine the incidence of non-acute medical patient admission to the medical unit, and the subsequent days in hospital that were not required for medical reasons. The cost of these days was estimated. RESULTS: Sixteen patient admissions (8%) could not be justified on medical grounds. Forty-eight (24%) patient admissions had at least one day hospital day that could not be justified on medical grounds. Of the 1438 total bed days, 475 (33%) were for non-medical reasons. The estimated cost of those non-medical bed days for this cohort was $764 800. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of non-acute medical admissions and non-acute medical bed days to the medical unit and associated cost was significant. Further research is needed to design alternative care provision for such patients particularly in regional Australia. The potential savings to the Australian healthcare system could be significant.


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Hospitais Públicos/economia , Admissão do Paciente , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Austrália , Redução de Custos , Feminino , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Unidades Hospitalares/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Admissão do Paciente/economia , Admissão do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Med Lav ; 103(5): 394-401, 2012.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23077799

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BACKGROUND: In view of the evidence of cytotoxicity of chemotherapic antineoplastic drugs (AD), current guidelines recommend the evaluation of the health risks of hospital personnel exposed to these compounds. Biological monitoring is the main tool to evaluate all possible drug intake and measure workers' real risk. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess occupational exposure toAD in a large hospital in Northern Italy in order to verify the effectiveness of the structural and procedural improvements carried out over the last decade. METHODS: Three biological monitoring campaigns were performed using LC-MS/MS analysis of cyclophosphamide (CP) and metotrexate (MTX) as biomarkers of internal dose in the urine of hospital workers. In the first two campaigns, 50 and 81 workers respectively were monitored during AD preparation operations. The last campaign, concerning AD administration activity, was performed after a centralized preparation unit had been set up. Two environmental monitoring campaigns were carried out as well, to complete AD exposure assessment. RESULTS: During the first monitoring campaign we found positive urinary samples in all the wards studied (total positivity 36%), whereas in the second campaign 11% of the samples were positive and four departments showed negative results in all urine samples. The last campaign showed all urinary CP and MTX levels below the detection limit of the analytical method CONCLUSION: Exposure of oncology ward nurses considerably decreased due to the centralization of AD preparation operations together with training and education of workers. The last biological monitoring results were reassuring; nevertheless, surface contamination still occurred and safety measures should be further improved in order to achieve the lowest reasonably possible contamination levels.


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Antineoplásicos/urina , Ciclofosfamida/urina , Monitoramento Ambiental , Promoção da Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Metotrexato/urina , Exposição Ocupacional/análise , Recursos Humanos em Hospital , Adulto , Antineoplásicos/farmacocinética , Ciclofosfamida/farmacocinética , Feminino , Humanos , Exposição por Inalação/análise , Exposição por Inalação/prevenção & controle , Itália , Masculino , Metotrexato/farmacocinética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar , Exposição Ocupacional/prevenção & controle , Serviço Hospitalar de Oncologia/estatística & dados numéricos , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Serviço de Farmácia Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Equipamentos de Proteção/estatística & dados numéricos , Medição de Risco , Absorção Cutânea , Adulto Jovem
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Yakugaku Zasshi ; 131(4): 635-41, 2011 Apr.
Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21467804

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It is obvious that pharmacists play a critical role as risk managers in the healthcare system, especially in medication treatment. Hitherto, there is not a single multicenter-survey report describing the effectiveness of clinical pharmacists in preventing medical errors from occurring in the wards in Japan. Thus, we conducted a 1-month survey to elucidate the relationship between the number of errors and working hours of pharmacists in the ward, and verified whether the assignment of clinical pharmacists to the ward would prevent medical errors between October 1-31, 2009. Questionnaire items for the pharmacists at 42 national university hospitals and a medical institute included the total and the respective numbers of medication-related errors, beds and working hours of pharmacist in 2 internal medicine and 2 surgical departments in each hospital. Regardless of severity, errors were consecutively reported to the Medical Security and Safety Management Section in each hospital. The analysis of errors revealed that longer working hours of pharmacists in the ward resulted in less medication-related errors; this was especially significant in the internal medicine ward (where a variety of drugs were used) compared with the surgical ward. However, the nurse assignment mode (nurse/inpatients ratio: 1 : 7-10) did not influence the error frequency. The results of this survey strongly indicate that assignment of clinical pharmacists to the ward is critically essential in promoting medication safety and efficacy.


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Hospitais Universitários/estatística & dados numéricos , Erros de Medicação/estatística & dados numéricos , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Farmacêuticos/estatística & dados numéricos , Tolerância ao Trabalho Programado , Carga de Trabalho/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Incidência , Japão/epidemiologia , Gestão de Riscos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Fatores de Tempo
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Med Mal Infect ; 41(7): 384-9, 2011 Jul.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21458938

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OBJECTIVE: Bacteremia surveillance is a mission assumed by the referent person for antimicrobial therapy. We propose an original financial valorization of this activity, using the computerized disease surveillance system (CDSS). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A database collecting community-acquired and care-associated bacteremia was created on January 1, 2009 at the Bethune Hospital, France, using EPI-Info software (EPI Data). This database was used to complete missing data (presence of bacteremia, origin [community-acquired or care-associated], site of infection) in CDSS codes of patients hospitalized in surgical and medical wards (410 beds) during 2009. Financial benefit was assessed by the difference of funds allocated on the basis of CDSS, before and after completion of the missing data. RESULTS: In 2009, 383 out of the 35,000 patients presented with bacteremia. When missing CDSS codes were added, a financial gain of 229,291 euros was obtained, concerning 64 patients. CONCLUSION: Bacteremia surveillance is a transversal task based on quality of care, which may have a positive financial impact. This study may be helpful for clinicians with transversal activities, for whom financial valorization is difficult to implement in the CDSS, particularly without hospitalization beds. The lack of complete notification in the CDSS may cause a substantial financial loss.


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Bacteriemia/epidemiologia , Redução de Custos , Infectologia/economia , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/economia , Vigilância da População , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Bacteriemia/tratamento farmacológico , Bacteriemia/economia , Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/economia , Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/economia , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Bases de Dados Factuais , França , Custos Hospitalares , Departamentos Hospitalares/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Infectologia/organização & administração , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/organização & administração , Quartos de Pacientes/economia , Quartos de Pacientes/estatística & dados numéricos , Centro Cirúrgico Hospitalar/economia , Centro Cirúrgico Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Vocabulário Controlado
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