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Nutrition & Dietetics
Tagrid Alharbi, Joanne Ryan, Rosanne Freak-Poli, Danijela Gasevic, Jacqueline Scali, Karen Ritchie, Marie-Laure Ancelin, Alice J. Owen
Summary: Changes in body weight in older adults may be associated with increased mortality risk. Significant weight loss of 5% or more is linked to higher all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality risk, while weight gain does not increase mortality risk.
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Surgery
Evelena Cousin-Peterson, Haroon M. Janjua, Tara M. Barry, Marshall S. Baker, Paul C. Kuo
Summary: This study investigated the impact of enhanced recovery protocols on length-of-stay and readmission rates in colorectal surgery. The findings suggest that early or late discharge may increase the risk of readmission. Targeting ideal length-of-stay could optimize discharge timing and potentially reduce unplanned readmissions.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Elisa Morales-Marroquin, Luyu Xie, Luigi Meneghini, Nestor de la Cruz-Munoz, Jaime P. Almandoz, Sunil M. Mathew, Benjamin E. Schneider, Sarah E. Messiah
Summary: The analysis aimed to determine if type 2 diabetes and HbA1c levels predict 30-day hospital readmission after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Results showed uncontrolled type 2 diabetes is associated with increased readmission and reduced weight loss post MBS. Additionally, type 2 diabetes and prediabetes were also linked to decreased weight loss after MBS.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ivayla I. Geneva, Adam D. Wegman, Christina D. Lupone
Summary: Abnormal body temperature 24 hours prior to discharge is not useful for predicting the probability of readmission, and infection is the primary cause of temperature abnormalities and preventable readmissions.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Caterina Trevisan, Marianna Noale, Giancarlo Zatti, Davide Liborio Vetrano, Stefania Maggi, Giuseppe Sergi
Summary: There is a gradual reduction in hospital length of stay (LOS) and an increase in 30-day readmission rates in older patients in Italy. This suggests that careful pre-discharge assessment is necessary for older people, and community healthcare services should be improved to reduce the risk of readmission.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sultana Monira Hussain, Anne B. Newman, Lawrence J. Beilin, Andrew M. Tonkin, Robyn L. Woods, Johannes T. Neumann, Mark Nelson, Prudence R. Carr, Christopher M. Reid, Alice Owen, Jocasta Ball, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Cammie Tran, Yuanyuan Wang, Michael E. Ernst, John J. McNeil
Summary: This study examines the associations of weight change and waist circumference changes with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older adults. The results suggest that weight loss is associated with an increased risk of mortality, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other life-limiting conditions.
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Infectious Diseases
Taylor D. Zelnicek, Emily A. Siegrist, Jamie L. Miller, Stephen B. Neely, Nelson Ivan Agudelo Higuita, Bryan P. White
Summary: This study retrospectively evaluated the optimal dosing strategy for intravenous acyclovir in obese patients. The results showed that using adjusted body weight (AdjBW) dosing is safer and does not increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) compared to ideal body weight (IBW) dosing.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Kellie Fusco, Yogesh Sharma, Paul Hakendorf, Campbell Thompson
Summary: Reducing hospital readmissions is important to alleviate the burden on hospitals. This study examined the impact of weight loss prior to delayed readmissions on patient outcomes. The results showed that weight loss was associated with longer length of stay, higher intensice care unit hours, and increased mortality during readmission.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Chelsea C. Jacobs, Johnny F. Jaber, Michael Ladna, Sandeep Ponniah, Ishaan Madhok, Nicole Ruiz, Haley Podeschi, Francesca Gesiotto, Walid Khan, Nabeel Moon, April Mathews, Vikas Patel, Brett Styskel, Tony S. Brar, Peter V. Draganov, Dennis Yang
Summary: This study investigated inpatient endoscopy delay and found that factors such as older age, female sex, use of specific medications, and certain types of procedures are associated with delay. Delayed endoscopy prolonged hospital length-of-stay and was identified as an independent predictor of 30-day readmission.
CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2021)
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Surgery
Daan M. Voeten, Leonie R. van der Werf, Johanna W. van Sandick, Richard van Hillegersberg, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen
Summary: This study aimed to analyze Dutch hospital performance in terms of length of hospital stay after esophageal cancer surgery and its association with 30-day readmission rates. Results showed no significant association between length of hospital stay and readmission rates.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Michelle Zeidan, Vadim Goz, Nikita Lakomkin, Nicholas Spina, Darrel S. Brodke, William R. Spiker
Summary: This study aimed to assess the risk factors for readmission within 30 days or prolonged length of stay after cervical disc arthroplasty. Results showed that postoperative superficial wound infection, ASA classification, and BMI were predictors of readmission, while female sex, diabetes, postoperative wound dehiscence, ASA class, and operative time were significantly associated with prolonged length of stay.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ross L. Prentice, Aaron K. Aragaki, JoAnn E. Manson, Dale A. Schoeller, Lesley F. Tinker, Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Robert B. Wallace, Michael J. LaMonte, Janet A. Tooze, Karen C. Johnson, Johanna W. Lampe, Marian L. Neuhouser
Summary: High energy expenditure is associated with higher all-cause mortality in younger postmenopausal women, but not in older postmenopausal women.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Siyi Tang, Amara Tariq, Jared A. Dunnmon, Umesh Sharma, Praneetha Elugunti, Daniel L. Rubin, Bhavik N. Patel, Imon Banerjee
Summary: Reduction in 30-day readmission rate is important for hospitals as it reduces costs and improves patient outcomes. Previous models for readmission prediction have limitations, such as considering only certain conditions, not using data temporality, ignoring patient similarity, and being limited to single modality or center data. Our proposed MM-STGNN model incorporates multimodal, longitudinal data and models patient similarity using a graph, achieving good performance on two datasets and outperforming current clinical standards.
IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS
(2023)
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Veterinary Sciences
Joaquin Araos, Luca Lacitignola, Valentina de Monte, Marzia Stabile, Ian Porter, Daniel E. Hurtado, Agustin Perez, Antonio Crovace, Salvatore Grasso, Manuel Martin-Flores, Francesco Staffieri
Summary: This study found that body fat percentage affects lung function and the respiratory system in obese dogs, who often have extensive areas of hypo-aerated lungs. Ventilation protocols based on ideal body weight may be more beneficial for obese dogs in terms of lung deformation and airway pressure.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Cherinne Arundel, Phillip H. Lam, Charles Faselis, Helen M. Sheriff, Daniel J. Dooley, Charity Morgan, Gregg C. Fonarow, Wilbert S. Aronow, Richard M. Allman, Ali Ahmed
Summary: The study found that in propensity score-matched balanced cohorts of patients with HF, a longer LoS was independently associated with an increased risk of all-cause readmission at 30 days, but not with readmissions during longer follow-up periods. A longer LoS was also associated with an increased risk of mortality during long-term follow-up, indicating that longer hospital stays may lead to poorer outcomes for patients with HF.
ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2021)