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Filter by:Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is an established approach for better detection of frailty-related problems and includes individualized treatment plan with multi-discipline supportive and treating measures for the older frailty patients. However, there is limited evidence of feasibility and efficacy of the CGA when provided in the emergency department setting. In the GAOPS-study the efficacy of the CGA in emergency department setting will be studied by randomized controlled study protocol. We aim to study if the CGA provided in the ED is feasible, safe and efficient method when added with standard emergency care for older frail patients.
To assess the effect of preoperative assessment clinic on prognosis and economic results of patients with coexisting diseases, the investigators designed a prospective cohort study. The investigators will recruit 250 patients preparing to undergo a selective epigastrium surgery with coexisting medical diseases which need an anesthetic consultation. The patients will be randomly assigned into two groups. The intervention group will be seen in the preoperative clinic before hospitalization, while the control group will get anesthetic consultation after hospitalization without clinic service. No additional interventions will be given during and after surgery. The length of stay, hospitalization expense, postoperative complication rate and mortality rate of the two groups will be compared. The investigator assume that consultation in preoperative assessment clinic will improve the prognosis and decrease the hospitalization expenses.
Today's population is living longer than prior generations. Senior patients, defined as 65 years or older, are therefore increasing in number, and representing a larger number of hospitalized patients. Thus, assessing and addressing the needs of the growing number of older ER users is essential. The overall objective of the study is to examine the feasibility and the epidemiology of two screening tools ("Programme de Recherche sur l'Intégration des Services pour le Maintien de l'Autonomie" (PRISMA-7) and Emergency Room Evaluation and recommendations (ER2)) used in the Emergency Room of Jewish General Hospital to screen older patients (i.e.; ≥65 years) at risk of adverse health events. A prospective observational cohort design will be used for the study's two phases; phase 1- assessment and phase 2- assessment as well as recommendations.
Hypoxemic pneumonia is a major cause of hospitalization in Pulmonology. The patient's dependency on oxygen prevents early discharge from the hospital. An automated oxygen therapy is a system that allows administration of oxygen with a flow that is automatically adjusted to the patient's saturation, which is continuously monitored. This system has proven to be particularly effective with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, by decreasing the time spent in hypoxia and hyperoxia, and by accelerating the weaning of oxygen. Our hypothesis is that automated oxygen therapy leads to a diminution on the length of hospital stay.
Emergency department (ED) crowding has become an international challenge in the recent decades. Length of stay (LOS) is a useful marker to monitor ED crowding. Searching for the possible causes and reducing barriers may have the greatest impact on EDLOS. Therefore, the investigators assembled a multidisciplinary team for improvement of the ED process, to undergo assessments of ED patient flow with the spirit of lean-sigma methodologies. The objectives of this study were to evaluate a Lean-sigma-based initiative to lessen EDLOS.
This study investigates the association of preoperative anticholinergic medication exposure with healthcare resource utilization in a population-based sample of older patients enrolled in a universal pharmacare program
Reducing the length of stay (LOS) after primary arthroplasty is a relatively new target that arouses the attention of orthopedic surgeons in order to return home early through the fast recovery protocols but this goal is also wanted in public health for the sake of overall decline health spending in public costs.
The primary objective of the evaluation study is to determine if geriatric co-management is superior to standard of care in preventing functional decline in older patients admitted for acute heart disease or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implementation (TAVI) to the cardiology units of the University Hospitals Leuven.
Earlier studies showed a benefit in survival when glutamine was given intravenously and these studies lead to recommendations that glutamine should be given to critically ill patients. The ESPEN guidelines recommend 0,2-0,4 g/kg/d intravenous glutamine added to standard parenteral nutrition . Until recently it was not possible to obtain a plasma glutamine level fast enough to consider the result for clinical decision making. With the availability of a Point of Care (POCT) measurement of plasma glutamine level a measurement can be performed short after the collection of blood. This offers the possibility to identify a patient with a low plasma glutamine level shortly after admission and use repeated measurements for evaluation of the response to supplementation of glutamine.
Fast-track surgery (FTS) pathway, also known as enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), FTS is a multidisciplinary approach aiming to accelerate recovery, reduce complications, minimize hospital stay without an increased readmission rate and reduce healthcare costs, all without compromising patient safety. It has been used successfully in non-malignant gynecological surgery, but it has been proven to be especially effective in elective colorectal surgery. However, no consensus guideline has been developed for gynecological oncology surgery although surgeons have attempted to introduce slightly modified FTS programmes for patients undergoing such surgery. NO randomised controlled trials for now. The advantages of fast-track most likely extend to gynecology, although so far have scarcely been reported. There is a existing research showed FTS in gynecological oncology provide early hospital discharge after gynaecological surgery meanwhile with high levels of patient satisfaction. The aim of this study is to identify patients following a FTS program who have been discharged earlier than anticipated after major gynaecological/gynaecological oncologic surgery and analyze the complication after surgery.