Same-day hospital discharge found to be safe for select patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

With careful selection, same-day hospital discharge was found to be feasible and safe in around one-fifth of patients ...
Healio

Most patients do not receive sufficient hospital discharge education, study shows

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Upon hospital discharge, most patients were not informed about “red-flag” signs and symptoms. Of patients who ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Patients Satisfied With Discharge Teaching Quality, Outcomes After Cataract Surgery

A recent study found that patients who had cataract surgery were satisfied overall with discharge teaching quality, were well prepared for discharge, and had good postdischarge outcomes. Patients who ...
Open Heart

Feasibility, safety and outcomes of a virtual ward with remote monitoring for patients awaiting urgent coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Background Delays in performing urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are increasing across the UK, with ...
Fierce Healthcare

Patients overestimate how well they recall diagnoses, care after discharge: study

Most hospital patients say they can remember details about their care and post-discharge instructions, but in reality their ability to recall within a day or two of leaving the hospital shows ...
News-Medical.Net on MSN

Study supports safe same-day discharge following TAVI procedures

With careful selection, same-day hospital discharge was found to be feasible and safe in around one-fifth of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a study presented today at ...
Becker's ASC

Sample Discharge Instructions for Peripheral Nerve Block Patients

ASC Durango (Colo.) recently underwent its first AAAHC survey and achieved accreditation. As a result of the survey, the ASC has identified areas to target for improvement. One such area was education ...
ascopubs.org

Enabling efficient patient discharge with a mindset, toolset, and skillset framework.

Impact and cost-effectiveness of synergy between embedded palliative care and quality improvement teams on EOL quality metrics and resources utilization in a community-based oncology practice.
TCTMD

Discharge Safe as Early as a Day After Primary PCI for STEMI

A strategy to send select patients home within 48 hours after undergoing primary PCI for STEMI is safe and feasible if they’re considered low risk, according to results of a new study. In fact, the ...
ascopubs.org

Closing the loop: Utilizing advanced practice providers for a 7-day post hospital discharge follow-up of GI oncology patients at an academic cancer center.

Optimising outcomes for frail patients with oesophagogastric (OG) cancers: The impact of dose reduction and comprehensive geriatric assessment. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO ...
usace.army.mil

New discharge lounge opens at BAMC to improve patient flow

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (March 15, 2022) – On March 8 a new patient discharge lounge opened at Brooke Army Medical Center for patients preparing to leave the hospital. The ...