Inpatient

Following the discontinuation of Flovent in January, ICU admissions, inpatient admissions and ED visits related to asthma rose in comparison with previous years, according to study results from Epic Research.

According to published results, patients who underwent inpatient vs. outpatient fast-track total knee arthroplasty procedures had similar rates of complications, readmissions and reoperations at 90 days.

With decreased 30-day postoperative costs and 90-day readmission rates, revision total knee arthroplasty performed in the ASC may be preferred vs. an inpatient or a hospital-based outpatient setting, according to published results.

Individuals with suspected sleep-disordered breathing must undergo sleep testing to be formally diagnosed and treated. However, the benefits of inpatient vs. outpatient sleep assessments are unclear.

Results showed patients with Medicare Advantage may have decreased utilization of elective, inpatient total joint arthroplasty procedures and increased time to evaluation and surgery vs. patients with traditional Medicare coverage.

Enlisting hospitalists in the co-management of patients with cancer reduced hospital length of stay, increased hospital capacity for new inpatients and reduced stress among oncologists, according to a study in Journal of Hospital Medicine.

LAS VEGAS — Results showed racial and ethnic disparities are more pronounced in the ambulatory care setting compared with the inpatient setting for lumbar surgical care.

In this video, Lyons Hardy, MS, RN, P-MHNP, clinical assistant professor and concentration lead of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, discussed new ideas on structuring an inpatient psychiatric unit presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference.

CHICAGO — Results showed several surgical and patient factors were significantly associated with conversion from ambulatory surgery to either outpatient or inpatient surgery in patients undergoing lumbar decompression.

CHICAGO — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Claudette M. Lajam, MD, discussed the impact of changes to the inpatient-only list on patients from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.