Patient Discharge
Non-home discharge after total shoulder arthroplasty may be risk factor for readmission
Published results showed patients discharged to a post-acute care facility after total shoulder arthroplasty may be at an increased risk for readmissions compared with patients discharged home.
Physical function after ICU did not improve with cycling plus usual physiotherapy
Mechanically ventilated adults receiving in-bed cycling plus usual physiotherapy had similar physical function after ICU discharge to those receiving only usual physiotherapy, according to results published in NEJM Evidence.
Telehealth care model benefits high-risk veterans transitioning from ICU to home
SAN DIEGO — Among high-risk veterans discharged from the ICU, a telehealth care model reduced mortality and led to more hospital-free days, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
Study: Post-hospital discharge care falls short in Canada for patients with AKI
The percentage of patients in Alberta, Canada, who received optimal care after an AKI episode was low and may signal a need to improve outcomes, according to a recently published study.
Many acute respiratory failure survivors achieve expectations for independent activities
With high expectations for independence in daily activities, 71% of survivors of acute respiratory failure achieved what they hoped for 6 months after discharge, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Stairs at home associated with discharge to post-acute care facility after TKA
Results published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation found patients with unavoidable stairs at home are at increased risk for discharge to a post-acute care facility after total knee arthroplasty.
Health care events prior to THA may increase facility discharge, readmission rates
LAS VEGAS — Results presented here showed preoperative health care events may place patients at a higher risk for facility discharge and readmission at 30- and 90-days after total hip arthroplasty.
Most patients do not receive sufficient hospital discharge education, study shows
At the time of hospital discharge, patients were often not informed of important information, including what symptoms to expect or reasons for changes in medication, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Q&A: Initiative aims to improve care during ICU-to-hospital transition
When a patient is discharged from the ICU and transferred to a hospital ward, there is an increased risk for diagnostic uncertainty and lack of communication among care teams, according to a press release from the American Thoracic Society.
Lower mortality, higher discharge rates in stroke patients before COVID-19 pandemic
Patients with large vessel occlusion strokes who underwent mechanical thrombectomy had lower mortality rates and higher rates of routine discharge in 2019 compared with 2020, although mortality rates shifted with surges of COVID-19.