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Heart failure hospitalization, mortality varies globally by national economic level
After adjusting for factors including use of long-term therapies, the risk for mortality within 30 days of first heart failure hospitalization was between three- and fivefold higher in lower-income vs. higher-income countries, data show.
Fluid management indicates continuous kidney replacement therapy initiation
An exploration of a registry of patients undergoing continuous kidney replacement therapy revealed fluid management is a main indicator that a patient will initiate the therapy, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
GIQuIC partners with Health Catalyst platform to augment clinical GI registry
The GI Quality Improvement Consortium clinical registry – or GIQuIC – a joint collaboration of ACG and ASGE, has partnered with Health Catalyst to use its new technology platform, Armus Hybrid Clinical Registry and Reporting Solution.
Patients aged 65 years or younger had THA revision rates of 1% in registry data
LAS VEGAS — Research presented here identified a low revision rate for younger patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty from 2012 to 2020 when articulations using highly crosslinked polyethylene were starting to be used more widely.
BLOG: IRIS Registry helps characterize real-world progression of GA, wet AMD from dry AMD
My colleagues and I, seeking to better assess the relationship between dry age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy, turned to the American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS Registry.
CV complications in COVID-19 more common in men than women, not explained by prior CVD
Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, men were more likely than women to have CV complications, but the difference was not explained by lower rates of past CVD in women, researchers reported in BMJ Medicine.
Most US hospitals not using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays
National registry data show only one-third of U.S. hospitals are using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays as of September 2021, with most continuing to use less sensitive cardiac troponin assays despite guideline recommendations.
AAOS Fracture and Trauma Registry partners with PatientIQ to track evidence-based data
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Fracture and Trauma Registry will now be powered by PatientIQ, according to a press release from the AAOS.
National Kidney Registry expands living donor protection, paid leave policy to employees
The National Kidney Registry announced the Donor Shield program, which expands its paid leave policy for employees who become living organ donors.
American Joint Replacement Registry releases 2022 annual report on THA, TKA procedures
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The American Joint Replacement Registry released its 2022 report on Nov. 4, which included procedural trends and patient outcomes, according to a press release.