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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.05.008 | DOI Listing |
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
September 2025
Thoracic Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier de la Cote Basque, 13, avenue de l'Interne Jacques Loeb, 64100, Bayonne, France.
Objective: Reduction of bleeding and prolonged air leak (>5 days) following major lung resection remains a challenge. Hemostasis and aerostasis devices can facilitate earlier pleural de-drainage and fast-track. Our objectives were to evaluate the efficacy of TenaTac (an elastic, adhering patch approved as a medical device) in reducing bleeding and prolonged air leak after major lung resection.
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September 2025
Division of Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Patients with acquired and congenital heart disease (CHD) are at higher risk of hospitalization. Despite quality improvement (QI) initiatives, many patients experience readmission soon after discharge. We aimed to identify risk factors for 30-day readmission and hypothesized that direct discharge from the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) is associated with an increased readmission rate.
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September 2025
Departments of Cardiology and Medicine, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
Heart failure (HF) remains one of the leading causes of 30-day hospital readmissions, presenting a major challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. This comprehensive review synthesizes recent evidence on effective strategies to reduce readmission rates through patient education, self-care interventions, and systemic reforms. Structured education-particularly when reinforced postdischarge through methods like teach-back, tele-coaching, and home visits-has consistently demonstrated improved self-management, symptom recognition, and quality of life.
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August 2025
Department of Nursing Health Services Research, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: Little is known about how ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC)-related readmissions can be reduced in acute care settings.
Objective: This study examined the association between transitional care for hospitalised older patients with ACSC and ACSC-related readmissions.
Methods: This retrospective observational cohort study included patients aged 65 years and older admitted with ACSC as the primary diagnosis from 1 April 2022 to 31 January 2023, using linked data from the Diagnosis Procedure Combination and the medical functions of the hospital beds database.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
October 2025
Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Background: This study assessed the prevalence and incidence of potentially inappropriate medication use for older patients undergoing surgery and its association with polypharmacy.
Methods: A retrospective, population-based cohort study with patients ≥ 65 undergoing first surgery at Landspitali-The National University Hospital of Iceland from 2005 to 2018. Participants were categorized by number of medications filled before and following their surgical episode into: non-polypharmacy (< 5), polypharmacy (5-9), and hyper-polypharmacy (≥ 10).