Blood transfusion administration in seriously Ill patients: an evaluation of SUPPORT data

Article Abstract:

A prospective study of preferences, decision-making and outcomes relative to blood transfusion in seriously Ill patients in five teaching hospitals has been carried out with an evaluation of data from the Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment (SUPPORT). Subjects numbered 9105 and were 18 years of age and older. It was found that most transfusions took place in those with acute respiratory or multiorgan shystem failure. Few patients wanted to forgo tranfusion.

United States, Usage, Blood transfusion, Respiratory insufficiency

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Accuracy of medical records in hip fracture

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Many medical records may have inaccurate data that could have a significant impact on administrative databases. Researchers compared information coded on the hospital facesheet with the information in the medical chart of 343 patients admitted to a hospital with hip fracture. In 17% of the cases, a complication written in the chart was not coded on the facesheet. In 12% of the cases, excess diagnostic coding was found on the facesheet.

Information management, Medical records, Hip joint, Hip fractures

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Contribution of individual items to the performance of the Norton pressure ulcer prediction scale

Article Abstract:

The Norton pressure ulcer prediction scale is a reliable assessment model for indicating bedsore risk in hospitalized patients. The model measures patient mobility, activity, mental and physical condition and incontinence, and rates risk on a four-point scale. From among these indicators, the primary factors for bedsore risk are patient mobility and activity.

Models, Diagnosis, Bedsores, Decubitus ulcer, Nursing assessment

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