Publications by authors named "Anne Banas"
Association of Enrollment in an Aerodigestive Clinic With Reduced Hospital Stay for Children With Special Health Care Needs.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
November 2017
Article Synopsis
- Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) often require more medical attention, and having a primary medical home can lead to better health outcomes for them.
- A study analyzed the impact of a multidisciplinary aerodigestive clinic on 113 patients, focusing on their hospital admissions and inpatient days from 2009 to 2013.
- While enrollment did not significantly reduce overall admissions, it did result in a notable decrease in inpatient days, averaging about 6.8 days saved per patient annually.
End-of-life dreams and visions (ELDVs) are well documented throughout history and across cultures with impact on the dying person and their loved ones having profound meaning. Published studies on ELDVs are primarily based on surveys or interviews with clinicians or families of dead persons. This study uniquely examined patient dreams and visions from their personal perspective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: End-of-life dreams and visions (ELDVs) have been well documented throughout history and across cultures. The impact of pre-death experiences on dying individuals and their loved ones can be profoundly meaningful.
Objective: Our aim was to quantify the frequency of dreams/visions experienced by patients nearing the end of life, examine the content and subjective significance of the dreams/visions, and explore the relationship of these factors to time/proximity to death.