Pharmacist-led Transitions of Care: A Cohort Study on Admission Medication History Factors and Adjustments to the Discharge Medication List.

Patients are at risk of experiencing medication errors during each transition of care (TOC), which can result in adverse drug events and readmissions. Implementing a pharmacist-led TOC service can optimize medication safety and patient outcomes by identifying and correcting medication discrepancies prior to hospital discharge. A pharmacist-led TOC service at a tertiary care center expanded services to review medications at discharge for all enrolled hospitalized patients, but data collection and review had yet to be performed.

Erosion of the temporal bone by vestibular schwannoma: morphometrics and predictive modeling.

Purpose: To perform a comprehensive morphometric analysis of vestibular schwannomas (VS) using multimodal imaging, focusing on the relationship between tumor characteristics and internal acoustic canal (IAC) changes.

Methods: We analyzed a cohort of patients undergoing radiosurgery for VS, utilizing high-definition MRI and bone CT for detailed anatomical assessment. Image co-registration and fusion techniques were employed to examine VS and IAC dimensions.

Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Led COVID-19 Vaccination Program in a Hospital Setting.

A pharmacist-led COVID-19 vaccination screening and administration tool was implemented at a tertiary care hospital in the Upper Midwest, allowing pharmacists to determine if an inpatient is a candidate for the COVID-19 vaccination. The purpose of this observational study was to examine the feasibility of a pharmacist-led, COVID-19 vaccination administration workflow to the inpatient population in a tertiary care hospital. This observational study was conducted at an Upper-Midwest facility and includes a study population of adult patients admitted to the hospital between 10/1/2021 - 1/1/2022.

Impact of Pharmacist-Led Education on Proper Prophylactic Enoxaparin Dosing in Obese Patients.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common cardiovascular complication in middle-aged adults. There is a likelihood a patient may experience VTE when admitted to a hospital. Prophylactic medications such as low-dose unfractionated heparin and enoxaparin are started to prevent VTE.

Outcomes of same-day discharge following percutaneous coronary intervention in a rural population.

Background: Same-day discharge (SDD) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is safe, yet the nationwide rate of SDD remains low. The impact that residing in a rural area has on the safety of SDD is unknown.

Objective: To investigate the safety of SDD compared to next-day discharge (NDD) among PCI patients living in a largely rural area.