Publications by authors named "Dumitriu Zunino Saucedo"
Background: Lipedema is characterized by the deposition of abnormal fat in the lower and upper limbs bilaterally. It is a disease with high prevalence and genetic characteristics. Non-specific and non-quantified increases in the thickness of the subcutaneous tissue have previously been demonstrated using magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMachine learning in prediction of individual patient readmissions for elective carotid endarterectomy, aortofemoral bypass/aortic aneurysm repair, and femoral-distal arterial bypass.
SAGE Open Med
February 2020
Article Synopsis
- Rising early hospital readmissions are increasingly monitored for public reporting and financial incentives, particularly highlighting the unique challenges faced by surgical patients compared to medical patients.
- A predictive model for 90-day hospital readmissions was created using data from Florida's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, incorporating factors like age, race, comorbidities, and surgical procedures for patients undergoing specific surgical interventions.
- Analysis of 246,405 patients indicated a 30.3% readmission rate, with key predictors of readmission including longer hospital stays, higher comorbidity scores, and the nature of the admission, with Shrinkage Discriminant Analysis yielding the best prediction accuracy.
Asthma patients that depend on emergency department (ED) services are generally considered to have extremely poor disease control and prognosis. It is important to identify characteristics related to poor disease control and frequent visits to the ED to apply appropriate clinical management. This study comprised a cross-sectional survey of consecutive patients with asthma exacerbation (age > or = 12 years) presenting at the adult ED of a large, tertiary care, university-affiliated hospital over a 2-month period.
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