Publications by authors named "Jennifer J Gibson Chambers"
Objective: Youth involvement in extracurricular activities may help prevent smoking and drinking initiation. However, the relative roles of types of extracurricular activity on these risks are unclear. Therefore, we examined the association between substance use and participation in team sports with a coach, other sports without a coach, music, school clubs, and other clubs in a nationally representative sample of U.
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- A study investigated the prevalence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients immediately after general anesthesia and its impact on recovery outcomes.
- Out of 91 patients aged 70 and older, 45% experienced delirium in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU), affecting their cognitive function compared to their baseline.
- The results showed that early delirium correlated with worse discharge outcomes and increased likelihood of requiring institutional care, highlighting the need for monitoring and management of delirium in elderly surgical patients.
Background: Observation care is a core component of emergency care delivery, yet, the prevalence of emergency department (ED) observation units (OUs) and use of observation care after ED visits is unknown. Our objective was to describe the 1) prevalence of OUs in United States (US) hospitals, 2) clinical conditions most frequently evaluated with observation, and 3) patient and hospital characteristics associated with use of observation.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of the proportion of hospitals with dedicated OUs and patient disposition after ED visit (discharge, inpatient admission or observation evaluation) using the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) from 2001 to 2008.