Models to predict length of stay in the emergency department: a systematic literature review and appraisal.

Introduction: Prolonged Length of Stay (LOS) in ED (Emergency Department) has been associated with poor clinical outcomes. Prediction of ED LOS may help optimize resource utilization, clinical management, and benchmarking. This study aims to systematically review models for predicting ED LOS and to assess the reporting and methodological quality about these models.

Determining the Prevalence of Retinopathy and Its Related Factors among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Kerman, Iran.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of retinopathy and its associated factors in diabetic patients referred to a diabetes center in an Iranian city.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study in which a researcher-made checklist was used to collect the data of patients with type 2 diabetes in 2015. The statistical population consisted of 11,770 health records of diabetic patients registered in a second-level diabetes center.

Health staff priorities for the future development of telehealth in Western Australia.

Introduction: The views of health managers and physicians working in non-metropolitan areas of Western Australia (WA) were sought about which telehealth services are most needed.

Method: Chief executives and nurse managers of rural hospitals were sent a simple, open-ended questionnaire and asked to consider the current health situation and problems in their area, and to list the four most-needed telehealth services. In addition, they were asked to hand the questionnaire to one of the GPs or medical officers working with them.

Estimating the relapse risk of Plasmodium vivax in Iran under national chemotherapy scheme using a novel method.

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the relapse risk of Plasmodium vivax under national chemotherapy scheme using a novel method, and assessed its pattern in Kahnooj, a malaria endemic area in Iran.

Methods: The authors traced repeated episodes of malaria attack between 1994 and 2001 and then, estimated the risks of secondary attack of P. vivax, classified by the species in their primary attack.