Publications by authors named "M F Grande-Ratti"

Article Synopsis
  • Unplanned transfers from the General Ward to Critical Care Units often happen when a patient's condition worsens, leading to longer hospital stays and increased mortality rates.
  • A study conducted on 8,317 admissions found that 124 patients (14 per 1,000) were transferred, primarily elderly individuals with conditions like hypertension, heart failure, and respiratory issues.
  • The findings indicate that a significant number of patients who were transferred showed stable NEWS scores beforehand, highlighting potential inadequacies in monitoring and care processes in the General Ward.
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This study aims to assess the value of a help desk in a Personal Health Record (PHR) for monitoring and improving PHR functionalities and processes. Through analysis of 327 help desk tickets categorized by users as telemedicine and PHR requests, we identified four main gaps: information and feedback, access to clinical documents, usability, and ubiquity. The tickets highlighted end users' needs such as timely feedback, contextual information, effective communication, and ease of access to clinical documentation.

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Objective: Clinical practice guidelines suggest performing an electrocardiogram (EKG) in patients with chest pain within the first 10 minutes in the emergency department, warning about subdiagnosis in women. Possible differences based on sex were analyzed.

Method: An observational and retrospective study in an Emergency Department, with adult patients admitted to the Chest Pain Unit in 2021.

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Objectives: To compare the occurrence of death, bleeding, and recurrence according to inpatient or outpatient management of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE).

Materials And Methods: . Retrospective cohort that included a consecutive sampling of VTE consultations between 2016 and 2019 diagnosed in the Emergency Center of a private hospital in Argentina.

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The aim was to explore the scope and limitations of teleconsultation during the pandemic from the perspective of primary care physicians at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, a private institution located in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. A qualitative study was conducted with ten individual semi-structured interviews between January and April 2022. The three major emerging topics were the transition to virtuality, accessibility, and the new care model.

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