Do written diagnosis-treatment recommendations on microbiological test reports improve the management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia? A single-center, retrospective, observational study.

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of microbiological test reports that provide specific written recommendations on the appropriate management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). We performed a retrospective analysis of laboratory and clinical data of all SAB patients treated at one German University hospital, 2012-2015. Among 467 included patients, methicillin-resistant S.

Evaluation of costs and outcome in cardioembolic stroke or TIA.

The costs of acute stroke care, length of hospital stay (LOS), and outcome in patients with cardioembolic stroke or cardioembolic transient ischemic attacks (TIA) were investigated with the aim of estimating the clinical and health-economic impacts of cerebral cardioembolism. The study population consisted of 511 consecutive patients with the diagnosis of ischemic stroke (n = 379) or TIA (n = 132) treated at the Department of Neurology, Philipps University, Marburg. Cerebral cardioembolism was defined according to the criteria of the Cerebral Embolism Task Force.

Costs of acute stroke care on regular neurological wards: a comparison with stroke unit setting.

Objectives: Stroke unit care has been shown to be beneficial but costly. In an own previous study, the resource utilization of stroke unit care has been evaluated. Since the resource utilization on regular neurological wards is widely unknown, we determined the costs for acute stroke care on regular neurological wards to compare both treatment settings.

[Further development of the diagnosis-related groups system--fact or fiction? Differentiation of case severities in patients with proximal femoral fractures 2003-2005].

Background: The previous system of hospital financing based on the returns (consisting of payments received minus cost of patient treatment) is undergoing considerable changes on the basis of learning to apply the new Diagnosis-Related Groups (G-DRG) system which differentiates the financial returns according to the individual severity of each case.

Aim Of The Study: 1. What are the differences in cost and returns when applying the G-DRG systems 2003, 2004 and 2005 to well-defined groups of patients (for example, surgery of proximal femoral fractures)? 2.