Publications by authors named "N R Pratt"
Study Design: Retrospective Cohort Study.
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Article Synopsis
- Nurse practitioner-led Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls are associated with better clinical outcomes compared to those led by ICU registrars, but their cost effectiveness is less understood.
- A retrospective study analyzed the costs of MET calls over nearly two years, revealing that nurse practitioner-led calls were cheaper, with lower average costs per call than ICU registrar-led calls.
- A healthcare service performing over 101 MET calls that lead to ICU admissions annually could benefit financially by implementing a 24-hour nurse practitioner-led MET call system.
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- This study compares the cardiovascular effectiveness of different second-line antihyperglycemic agents (SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, and sulfonylureas) in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
- Using data from over 1.4 million patients across multiple databases, the researchers analyzed the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) over a follow-up period of several years.
- Results indicated that SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists had significantly lower risks of MACE compared to DPP-4 inhibitors and sulfonylureas, pointing to their potential superiority as treatment options for