Publications by authors named "Olga Bronshtein"
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- The study aimed to investigate how the influx of COVID-19 patients in Israeli hospitals affected compliance with quality care indicators during the pandemic.
- Data was collected on hospital quality indicators and correlated with COVID-19 inpatient volumes from July 2019 to June 2022.
- Results showed that compliance with five key quality indicators remained stable, indicating hospitals successfully maintained care standards despite high COVID-19 patient numbers.
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- Up to 50% of COVID-19 patients exhibited gastrointestinal symptoms, as the virus can infect cells in the gastrointestinal tract via entry receptors ACE2 and TMPRSS2.
- A study was conducted comparing gastrointestinal symptoms and mortality rates between two periods, one during the original virus waves and another during the alpha variant wave in Israel.
- Findings showed that gastrointestinal symptoms were more common in the earlier period, while mortality rates increased significantly during the alpha variant period, suggesting a correlation between the lack of gastrointestinal symptoms and higher mortality.
Introduction: Renal failure (RF) is a risk factor for mortality among hospitalized patients. However, its role in COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality is inconclusive. The aim of the study was to determine whether RF is a significant predictor of clinical outcomes in COVID-19 hospitalized patients based on a retrospective, nationwide, cohort study.
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of performing duplex ultrasound on carotid arteries within 72 hours of diagnosing a transient ischemic attack (TIA) to reduce the risk of stroke.
- From 2015 to 2018, the proportion of patients receiving this imaging increased, with success rates rising from 58% to 83%.
- The results revealed that patients who had the duplex exam within 72 hours had a significantly lower 30-day mortality rate (0.81%) compared to those who did not (2.37%), highlighting the importance of timely diagnosis and intervention.
Background: In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare systems throughout the world, including the management of patients and compliance rates of quality indicators.
Objective: To measure the impact in Israel of the COVID-19 pandemic on the indicator-relevant caseload and compliance rates of the quality indicators reported by medical services providers within the Israeli National Program for Quality Indicators (NPQI).
Methods: Data was collected from the reports made to the NPQI by participating hospitals and medical service providers.
Background And Objectives: The Israeli National Program for Quality Indicators (INPQ) sets as its primary goal to promote high-quality health care within selected core areas in the Israeli health system. Surgical site infection is one of the most common types of acquired infections. The INPQ supports 3 distinct indicators concerning suitable antibiotic treatment in colorectal surgery, cesarean sections, and surgery for femoral neck fractures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite efforts to increase patient safety, medical incidents and near misses occur daily. Much is still unknown about this phenomenon, especially due to underreporting. This study examined why nursing students and clinical instructors underreport medical events, and whether they believe that changes within their institutions could increase reporting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Physicians in the community work on a tight and often pressured schedule; verbal and non-verbal techniques to terminate the patient-physician encounter are therefore necessary.
Objectives: To characterize ways of terminating the encounter.
Methods: Using a structured questionnaire we observed seven family physicians and nine consultants and recorded patient-physician encounters to assess techniques for terminating the encounter.