Publications by authors named "Simina Luca"
Article Synopsis
- This study analyzed why postpartum women visit the emergency department within 10 days after delivery and identified associated risk factors.
- 381 visits were reviewed, revealing common issues like abdominal pain and wound-related problems, with the average patient age being approximately 31 years.
- The findings suggested that educating patients on managing pain and caring for wounds could help decrease the frequency of these early emergency visits.
Background: Routine stress testing is commonly used after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to detect in-stent restenosis or suboptimal procedure results; however, recent studies suggest that such testing is rarely indicated. Our main objectives were to assess temporal trends in utilization of stress testing and to determine factors associated with its use.
Methods: We conducted an observational study involving all patients who had undergone PCI in Ontario, Canada, from Apr.