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Operation Polypharmacy: a pharmacist-led ambulatory care clinic design and evaluation for older patients.
Sci Rep
December 2024
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
The unintended consequences of polypharmacy pose significant risks to older adults. The complexities of managing numerous medications from multiple prescribers demand a comprehensive approach to mitigate harms. Pharmacist-led clinics have been shown to improve outcomes in patients with diabetes and hypertension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated factors among pregnant women with disabilities in Ethiopia: from the social model of disability perspective.
Front Glob Womens Health
December 2024
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Life Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India.
Background: In low-income countries, women with disabilities face numerous challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health services and experience high unintended pregnancy rates and adverse pregnancy outcomes, with 42% of cases ending in abortion. However, little is known about unintended pregnancy among women with disabilities in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated factors among women with disabilities in the Central Regional State of Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOrbital Lymphangioma in an Adolescent Male: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
Cureus
November 2024
Radiodiagnosis, MNR Medical College and Hospital, Sangareddy, IND.
Lymphangiomas are localized multi-cystic malformations of the lymphatic and vascular system, primarily affecting the head and neck regions in children. Orbital lymphangiomas are not considered hamartomas because the orbit does not commonly display lymphatic vessels. In this case report, we describe a male patient who was 15 years old and presented to our medical facility with the primary complaints of having a bulging left eye, sudden chemosis of the lower conjunctiva, and pain in the left eye.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeveloping a novel transitional care model for older emergency department patients and exploring the target population in Taiwan.
Front Med (Lausanne)
December 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Aim: Transitional care in the emergency department (ED) has the potential to improve outcomes for older patients, but the specific population benefits from it and impact in Taiwan remain unclear. Therefore, we conducted this study.
Methods: An interdisciplinary team comprising emergency physicians, dedicated transitional care nurse (TCN), nurse practitioners, nurses, geriatricians, and social workers was established at a tertiary medical center.
Exploring the potential of introducing an electronic death registration system in South Africa.
Health Res Policy Syst
December 2024
South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Background: Despite South Africa's well-established Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system (CRVS) and good completeness of death registration, challenges persist in terms of the quality of cause of death information and the delayed availability of mortality statistics. The introduction of an electronic medical certification of cause of death (eMCCD) system may offer opportunities to improve both the quality and timeliness of this information.
Methods: This study used an exploratory mixed methods design to investigate perceptions surrounding an electronic solution for registering deaths in South Africa.
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