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Lessons Learned from a Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination in Hospitalized Children.
Pediatr Qual Saf
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.
Introduction: Pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rates in the United States remain lower compared with adults. We aimed to (1) implement a quality improvement initiative to increase COVID-19 vaccination 2-fold in hospitalized patients 12-21 years of age from 4.7% during the baseline period (August 10, 2021-November 1, 2021) to 9.
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J Clin Med
December 2024
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.
In recent years, the use of smartphones has significantly increased among populations of almost every age. The aim of our work is to analyze the impact of an application (app) that follows up with the progress of a patient who underwent a thoracic surgery procedure in the first 30 days after discharge. We prospectively analyzed all the patients included in the pilot study from March 2023 to September 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical Utility and Performance of the Traditional Chinese Version of the 4-As Test for Delirium Due to Traumatic Brain Injury.
J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry
January 2025
School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Background: Delirium is a common symptom following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is often overlooked by healthcare professionals. Early detection of post-traumatic delirium is crucial to improving patient outcomes and quality of life. The four As Test (4AT: alertness, attention, abbreviated mental test-4, and acute mental changes) is a brief and rapid tool for delirium assessment with acceptable reliability and validity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInpatient Hypoglycemic Rate Reduction Through the Implementation of Prescriber Targeted Decision Support Tools.
Curr Diab Rep
January 2025
Prisma Health, Pharmacy, 701 Grove Road, Greenville, SC, 29605, USA.
Purpose Of Review: Hypoglycemia has been shown to increase mortality and length of hospital stay and is now reportable to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a quality measure. The purpose of this article is to review clinical decision support (CDS) tools designed to reduce inpatient hypoglycemic events.
Recent Findings: CDS tools such as order set development, medication alerts, and data visibility have all been shown to be valuable tools in improving glycemic performance.
Prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety among Sudanese refugees at Bambasi Camp in northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
Front Psychiatry
December 2024
Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Background: Refugees encounter a variety of traumatic events throughout their migratory process and in the camp, which increase their risk of developing mental illnesses. Even though depression and anxiety are the most frequent after a stressful life event, there is limited information on Sudanese refugees. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of depressive and anxiety symptoms at the Bambasi Camp in northwestern Ethiopia.
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