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Am J Med
December 2024
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: Few GIM-specific heart failure transition of care (TOC) programs exist. We thus piloted a TOC program for heart failure patients discharged from GIM that incorporates a remote patient management program, Medly.
Methods: This single-centre, prospective proof-of-concept study described sociodemographic and medical characteristics of included patients, and computed summary statistics to describe clinical and workload outcomes.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
December 2024
Division of Nephrology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, Bronx, NY.
Background: The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is a summary measure of routinely obtained clinical variables that predicts numerous health outcomes. Since there are currently no tools to predict acute kidney injury (AKI) in persons with HIV (PWH), we investigated the association of preadmission VACS Index with hospital AKI in PWH.
Methods: We conducted an observational study of PWH hospitalized in a New York City health system between 2010-2019.
J Am Geriatr Soc
December 2024
Chair of the Department of Organizational Systems and Health, University of Maryland Medical Center, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Background: The purpose of this study was to test the impact of Function Focused Care for Acute Care Using the Evidence Integration Triangle (FFC-AC-EIT) on hospitalized patients living with dementia.
Methods: This was a clustered randomized clinical trial including 12 hospitals from two states and 455 patients living with dementia. Hospitals were randomized to FFC-AC-EIT versus FFC Education Only.
Cureus
November 2024
Tuberculosis, Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program of India, Bhiwandi, IND.
Introduction Despite efforts, tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in developing countries, and India alone accounts for most of the global TB cases. Although the treatment for TB is highly successful, a significant number of TB patients in India do not complete their assigned treatment. Social support has a key influence on medication adherence for chronic illnesses like diabetes, asthma, HIV, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and TB.
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December 2024
Background: Extraction of impacted third molars is a standard procedure in dentistry. However, the postoperative inflammation and pain are undesired and uncomfortable. Methylprednisolone has emerged as a possible solution to improve outcomes.
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