Conclusions Admissions to hospital were significantly reduced after an intensive 18 month intervention to improve outcomes for patients with coronary heart disease, but no other clinical benefits were shown, possibly because of a ceiling effect related to improved management of the disease.
In conclusion, admission and discharge standardization and therefore length of stay are largely in our control.
In conclusion, admission Braden score and number of nursing intervention are well-established protected factor for the development of pressure ulcers.
In conclusion, admissions as a result of ketoacidosis and the frequency of severe hypoglycaemia requiring healthcare professional assistance are significantly reduced after DAFNE skills training.
Conclusion The admission of elderly ICU patients raises medical, ethical, sociological, and economic factors.
Conclusion: At admission, PCT as well as other usual markers do not appear to be useful to differentiate infected from non infected patients admitted for ketoacidosis.
In conclusion, hospital admission in patients with diabetes is unfortunately commonplace.
Conclusion Weekend admission to hospital is associated with an increased likelihood of hospital acquired condition, cost, and length of stay.
In conclusion, decreasing admission and discharge delays in critical care is essential because such delays have a serious impact on patient outcomes and healthcare costs.
