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Early Prediction Of Trauma Patient Discharge Disposition, Ronald Beaulieu, Priti Parikh, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Ronald J. Markert, Mary C. Mccarthy
Early Prediction Of Trauma Patient Discharge Disposition, Ronald Beaulieu, Priti Parikh, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Ronald J. Markert, Mary C. Mccarthy
Department of Surgery Faculty Publications
Objective: Do pre-injury and early hospital admission characteristics help predict patient discharge disposition? Background: Total one-year treatment cost of adult major trauma in the United States is estimated at $30 billion annually, with 58% of the cost due to the index hospitalization. Increased length of stay (LOS) increases morbidity and delays rehabilitation. Prediction of discharge to a location other than home through univariate risk factor methodology and development of a multivariable binary logistic regression model allows early discharge planning. Methods: A one-year Level 1 trauma center registry dataset was used to develop a predictive model of discharge disposition using 2836 …
Hemodialysis Access: Initial Considerations And The Difficult Patient, Laura Peterson, Maria Litzendorf, Hooman Khabiri, Stanislaw P. Stawicki
Hemodialysis Access: Initial Considerations And The Difficult Patient, Laura Peterson, Maria Litzendorf, Hooman Khabiri, Stanislaw P. Stawicki
Department of Surgery Faculty Publications
The population requiring hemodialysis (HD) in the United States continues to grow, with recent studies reporting over 370,000 Americans with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who are HD-dependent. The creation of functional HD access is often the limiting step in utilization of renal replacement therapy (RRT). Since the 1960s, the creation of hemodialysis access has become one of the most commonly performed procedures in the United States with over 500,000 vascular access procedures performed per year. This represents approximately 8% of the annual Medicare budget allocated to patients with ESRD. The magnitude of the associated economic and human costs is …