Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Dec 2024
Self-administration of aspirin for acute chest pain-Does it prevent premature cardiovascular mortality?
Aspirin as a class I guideline recommended medical treatment for acute coronary syndrome has been established for decades [1]. As early intake of aspirin is crucial, self-administration of aspirin in acute chest pain might be beneficial when weighing up the potential harm including a slightly elevated bleeding risk in patients with chest pain of another origin than myocardial infarction against the benefit in patients with coronary ischemia.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Dec 2024
Adequate bowel preparation of patients undergoing screening colonoscopy : Does educational status matter? A retrospective data analysis.
In order to achieve a high-quality screening colonoscopy, a high-quality bowel preparation is essential. To perform an adequate bowel cleansing patients need to understand and act on medical information, also known as health literacy. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the patients' educational status as a proxy for health literacy and adequate bowel preparation. ⋯ Patients with a tertiary education showed better bowel preparation quality than non-academics in Austria. Therefore, it is important to improve strategies on how to inform also less educated persons to facilitate a better screening colonoscopy quality and to optimize the use of resources from a clinical as well as a public health perspective.