Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2024
The variation in preventable hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes in Kentucky before and after the Medicaid expansion.
Hospitalizations are more resource intensive and expensive than outpatient care. Therefore, type 2 diabetes-related preventable hospitalization are a major topic of research efficiency in the healthcare system. ⋯ We used de-identified data which does not provide insights into the frequency of hospitalizations per patient. An individual patient may be hospitalized several times and counted as several individuals.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2024
Observational StudyDoes red blood cell transfusion affect clinical outcomes in critically ill patients? A report from a large teaching hospital in south Iran.
Despite the beneficial effects, RBC transfusion can be associated with infectious and non-infectious complications in critically ill patients. ⋯ Single-center and retrospective study.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2024
Predicting COVID-19 outcomes with the Edmonton Obesity Staging System.
Multiple studies have demonstrated a correlation between a high body mass index and discriminatory COVID-19 outcomes. Studies appear to indicate that there is a correlation between obesity-related comorbidities and less favorable outcomes. ⋯ Given the limited capacity of urgent care facilities to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of comorbidities and other relevant outcomes in all patients, it is plausible that certain patients may have been erroneously classified with an EOSS stage 2 diagnosis, when in fact they ought to have been assigned a stage 3 diagnosis.