QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
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Although asking how a patient feels is the first enquiry most clinicians make the value of the answer has never been examined in acutely ill patients. ⋯ In this patient cohort a subjective feeling of improvement at the first re-assessment after admission to hospital is a powerful independent predictor of reduced in-hospital mortality.
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Comparative Study
Risk of empyema in patients with end-stage renal disease: a nationwide propensity-matched cohort study.
Empyema is a rare but important complication among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, a nationwide, propensity-matched cohort study has never been performed. ⋯ The risk of empyema was significantly higher in patients with ESRD than in those without kidney disease. The occurrence of empyema was without difference in patients undergoing HD compared to those undergoing PD. The 30-day mortality rate since empyema diagnosis was also significantly higher in patients with ESRD.