Articles: chronic.
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Objective: To estimate the incidence and outcomes of sepsis hospitalisations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous residents of New South Wales. Design and participants: Prospective cohort study of residents aged 45 years and older, recruited between 2006 and 2009, and followed for hospitalisation for sepsis. Main outcome measures: Incidence and hazard ratio (HR) of sepsis hospitalisation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission identified using International Classification of Diseases (10th revision) coding on discharge data. ⋯ Conclusion: We found that the rate of sepsis hospitalisation in NSW was higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. Culturally appropriate, community-led strategies targeting chronic disease prevention and the social determinants of health may reduce this gap. Preventing readmission following sepsis is a priority for all Australians.
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Based on a review of the most current medical literature, this article outlines the basic concepts and classifications of rhinosinusitis, and delineates best practices for clinical diagnoses and the most up-to-date management strategies. Learning to recognize and differentiate these conditions helps facilitate appropriate and timely diagnoses as well as helping practitioners provide their patients with better counseling and care.
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Sep 2021
[Pain Management in Non-surgical Inpatients - Treatment Approaches and Competence for Pain Services].
The number of non-surgical patients in the hospital setting with pain due to medical conditions or comorbidities and/or invasive procedures or treatments is high. Compared to perioperative pain management, the portion of patients and/or conditions that require more than an approach focused on pharmacological treatment of nociceptive pain is considerably higher. Rather, treatment often requires the differentiated use of co-analgesics, non-pharmacological treatments, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychological assessment and interventsions and educational approaches, ideally in the form of closely coordinated interdisciplinary treatment. The assessment and treatment of acute and especially chronic pain should follow the biopsychosocial concept of pain, especially if risk factors for chronification have been identified, if patients receive high-dose therapy with analgesics or have preexisting a chronic pain disorder.
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Patients with chronic respiratory failure resulting from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD-CRF) have limited treatment options and poor health outcomes. We examined the effect of noninvasive ventilation at home (NIVH) treatment on all-cause mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department (ED) visits. ⋯ Patients with COPD-CRF who received NIVH had statistically significant reductions in hospitalizations and ED visits compared with patients not treated with NIVH. Further research is needed to examine the effect of NIVH on mortality.