Search Results for: Discharge

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019

Developing a FHIR-based EHR Phenotyping Framework: A Case Study for Identification of Patients with Obesity and Multiple Comorbidities from Discharge Summaries.

Publication date: Oct 14, 2019 Standards-based clinical data normalization has become a key component of effective data integration and accurate phenotyping for secondary use of electronic healthcare records (EHR) data. ... Read more

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019

Study confirms 1-hour discharge rule for patients given naloxone after opiate overdose

Opioids News

Publication date: Jan 22, 2019 DES PLAINES, IL — Suspected opioid overdose patients treated with naloxone are safe for discharge from the emergency department after one hour. That is the ... Read more

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018

Discharge Opioid Education to Decrease Opioid Use After Cesarean: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Opioids News

Publication date: Sep 20, 2018 Background: The number of opioid overdose deaths in the United States has quadrupled in 15 years, a dramatic manifestation of the current opioid abuse epidemic. ... Read more

September 14, 2018September 14, 2018

US hospital discharges documenting patient opioid use disorder without opioid overdose or treatment services, 2011-2015.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Sep 01, 2018 Understanding more about circumstances in which patients receive an opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnosis might illuminate opportunities for intervention and ultimately prevent opioid overdoses. This ... Read more

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

Postoperative Pain, Recovery and Discharge Following Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

Opioids News

Publication date: Aug 21, 2018 Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer form in men in Northern Europe. Management of the cancer often includes surgical removal of the primary tumor. In ... Read more

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018

A pilot study of a breast surgery Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol to eliminate narcotic prescription at discharge.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Jun 18, 2018 The evolving conceptualization of the management of surgical pain was a major contributor to the supply of narcotics that led to the opioid crisis. We ... Read more

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

Pulse-Modulated Radio-Frequency Alternating-Current-Driven Atmospheric-Pressure Glow Discharge for Continuous-Flow Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Cytotoxicity toward Human Melanoma Cells.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Jun 02, 2018 An innovative and environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of size-controlled silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is presented. Pectin-stabilized AgNPs were synthesized in a plasma-reaction system in ... Read more

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018

Guideline for Discharge Opioid Prescriptions after Inpatient General Surgical Procedures.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Jun 01, 2018 There is a paucity of data to inform appropriate opioid prescribing for patients who are discharged after a hospital admission for a surgical procedure. We ... Read more

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018

Opioid Use After Discharge in Postoperative Patients: A Systematic Review.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Jun 01, 2018 Over the past 2 decades, there has been an increase in opioid use and subsequently, opioid deaths. The amount of opioid prescribed to surgical patients ... Read more

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

Post-Discharge Opioid Reduction Intervention for Open, Laparoscopic, and Endoscopic Surgery

Opioids News

Publication date: Dec 31, 1969 ORIOLES is a pre-post study designed to improve quality of opioid prescribing and use after discharge for patients undergoing urologic surgery. The study will initially ... Read more