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Comparing Cardiovascular Outcomes and Costs of Perindopril-, Enalapril- or Losartan-Based Antihypertensive Regimens in South Africa: Real-World Medical Claims Database Analysis
CONCLUSION: In South African individuals with private health insurance, a perindopril-based antihypertensive regimen provided better clinical and cost outcomes compared with other regimens.PMID:37730949 | DOI:10.1007/s12325-023-02641-8
Source: Adv Data - September 21, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jacques R Snyman Freedom Gumedze Erika S W Jones Olufunke A Alaba Nqoba Tsabedze Alykhan Vira Ntobeko A B Ntusi Source Type: research
Mortality risk after the first occurrence of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in the general population: A nationwide cohort study
This study aimed to evaluate mortality risk after the first occurrence of OVCF in the general population using a nationwide dataset from the Korean National Health Insurance System. We identified 291,203 newly diagnosed patients with OVCF and 873,609 patients without OVCF at a ratio of 1:3 matched by sex and age between 2010 and 2012. We investigated the latent characteristics of patients’ demographic information and chronic comorbidities that could affect mortality when diagnosed with OVCF. By comparing the cohort data, the hazar d ratio for subsequent mortality in patients with OVCF was calculated and adjusted based on...
Source: PLoS One - September 14, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Hee Jung Son Source Type: research
An elevated likelihood of stroke, ischemic heart disease, or heart failure in individuals with gout: a longitudinal follow-up study utilizing the National Health Information database in Korea
ConclusionThe present findings suggest that individuals with gout in the Korean population, particularly those aged ≥ 60 years, were more likely to have stroke, ischemic heart disease, or heart failure.
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - August 23, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Hospital Dental Services to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
AbstractPurpose of ReviewHospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) has a high incidence among health care –associated infections. Oral care is a standard intervention for the prevention of HAP, but few hospitals provide access to dental services for inpatients. In the current review, we examine hospital dental services and determine the effectiveness of hospital teams, including dental professionals, in controlling HAP.Recent FindingsIn-hospital dental services for perioperative patients under ventilator management and patients with acute stroke have been reported to reduce HAP. Dental interventions that achieve control of HAP h...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - August 22, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Antidepressants and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Older Adults According to the Degree of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibition: A Retrospective Cohort Study
CONCLUSION: The use of strong and intermediate SRIs should be considered carefully in older adult patients, especially when high-dose antidepressants are prescribed even for a short duration.PMID:37562992 | DOI:10.1016/j.jagp.2023.07.013
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - August 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kyoung-Eun Kwon Bo Ram Yang Mi-Sook Kim Byung-Joo Park Joongyub Lee Sun-Young Jung Source Type: research
Hospital partnership and patient outcomes among postacute patients with stroke
CONCLUSIONS: A greater number of shared patients and a more concentrated referral linkage between acute and PAC providers may reduce potential adverse outcomes in PAC patients. Instead of attaining more partners, PAC policies should encourage providers to strengthen their patient-sharing relationship with their existing PAC partners.PMID:37523454 | DOI:10.37765/ajmc.2023.89401
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - July 31, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Yu-Chin Chen Yiing-Jenq Chou Chiu-Mei Yeh Nicole Huang Source Type: research
