The association between hospital volume and survival after acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients

Article Abstract:

Heart attack patients may be more likely to survive if they are admitted to a hospital that treats large numbers of heart attack patients. This was the conclusion of a study of 98,898 Medicare patients who were admitted to a hospital for treatment of a heart attack. One year after admission, mortality rates were 30% in those admitted to hospitals that treat few heart attack patients compared to 27% in those admitted to hospitals that treat many heart attack patients. This indicates that patients with symptoms of a heart attack should be taken to tertiary care hospitals rather than to the nearest hospital.

Evaluation, Patient outcomes, Mortality, Hospitals, Heart attack

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Association between cholesterol level and mortality in dialysis patients: role of inflammation and malnutrition

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Inflammation and malnutrition may cause cholesterol levels to decrease, according to a study of 823 dialysis patients. This could explain why dialysis patients with low cholesterol levels have an increased risk of death. It is not because high cholesterol levels are beneficial, it is because low cholesterol levels are a marker for inflammation and malnutrition. For this reason, dialysis patients with high cholesterol levels should take cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Physiological aspects, Inflammation, Blood cholesterol, Hemodialysis patients, Malnutrition, Death of

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Patient ratings of dialysis care with peritoneal dialysis vs hemodialysis

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The patient satisfaction with hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis is compared. The patient receiving peritoneal dialysis reported excellent dialysis care in comparison to the patient receiving hemodialysis.

United States, Patient satisfaction, Comparative analysis, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

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