Most Hospital Performance Measures for Heart Failure Not Linked to Improved Patient Outcomes
...sk of death at 60- to 90-days after discharge, and rehospitalization rates. Follow-up data were collected from 5,791 pa...nt of the patients had died and the total death or rehospitalization rate was 36.2 percent. None of the current ACC/AHA performance measures was a significant independen...Emergency Heart Patients Do Better With Invasive Approach
... at differences in rates of intractable angina and rehospitalization during the first six to 12 months after the initia...sk score, a reduced risk of death, heart attack or rehospitalization was seen only for patients with intermediate or high risk who underwent an early invasive approach. ...Use of Anti-Depressant Does not Help Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
...lapse, with 30 to 50 percent of patients requiring rehospitalization within 1 year of discharge after successful weight restoration. This has prompted interest in interventions aimed at preventing relapse following weight restoration. A substantial number of patients with anorexia nervosa receive antidepressant medica...