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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedKaiser SV, Jennings B, Rodean J
Pathways for improving inpatient pediatric asthma care (PIPA): a multicenter, national study.
This study examined whether implementation of a pathway strategy for inpatient pediatric asthma patients improve outcomes for these patients. Outcomes measured included length of stay (LOS), early administration of metered-dose inhalers, screening for secondhand tobacco exposure and referral to cessation resources, and 7-day hospital readmissions or emergency revisits. Eighty-five hospitals were enrolled and 68 completed the study with (n=12,013) admissions. Pathways were associated with increases in early administration of metered-dose inhalers, and referral to smoking cessation resources, but no statistically significant changes in the other outcomes were observed. Most hospitals did improve in at least one outcome.
AHRQ-funded; HS024592; HS024554.
Citation: Kaiser SV, Jennings B, Rodean J .
Pathways for improving inpatient pediatric asthma care (PIPA): a multicenter, national study.
Pediatrics 2020 Jun;145(6):e20193026. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-3026..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Asthma, Respiratory Conditions, Inpatient Care, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Outcomes, Hospitalization, Care Management
Semenkovich TR, Olsen MA, Puri V
Current state of empyema management.
The goal of this study was to examine current treatment practices and outcomes for inpatient treatment of empyema. A comprehensive, longitudinal data set from the New York State Inpatient Database, encompassing an entire state cohort of hospitalized patients, was used. The cohort included 4,095 patients who were undergoing intervention for primary empyema and were discharged 2009 to 2014 with chest tube, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) decortication and drainage, or open drainage and decortication. Patients were categorized into these three groups by definitive treatment during their initial hospitalization. The findings indicate that patients who were managed with chest tubes showed higher readmission and reintervention rates, suggesting that some of these patients may benefit from earlier definitive surgical intervention.
AHRQ-funded; HS019455.
Citation: Semenkovich TR, Olsen MA, Puri V .
Current state of empyema management.
Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Jun;105(6):1589-96. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.02.027..
Keywords: Care Management, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Inpatient Care, Outcomes, Respiratory Conditions