28/Apr/2025
Quality assessment of clinical practice in neuro-oncology
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025AO1343
Highlights ■ The molecular test according to the WHO classification of CNS tumors (gliomas) was performed in 100% (172) of patients. ■ Education on chemotherapy and informed consent for patients with brain tumors was carried out for 100% (130) of the patients who had an indication for chemotherapy treatment. ■ Approximately 87% of the patients with gliomas underwent postoperative cranial MRI. ■ A multidisciplinary approach, including molecular testing, was used for 35% of patients with glioma. ■ Thromboembolic events after […]
Keywords: Brain neoplasms; Central nervous system neoplasms; Glioma; Length of stay; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meningioma; Patient outcome assessment; Postoperative complications; Quality improvement; Quality Indicators, Health Care
10/Jun/2021
Impact of intensive care unit admission during handover on mortality: propensity matched cohort study
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021AO5748
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the impact of intensive care unit admission during medical handover on mortality. Methods: Post-hoc analysis of data extracted from a prior study aimed at addressing the impacts of intensive care unit readmission on clinical outcomes. This retrospective, single-center, propensity-matched cohort study was conducted in a 41-bed general open-model intensive care unit. Patients were assigned to one of two cohorts according to time of intensive care unit admission: Handover Group (intensive care unit admission between 6:30 am […]
Keywords: Communication; Health resources/statistics & numerical data; Hospital mortality; Intensive care units/statistics & numerical data; Patient discharge; Patient handoff; Patient outcome assessment; Patient readmission; Patient safety