Risk of initiating antiarrhythmic drug therapy for atrial fibrillation in patients admitted to a university hospital

WH Maisel, KM Kuntz, SC Reimold, TH Lee… - Annals of internal …, 1997 - acpjournals.org
… of antiarrhythmic therapy are increasingly recognized, but the risks associated with the initiation
of antiarrhythmic therapy in patients … Logistic regression was done to identify risk factors. …

[HTML][HTML] Ante-and postnatal risk factors of venous thrombosis: a hospital-based case–control study

AF Jacobsen, FE Skjeldestad, PM Sandset - Journal of thrombosis and …, 2008 - Elsevier
… The Norwegian Medical Birth Registry selected four women, who gave birth at Ullevål
University Hospital at the same time as the case, as possible controls. We utilized the two first …

Intensive care acquired infection is an independent risk factor for hospital mortality: a prospective cohort study

P Ylipalosaari, TI Ala-Kokko, J Laurila, P Ohtonen… - Critical Care, 2006 - Springer
… This study was conducted at Oulu University Hospital, which is a 900-bed tertiary-level
university hospital. The mixed medical-surgical ICU is a 10-bed unit with one 6-bed, one 2-bed, …

Risk factors for surgical site infection in a teaching hospital: a prospective study of 1,138 patients

K Cheng, J Li, Q Kong, C Wang, N Ye… - Patient preference and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
… of the Hospital Infection National Surveillance System (NNISS) risk index for the prediction
of the incidence of surgical site infection at a university hospital in Florianopolis, South Brazil…

[HTML][HTML] Adverse drug reactions: a cohort study in internal medicine units at a university hospital

AL Camargo, MB Cardoso Ferreira… - European journal of clinical …, 2006 - Springer
… The follow-up length and number of medications in use were independent risk factors for
the development of an ADR. The same relationship was not observed for age, gender and …

Nutrition status and risk factors associated with length of hospital stay for surgical patients

VA Leandro‐Merhi, JLB de Aquino… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… In this study, the preoperative nutrition status of 350 patients with various diseases was
assessed as they were admitted to the surgery unit of a large university hospital. Malnutrition was …

The evolving epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a university hospital

MC Layton, WJ Hierholzer… - Infection Control & Hospital …, 1995 - cambridge.org
… The principal risk factors previously identified for acquisition of MRSA outside the acute
care setting include nursing home residence7 or intravenous drug use associated with self-…

Incidence and risk factors of postoperative pulmonary complications in noncardiac Chinese patients: a multicenter observational study in university hospitals

Y Jin, G Xie, H Wang, L Jin, J Li… - BioMed Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
… This study was performed at 4 university hospitals located in Zhejiang province, China (the
First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, the Sir Run Run Shaw …

Hand dermatitis among university hospital nursing staff with or without atopic eczema: assessment of risk factors

CCE Lan, HP Tu, CH Lee, CS Wu, YC Ko… - Contact …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital were invited to participate in the study. The study
was approved by the institutional review board of Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, and …

Extrinsic risk factors for pressure ulcers early in the hospital stay: a nested case–control study

M Baumgarten, DJ Margolis, AR Localio… - The Journals of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
… of extrinsic factors on pressure ulcer risk. The objective of this study was to determine whether
risk of pressure ulcers early in the hospital stay is associated with extrinsic factors such as …