accuracy of predicting clinical outcomes, such as inpatient mortality. Other POA information may also explain variation in hospital outcomes, such as length of stay (LOS), but this potential has not been previously explored.
OBJECTIVES:To assess whether a discrepancy between the diagnosis coded at the time of admission and the diagnoses coded at discharge independently explains variation in LOS for general internal medicine patients.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS:A retrospective data review of patients age 18 years and older admitted to general internal medicine units at a large, urban academic medical center between July 2005 and June 2006. A generalized linear regression model was constructed to adjust for patient factors known to be associated with LOS.
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is simple, quick, inexpensive and minimally invasive technique used to diagnose different types of swellings located in the head and neck region most commonly originating from cervical lymph node, thyroid, parotid and salivary glands. Aims: To assess the frequency of incidences of different sites, age groups, sex and distribution among inflammatory non neoplastic and neoplastic lesion. Material and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted between Jun 2011 to Jun 2012. Fine needle aspiration diagnosis was correlated with detail of relevant clinical data and investigations. Patients between the ages of 1 to 70 years were included in the study. A total of 450 patients with head and neck mass underwent FNAC. Results: Out of 450 fine needle aspiration procedures, 69% were of lymph node, 20% were thyroid, 06% from salivary gland, 06% from soft tissue and miscellaneous swellings. Conclusions: It is concluded that head and neck swellings are very common conditions in clinical practice. Our study found that FNAC is simple, quick, low cost and minimally invasive technique to diagnose different types of head and neck swellings. It could differentiate the infective process from neoplastic one and avoids unnecessary surgical intervention.
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