Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States
... and an additional 130,000 (17.3%) were ventilated in an intermediate care unit or cared for in a coronary care unit. Incidence increased >100-fold with age (0.2/1,000 in children to 26.2/1,000 in those >85 yrs old). Mortality was 28.6%, or 215,000 deaths nationally, and also increased with age, from ...
... and an additional 130,000 (17.3%) were ventilated in an intermediate care unit or cared for in a coronary care unit. Incidence increased >100-fold with age (0.2/1,000 in children to 26.2/1,000 in those >85 yrs old). Mortality was 28.6%, or 215,000 deaths nationally, and also increased with age, from ...
Admission Home Medication Reconciliation Report
... Since medications may fall into more than one drug class; the side-by-side Med Rec list would not work. ...
... Since medications may fall into more than one drug class; the side-by-side Med Rec list would not work. ...
Final Programme - European Society of Cardiology
... Chairpersons: M. Macintosh (Sheffield, GB); D. K. Moser (Lexington, US) At the end of this session the attendees should be able to: • Identify how to sustain evidence based medicine in acute cardiac care, pre-hospital and in-hospital care, when different specialties are involved. • Acquire the know ...
... Chairpersons: M. Macintosh (Sheffield, GB); D. K. Moser (Lexington, US) At the end of this session the attendees should be able to: • Identify how to sustain evidence based medicine in acute cardiac care, pre-hospital and in-hospital care, when different specialties are involved. • Acquire the know ...
Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice
... Mild exacerbation episodes may be manageable with 1-6 office visits within a chronic care treatment plan. There is not a linear effect between the intensity of exacerbation and time to recovery.25 Moderate and severe exacerbation episodes within a chronic care treatment plan require acute care recom ...
... Mild exacerbation episodes may be manageable with 1-6 office visits within a chronic care treatment plan. There is not a linear effect between the intensity of exacerbation and time to recovery.25 Moderate and severe exacerbation episodes within a chronic care treatment plan require acute care recom ...
Laser Assisted Reduction of Axillary Hyperhidrosis
... solution was applied to both axillae and allowed to dry for five minutes. Cornstarch powder was then spread on the area and any excess starch brushed away. After 15 minutes, the regions were photographed (Fig 4A). Exclusion criteria: iodine allergic reaction, active infection, pregnancy planning, pr ...
... solution was applied to both axillae and allowed to dry for five minutes. Cornstarch powder was then spread on the area and any excess starch brushed away. After 15 minutes, the regions were photographed (Fig 4A). Exclusion criteria: iodine allergic reaction, active infection, pregnancy planning, pr ...
Spring 2011 - Main Street Radiology
... Ken is a registered X-ray technologist and a certified Radiology Administrator. He is a member of the RBMA (Radiology Business Management Association) and AHRA (Association for Medical Imaging Management). He was instrumental in the opening and expansion of Main Street Radiology. He is responsible f ...
... Ken is a registered X-ray technologist and a certified Radiology Administrator. He is a member of the RBMA (Radiology Business Management Association) and AHRA (Association for Medical Imaging Management). He was instrumental in the opening and expansion of Main Street Radiology. He is responsible f ...
A guide to private prescribing
... can at any stage request a transfer to the NHS and will be afforded the same treatment as they would have received had they opted for NHS treatment all along.17Alternatively, following a private consultation the consultant may make a written recommendation for medication to an NHS practitioner where ...
... can at any stage request a transfer to the NHS and will be afforded the same treatment as they would have received had they opted for NHS treatment all along.17Alternatively, following a private consultation the consultant may make a written recommendation for medication to an NHS practitioner where ...
Case Studies - I-Tech
... he stands. He smokes about 10 cigarettes per day, when he can get them. His last CD4 count was 165 and he is not yet taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) because he is on his last month of treatment for pulmonary TB, which he has adhered to faithfully. His only other medicine is sulfamethoxazole/trim ...
... he stands. He smokes about 10 cigarettes per day, when he can get them. His last CD4 count was 165 and he is not yet taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) because he is on his last month of treatment for pulmonary TB, which he has adhered to faithfully. His only other medicine is sulfamethoxazole/trim ...
Model Standards of Practice for Canadian Pharmacists
... The following describe the Model Standards of Practice required of pharmacists licensed to practice in Canada. These MSOP are drawn from NAPRA’s Professional Competencies for Canadian Pharmacists at Entry to Practice (2007), but do not replace them. Instead, the numbers in brackets that follow eithe ...
... The following describe the Model Standards of Practice required of pharmacists licensed to practice in Canada. These MSOP are drawn from NAPRA’s Professional Competencies for Canadian Pharmacists at Entry to Practice (2007), but do not replace them. Instead, the numbers in brackets that follow eithe ...
3 Treatment of Dry Mouth
... is a complex biofilm of microbes that adheres to the surfaces of teeth and provides a reservoir for oral microbial pathogens (Paster, 2001 #49). Streptococci account for approximately 20% of the total number of oral bacteria, and they are predominantly the first colonizers of freshly cleaned enamel ...
... is a complex biofilm of microbes that adheres to the surfaces of teeth and provides a reservoir for oral microbial pathogens (Paster, 2001 #49). Streptococci account for approximately 20% of the total number of oral bacteria, and they are predominantly the first colonizers of freshly cleaned enamel ...
Giant Penoscrotal Elephantiasis: A Case Report
... We hypothesized that the location of penile elephantiasis was due to the compression by the downward traction and the strangulation effect of the mass on the penis. This would explain the recovery of the penis (flexibility and elasticity) after excision of the scrotal mass without any action on the ...
... We hypothesized that the location of penile elephantiasis was due to the compression by the downward traction and the strangulation effect of the mass on the penis. This would explain the recovery of the penis (flexibility and elasticity) after excision of the scrotal mass without any action on the ...
Spring 2015
... the rate of reimbursement, would have no incentive to enter into in-par network agreements with emergency physicians at fair reimbursement rates or even to contract at all. The only leverage EM physicians currently have is the ability to balance bill patients the difference in what the insurer pays ...
... the rate of reimbursement, would have no incentive to enter into in-par network agreements with emergency physicians at fair reimbursement rates or even to contract at all. The only leverage EM physicians currently have is the ability to balance bill patients the difference in what the insurer pays ...
Improving Care for Chronic Heart Failure Patients
... controlled trials. There is good evidence that this goal can be achieved in the majority of patients if a determined and concerted effort is made in hospital, at outpatient clinics and in the community. Over 50 clinical trials have shown that, in patients with reduced left ventricular systolic funct ...
... controlled trials. There is good evidence that this goal can be achieved in the majority of patients if a determined and concerted effort is made in hospital, at outpatient clinics and in the community. Over 50 clinical trials have shown that, in patients with reduced left ventricular systolic funct ...
Prehospital Protocol for the Management of Acute Traumatic Pain
... Use age appropriate pain scale to assess pain (Weak recommendation, very low quality evidence for patients; <12 years moderate quality of evidence for patients >12 years) Age <4 yrs: Consider using an observational scale such as FLACC or CHEOPS Age 4-12 yrs: Consider using a self-report scale such a ...
... Use age appropriate pain scale to assess pain (Weak recommendation, very low quality evidence for patients; <12 years moderate quality of evidence for patients >12 years) Age <4 yrs: Consider using an observational scale such as FLACC or CHEOPS Age 4-12 yrs: Consider using a self-report scale such a ...
Tracheal Stent Implantation for Canine Tracheal Collapse
... Patients that have severe tracheal collapse with symptoms of or documented airway obstruction that are refractory to medical management may be candidates for tracheal stent implantation. A tracheal stent is a self-expanding metallic device which is placed within the trachea (windpipe) and is used to ...
... Patients that have severe tracheal collapse with symptoms of or documented airway obstruction that are refractory to medical management may be candidates for tracheal stent implantation. A tracheal stent is a self-expanding metallic device which is placed within the trachea (windpipe) and is used to ...
1. circumstances when shared care is appropriate
... The expectation is that these guidelines should provide sufficient information to enable GPs to be confident to take clinical and legal responsibility for prescribing this drug. The questions below will help you confirm this: Is the patient’s condition predictable or stable? Do you have the rele ...
... The expectation is that these guidelines should provide sufficient information to enable GPs to be confident to take clinical and legal responsibility for prescribing this drug. The questions below will help you confirm this: Is the patient’s condition predictable or stable? Do you have the rele ...
clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease
... His cardiopulmonary condition does not seem severe enough to prevent surgical biopsy. If possible, systemic corticosteroids should be withheld to prevent their deleterious effects on wound healing and to preserve the findings on lung biopsy. The striking peripheral blood eosinophilia in this case do ...
... His cardiopulmonary condition does not seem severe enough to prevent surgical biopsy. If possible, systemic corticosteroids should be withheld to prevent their deleterious effects on wound healing and to preserve the findings on lung biopsy. The striking peripheral blood eosinophilia in this case do ...
Expert patients and AIDS care
... condition for which millions of people will need lifelong care. Yet, in many areas the shortages especially of medical doctors, but also of nurses mean that the health systems are currently not even able to deliver basic health services to the population. Present ART delivery models are very intensi ...
... condition for which millions of people will need lifelong care. Yet, in many areas the shortages especially of medical doctors, but also of nurses mean that the health systems are currently not even able to deliver basic health services to the population. Present ART delivery models are very intensi ...
Full paper
... care unit (CCU) at Benha University Hospital. Two groups of subjects were included in the study, namely experts and staff nurses working in CCU. Three data collection tools were used in the different phases of this study: First: Experts opinionnair sheet was designed to test the face and content val ...
... care unit (CCU) at Benha University Hospital. Two groups of subjects were included in the study, namely experts and staff nurses working in CCU. Three data collection tools were used in the different phases of this study: First: Experts opinionnair sheet was designed to test the face and content val ...
Anti-VEGF Therapies: Ocular and Systemic Impact
... laser photocoagulation leads to a higher improvement of VA than natural history, but the latter showed grid laser photocoagulation did not improve VA even though the macular edema decreased. The SCORE CRVO trial found that patients treated with intravitreal steroids experienced a substantial visual ...
... laser photocoagulation leads to a higher improvement of VA than natural history, but the latter showed grid laser photocoagulation did not improve VA even though the macular edema decreased. The SCORE CRVO trial found that patients treated with intravitreal steroids experienced a substantial visual ...
Paper E - Professional Records Standards Body
... Ambulance Service (NWAS) was part of the project team and the RCEM and COP were represented at all stages of the consultation (workshop, online survey and expert user group). The scope of the project was set out in the Project Initiation Document (PID) to include: • Standard headings and content def ...
... Ambulance Service (NWAS) was part of the project team and the RCEM and COP were represented at all stages of the consultation (workshop, online survey and expert user group). The scope of the project was set out in the Project Initiation Document (PID) to include: • Standard headings and content def ...
A Rationale
... likely to progress to status epilepticus. • Seizures that continue every few minutes without the person regaining consciousness or last longer than 30 minutes are referred to as status epilepticus. ...
... likely to progress to status epilepticus. • Seizures that continue every few minutes without the person regaining consciousness or last longer than 30 minutes are referred to as status epilepticus. ...
An Introduction to Mental Health Tribunals and the Court of Protection
... Note: an application to the Tribunal of a Patient detained under Section 2 should reach the Tribunal Office at Leicester within 14 days of the date of detention and must be listed for hearing within 7 days of receipt of the application. However, the Department of Health does have discretion to refer ...
... Note: an application to the Tribunal of a Patient detained under Section 2 should reach the Tribunal Office at Leicester within 14 days of the date of detention and must be listed for hearing within 7 days of receipt of the application. However, the Department of Health does have discretion to refer ...
Cyprus Ministry of Health improves hospital services with IBM and SAP
... contributed to the results and benefits described. IBM does not guarantee comparable results. All information contained herein was provided by the featured customer and/or IBM Business Partner. IBM does not attest to its accuracy. All customer ...
... contributed to the results and benefits described. IBM does not guarantee comparable results. All information contained herein was provided by the featured customer and/or IBM Business Partner. IBM does not attest to its accuracy. All customer ...
Patient safety
Patient safety is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often leads to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the 1990s, when multiple countries reported staggering numbers of patients harmed and killed by medical errors. Recognizing that healthcare errors impact 1 in every 10 patients around the world, the World Health Organization calls patient safety an endemic concern. Indeed, patient safety has emerged as a distinct healthcare discipline supported by an immature yet developing scientific framework. There is a significant transdisciplinary body of theoretical and research literature that informs the science of patient safety. The resulting patient safety knowledge continually informs improvement efforts such as: applying lessons learned from business and industry, adopting innovative technologies, educating providers and consumers, enhancing error reporting systems, and developing new economic incentives.