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Identifying Priorities in Intensive Care : a description of a system for collecting intensive care data, an analysis of the data collected, a critique of aspects of severity scoring systems used to compare intensive care outcome, identification of priorities in intensive care and proposals to improve outcome for intensive care patients. [PDF]

, 1999
MDThis thesis reviews the requirements for intensive care audit data and describes the development of ICARUS (Intensive Care Audit and Resource Utilisation System), a system to collect and analyse intensive care audit information.
Goldhill, David Raymond
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General practitioners' perceptions of after hours primary medical care services: a Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia study [PDF]

, 2004
[Abstract]: This article reports on a project, undertaken in 2002 in the regional city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, that investigated the viability of establishing an after-hours primary medical care (AHPMC) service.
Nanka, Annette, Hegney, Desley, Fahey, Paul P.   +2 more
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The Reduction of After-Hours and Weekend Effects in Upper Gastro-intestinal Bleeding Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared to the Pre-Pandemic Period

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2023
Sergiu Marian Cazacu,1,* Adina Turcu-Stiolica,2,* Dan Nicolae Florescu,1,* Bogdan Silviu Ungureanu,1,* Vlad Florin Iovanescu,1,* Carmen Daniela Neagoe,3,* Daniela Elena Burtea,1,* Amelia Valentina Genunche-Dumitrescu,3,&ast ...
Cazacu SM, Turcu-Stiolica A, Florescu DN, Ungureanu BS, Iovanescu VF, Neagoe CD, Burtea DE, Genunche-Dumitrescu AV, Avramescu TE, Iordache S   +9 more
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Oral Antibacterial Drug Prescribing in Primary Care Out-of-Hours Services: A Scoping Review

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: The rapid spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents a critical threat to global health. Primary care plays a significant role in this crisis, with oral antibacterial drugs among the most prescribed medications ...
Sarah Khalid Al Hussain, Rhian Deslandes, Deborah Edwards, Karen Louise Hodson   +3 more
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Impact of alternative healthcare plans on out-of-hours help-seeking intentions in Switzerland

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2018
INTRODUCTION In Switzerland, mandatory health insurance plans (standard) offer free access to secondary and emergency care. However, in return for a lower premium, individuals can choose alternative healthcare plans (HCPs), with either a ...
Ellen Keizer, Linda Huibers, Morten Bondo Christensen, Oliver Senn   +3 more
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General practitioners’ and out-of-hours doctors’ role as gatekeeper in emergency admissions to somatic hospitals in Norway: registry-based observational study

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Primary care doctors have a gatekeeper function in many healthcare systems, and strategies to reduce emergency hospital admissions often focus on general practitioners’ (GPs’) and out-of-hours (OOH) doctors’ role.
Jesper Blinkenberg, Sahar Pahlavanyali, Øystein Hetlevik, Hogne Sandvik, Steinar Hunskaar   +4 more
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Professional standards for after school hours care in Australia

, 2020
The Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) sector is the fastest growing child care sector in Australia. It is staffed by a workforce that is an eclectic mixture of disciplines.
Cartmel, J, Hurst, B, Brannelly, K, Phillips, A   +3 more
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Feline Coronavirus Prevalence in 493 Cats With Chronic Diarrhea

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Background Chronic diarrhea (CD) is common in cats, with unknown etiology in many cases. Objectives To establish the prevalence of feline coronavirus (FCoV) and other enteropathogens in cats with CD.
Gary D. Norsworthy, Kristin N. Miller, Sarah M. Castro, Diane D. Addie   +3 more
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After-Hours Care in Suburban Canada

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2011
Objective : To determine if operation of an outpatient “after-hours” clinic (AHC) was associated with a reduction in local emergency department (ED) visits. Study Setting : Leduc, Alberta, Canada is a city of approximately 20 000 people.
David Jones MSc, Linda Carroll PhD, Leonard Frank MSc   +2 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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