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Patients receiving ambulatory care: a problematic autonomy situation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
International audienceThis article addresses the issue of the autonomy of patients who are not treated in standard situations of hospitalisation in institutions, but who receive ambulatory care. Academic and institutional discourses both suggest that the
Defossez, Adrien, Ducournau, Pascal
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Resource Re-Allocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Suburban Hospital System: Implications for Outpatient Hip and Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The COVID pandemic of 2020 has emerged as a global threat to patients, health care providers, and to the global economy. Owing to this particular novel and highly infectious strain of coronavirus, the rapid community spread and clinical severity of the ...
Meneghini, R. Michael
core   +2 more sources

Ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: their potential uses and limitations

open access: yesBMJ Quality & Safety, 2019
Emergency admission rates for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) have been used by both researchers and policy makers as an indicator to assess healthcare systems.1–3 ACSCs are a set of conditions such as asthma and diabetes, where the need for
Karen Hodgson, S. Deeny, A. Steventon
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using geographic variation in unplanned ambulatory care sensitive condition admission rates to identify commissioning priorities:an analysis of routine data from England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objectives To use geographic variation in unplanned ambulatory care sensitive condition admission rates to identify the clinical areas and patient subgroups where there is greatest potential to prevent admissions and improve the quality and efficiency of
Busby, John   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Large-scale implementation of electronic Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (eIMCI) at the primary care level in Burkina Faso: a qualitative study on health worker perception of its medical content, usability and impact on antibiotic prescription and resistance

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Background Electronic clinical decision algorithms (eCDAs) that guide clinicians during patient management are being deployed in resource-limited settings to improve the quality of care and rational use of medicines (especially antimicrobials). Little is
Cécile Bessat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing stroke prevention therapy of direct oral anticoagulants and vitamin K antagonists in patients with atrial fibrillation: a nationwide retrospective observational study

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2020
Background Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are not only increasingly being used for the initial stroke prevention therapy but progressively also substitute vitamin K antagonist (VKA) treatment in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF ...
Lena M. Paschke   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Model for Measuring Ambulatory Access to Care Recovery after Disasters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Introduction: Although little research has examined impacts of disasters on scheduled ambulatory care services, routine care delivery is important for emergency planning and response because missed or delayed care can lead to more urgent care needs ...
Chu, Karen   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Impact of point-of-care C reactive protein in ambulatory care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objective The aim of this review was to collate all available evidence on the impact of point-of-care C reactive protein (CRP) testing on patient-relevant outcomes in children and adults in ambulatory care. Design This was a systematic review to identify
J. Verbakel   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Malnutrition Screening and Assessment in the Cancer Care Ambulatory Setting: Mortality Predictability and Validity of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short form (PG-SGA SF) and the GLIM Criteria

open access: yesNutrients, 2020
Background: A valid malnutrition screening tool (MST) is essential to provide timely nutrition support in ambulatory cancer care settings. The aim of this study is to investigate the validity of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short ...
L. D. De Groot   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Correlation between muscle mass and handgrip strength in digestive cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

open access: yesCancer Medicine, 2019
Background FIGHTDIGO study has shown the feasibility of handgrip strength (HGS) measurements in 201 consecutive digestive cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Johanna Moreau   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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