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Case fatality inequalities of critically ill COVID-19 patients according to patient-, hospital- and region-related factors: a French nationwide study

Annals of Intensive Care, 2021
Background The COVID-19 sanitary crisis inflicted different challenges regarding the reorganization of the human and logistic resources, particularly in intensive care unit (ICU).
Antoine Guillon, Emeline Laurent, Antoine Duclos, Lucile Godillon, Pierre-François Dequin, Nelly Agrinier, Antoine Kimmoun, Leslie Grammatico-Guillon   +7 more
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From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz, Yaroslav Mudryk, Jun Cui, Lucas Griffith, Duane D. Johnson, Julie Slaughter   +5 more
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Bed demand and occupancy within the Brazilian National Health System for the most common types of cancer in Brazil, from 2018 to 2021: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Objective To analyze bed demand and occupancy within the Brazilian National Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS) for the main types of cancer in Brazil, from 2018 to 2021.
Mariana Araujo Neves Lima, Daniel Antunes Maciel Villela   +1 more
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Guidance for diabetic foot management during COVID-19 pandemic

Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2020
The Indian COVID-19 situation is and will demand more and more hospital bed capacity to manage. With diabetic foot disease (DFD) being a leading cause of hospital bed occupancy, managing these patients based on evidence-based guidelines can significantly
Rajesh Kesavan, V B Narayana Murthy, Ashu Rastogi, Arun Bal   +3 more
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On the estimation of hospital beds occupancy after hip surgery [PDF]

2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2016
For hospitals, the variability on demand (number of daily urgent admissions) and the variability in the Length of Stay (LoS) (bed occupancy) may affect the quality of service provided to patients and the effectiveness of the overall service. This paper studies the LoS of 238 patients who performed hip surgery in the orthopedic service of a Portuguese ...
Sousa, Sérgio, Rodrigues, Cristina Maria Santos, Nunes, Eusébio P.   +2 more
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Advanced Manufacturing of Composite‐Based Systems for Energy Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Advanced manufacturing enables the integration of polymers, ceramics, metal oxides, and composites into architected microstructures with tailored transport pathways. By coupling material selection, manufacturing strategy, and structural design, multifunctional energy systems can simultaneously improve electrochemical performance, thermal management ...
Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Dhanush Patil, Libin Yang, M. Taylor Sobczak, Anshul Kulkarni, Xiao Sun, Arunachalam Ramanathan, Tiantian Li, Ramaraja P. Ramasamy, Jason J. Locklin, Yanyu Chen, Xianqiao Wang, Arunachala Mada Kannan, Kenan Song   +13 more
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Performance Evaluation In Hospitals Of Lorestan University Of Medical Sciences Using Pabon-Lasso Model

پیاورد سلامت, 2013
Background and Aim: Assessment of hospital performance increases responsiveness and efficiency of limited resources. One of the most useful models of hospital performance assessment is Pabon-Lasso, a graphical model that determines the relative ...
Zahra Kavosi, Sahar Goodarzi, Abdollah Almasiankia   +2 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
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Patient trajectories in a Norwegian unit of municipal emergency beds

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2017
Objective: The Coordination reform was implemented in Norway from 2012, aiming at seamless patient trajectories. All municipalities are required to establish emergency care beds (MEBs) to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
Heidi Nilsen, Steinar Hunskaar, Sabine Ruths   +2 more
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Evaluating the Performance of Inpatient Wards in Hospitals Affiliated with Birjand University of Medical Sciences Using the Pabon-Lasso Model in the Years before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]

Rāhburdhā-yi Mudīriyyat dar Niẓām-i Salāmat, 2023
Background: Evaluating the performance of hospitals will increase effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of services provided and improves responding to the customer.
Asiyeh Mahmoodi, Masoomeh Taji, Fahimeh Arabi Ayask   +2 more
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