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Compliance With Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Hip Arthroplasty Following Neck of Femur Fractures: A Retrospective Clinical Audit Study. [PDF]

Cureus
Mersal M, Thomas J, Shahab M, Shrivastava N, Elgendy M, Embaby O, Elmarakby M, Ajnin S.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Undertaking clinical audit, with reference to a Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health audit of lithium monitoring [PDF]

, 2013
Audit is an important tool for quality improvement. The collection of data on clinical performance against evidence-based and clinically relevant standards, which are considered by clinicians to be realistic in routine practice, can usefully prompt ...
Barnes, TR, Paton, C
core   +1 more source

Cyberthreats on Implantable Medical Devices

Journal of Information Security and Cybercrimes Research, 2021
The significant and rapid technological development in the field of medical care, and Implanted Medical Device, clearly lead to improve the quality of care and effectiveness of treatment for numerous diseases that were previously difficult to be ...
Mohammed N. A. Sabra
doaj   +1 more source

Using a community of practice to evaluate falls prevention activity in a residential aged care organisation: a clinical audit [PDF]

, 2016
Objective This study evaluates whether a community of practice (CoP) could conduct a falls prevention clinical audit and identify gaps in falls prevention practice requiring action.
Anderson, Benjamin, Berk, Bouwen, Bowie, Cameron, Elo, Francis-Coad, Gibson, Glasziou, Gould, Ivers, Jones, Kitson, Mitchell, Nitz, Oliver, Ranmuthugala, Rapp, Verbeek   +19 more
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Using audit and feedback to increase clinician adherence to clinical practice guidelines in brain injury rehabilitation: v [PDF]

, 2019
ObjectiveThis study evaluated whether frequent (fortnightly) audit and feedback cycles over a sustained period of time (>12 months) increased clinician adherence to recommended guidelines in acquired brain injury rehabilitation.DesignA before and after ...
Cameron, Ian D., Crotty, Maria, Hoffmann, Tammy, Hunter, Peter, Jolliffe, Laura, Lannin, Natasha A., Li, Xia, Morarty, Jacqui   +7 more
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A framework for extending trial design to facilitate missing data sensitivity analyses

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020
Background Missing data are an inevitable challenge in Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), particularly those with Patient Reported Outcome Measures.
Alexina J. Mason, Richard D. Grieve, Alvin Richards-Belle, Paul R. Mouncey, David A. Harrison, James R. Carpenter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A feasibility study of signed consent for the collection of patient identifiable information for a national paediatric clinical audit database [PDF]

, 2005
Objectives: To investigate the feasibility of obtaining signed consent for submission of patient identifiable data to a national clinical audit database and to identify factors influencing the consent process and its success.
Chaudhry, B., Darowski, M., Davey, N., Draper, E.S., Jones, S., McKinney, P.A., Parry, G., Parslow, R., Stack, C.   +8 more
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QuADRANT: a study on uptake and implementation of clinical audit of medical radiological procedures in Europe—expert recommendations for improvement, endorsed by the ESR

Insights into Imaging, 2023
Background QuADRANT was a study funded by the European Commission to evaluate clinical audit uptake and implementation across Europe, with an emphasis on clinical audit as mandated within the BSSD (Basic Safety Standards Directive).
David C. Howlett, Adrian P. Brady, Monika Hierath, Jonathan Clark, Wolfgang Wadsak, Francesco Giammarile, Núria Jornet, Mary Coffey   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating tools to support a new practical classification of diabetes: excellent control may represent misdiagnosis and omission from disease registers is associated with worse control. [PDF]

, 2012
To conduct a service evaluation of usability and utility on-line clinical audit tools developed as part of a UK Classification of Diabetes project to improve the categorisation and ultimately management of ...
de Lusignan, S, Desombre, T, Hassan Sadek, N, Khunti, K, Sadek, AR, Tahir, A   +5 more
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Lifting the lid: a clinical audit on commode cleaning [PDF]

, 2010
Many healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are preventable by infection control procedures designed to interrupt the transmission of organisms from a source. Commodes are in use constantly throughout healthcare facilities.
Ayliffe GAJ, Biotrace., Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Cresswell J., Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Helen Bucior, Higgs J., I nfection Control Nurses Association, Inglis TJJ., Joan Cochrane, LoBiondo-Wood G., National Audit Office, National Clostridium difficile Standards Group, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, National Patient Safety Agency, NHS Estates, Pratt R., Wilson J.   +20 more
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