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Spectrophotometry for cerebrospinal fluid pigment analysis [PDF]

, 2006
The use of spectrophotometry for the analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is reviewed. The clinically relevant CSF pigments--oxyhemoglobin and bilirubin--are introduced and discussed with regard to clinical differential diagnosis and potentially ...
Keir, G., Petzold, A., Sharpe, L.T.
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Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and outcomes for new-onset atrial fibrillation in ICU patients: the CAFE scoping review and database analyses

Health Technology Assessment, 2021
Background: New-onset atrial fibrillation occurs in around 10% of adults treated in an intensive care unit. New-onset atrial fibrillation may lead to cardiovascular instability and thromboembolism, and has been independently associated with increased ...
Jonathan Bedford, Laura Drikite, Mark Corbett, James Doidge, Paloma Ferrando-Vivas, Alistair Johnson, Kim Rajappan, Paul Mouncey, David Harrison, Duncan Young, Kathryn Rowan, Peter Watkinson   +11 more
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Impact on maternity professionals of novel approaches to clinical audit feedback [PDF]

, 2007
We compared three approaches to feedback of clinical audit findings relating to miscarriage in 15 Scottish maternity services (printed report alone; report plus Action Planning Letter; report plus face-to-face Facilitated Action Planning).
Cameron, Martin, MacLennan, Graeme Stewart, McCann, S., Penney, G., Walker, Anne   +4 more
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First-line support for assistance in breathing in children: statistical and health economic analysis plan for the FIRST-ABC trial

Trials, 2020
Background The FIRST-ABC trial comprises of two pragmatic, multicentre, parallel groups, non-inferiority randomised clinical trials designed to evaluate the clinical non-inferiority of first-line use of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) to continuous ...
Izabella Orzechowska, M. Zia Sadique, Karen Thomas, Peter Davis, Kevin P. Morris, Paul R. Mouncey, Mark J. Peters, Alvin Richards-Belle, Lyvonne N. Tume, Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, David A. Harrison   +10 more
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Clinical audit in European radiology: current status and recommendations for improvement endorsed by the European Society of Radiology (ESR)

Insights into Imaging, 2023
Clinical audit is an important quality improvement activity and has significant benefits for patients in terms of enhanced care, safety, experience and outcomes.
David C. Howlett, Paulette Kumi, Roman Kloeckner, Nuria Bargallo, Bettina Baessler, Minerva Becker, Steve Ebdon-Jackson, Alexandra Karoussou-Schreiner, Christian Loewe, Marta Sans Merce, Marta Serrallonga-Mercader, Vasilis Syrgiamiotis, European Society of Radiology   +12 more
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What influences postgraduate psychiatric trainees’ attitudes to clinical audit? [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Clinical audit is an important component of safe and ethical practice but many clinicians cite barriers to engagement in audit.Methodology: A total of 81 basic specialist trainees in psychiatry were surveyed in terms of their basic ...
McWilliams, S., Schofield, S.
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Positive association between ambulance double-crewing and OHCA outcomes: A New Zealand observational study

Resuscitation Plus, 2021
Background and objectives: New Zealand emergency medical service (EMS) crewing configurations generally place one (single) or two (double) crew on each responding ambulance unit.
Bridget Dicker, Kevin Govender, Graham Howie, Andy Swain, Verity F. Todd   +4 more
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Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward [PDF]

, 2012
Reservoirs of pathogens could establish themselves at forgotten sites on a ward, posing a continued risk for transmission to patients via unwashed hands.
Dancer, S.J., Robertson, Christopher, Smith, S.J., Young, V.   +3 more
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Protocolised Management In Sepsis (ProMISe): a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of early, goal-directed, protocolised resuscitation for emerging septic shock

Health Technology Assessment, 2015
Background: Early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) is recommended in international guidance for the resuscitation of patients presenting with early septic shock.
Paul R Mouncey, Tiffany M Osborn, G Sarah Power, David A Harrison, M Zia Sadique, Richard D Grieve, Rahi Jahan, Jermaine CK Tan, Sheila E Harvey, Derek Bell, Julian F Bion, Timothy J Coats, Mervyn Singer, J Duncan Young, Kathryn M Rowan   +14 more
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National clinical audit for hospitalised exacerbations of COPD

ERJ Open Research, 2020
Introduction Exacerbations of COPD requiring hospital admission are burdensome to patients and health services. Audit enables benchmarking performance between units and against national standards, and supports quality improvement.
John R. Hurst, Jennifer K. Quint, Robert A. Stone, Yvonne Silove, Jane Youde, C. Michael Roberts   +5 more
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