Likelihood of treatment in a coronary care unit for a first-time myocardial infarction in relation to sex, country of birth and socioeconomic position in Sweden. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between sex, country of birth, level of education as an indicator of socioeconomic position, and the likelihood of treatment in a coronary care unit (CCU) for a first-time myocardial infarction.
Dong Yang +5 more
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Risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in surgical and intensive care units. The Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections Study Group. [PDF]
, 1994 To identify avoidable risk factors for central venous catheter (CVC) infections in patients undergoing short-term ...
Cozzi Lepri, A, Moro, ML, Viganò, EF
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A randomised controlled trial to measure the effect of chest pain unit care upon anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life [ISRCTN85078221] [PDF]
, 2004 Background The chest pain unit (CPU) has been developed to provide a rapid and accurate diagnostic assessment for patients attending hospital with acute, undifferentiated chest pain.
Goodacre, S., Nicholl, J.
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Physical activity intervention for elderly patients with reduced physical performance after acute coronary syndrome (HULK study): Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Reduced physical performance and impaired mobility are common in elderly patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and they represent independent risk factors for disability, morbidity, hospital readmission and mortality.
Biscaglia, Simone +19 more
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Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 1996 Após o desenvolvimento e implementação de um modelo piloto do instrumento de coleta de dados (ICDP) para Unidade Coronária (UCO), tivemos como objetivos avaliar as considerações dos enfermeiros sobre a aplicabilidade deste instrumento e de sua adequação ...
Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme Gallani +3 more
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Feasibility and performance of a device for automatic self-detection of symptomatic acute coronary artery occlusion in outpatients with coronary artery disease : a multicentre observational study [PDF]
, 2019 Background Time delay between onset of symptoms and seeking medical attention is a major determinant of mortality and morbidity in patients with acute coronary artery occlusion. Response time might be reduced by reliable self-detection.
Coeman, Mathieu +11 more
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Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USPTrata-se de um estudo sobre a influencia da quantidade de procedimentos invasivos aos quais é submetido um paciente assistido em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva e sua relação quanto à percepção desse ambiente.
Katia Grillo Padilha
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The second Euro Heart Survey on acute coronary syndromes: characteristics, treatment, and outcome of patients with ACS in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin in 2004 [PDF]
, 2006 Aims Our study aimed to examine the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in Europe and the Mediterranean basin, and to compare adherence to guidelines with that reported in the first Euro Heart Survey on ACS (EHS-ACS-I), 4 years earlier ...
Battler, Alex +18 more
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Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2008 The research refers to a Master’s Dissertation Project developed in the Nursing Post Graduation Program in Anna Nery School of Nursing / UFRJ. Objectives: to identify managerial strategies used by nurse leaders in the Coronary Care Unit in public ...
Marluci Andrade Conceição Stipp +1 more
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Cardiac biomarkers by point-of-care testing - back to the future? [PDF]
, 2020 The measurement of the cardiac troponins (cTn), cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) are integral to the management of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
Collinson, P
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