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Critical Pathways [PDF]

Circulation, 2000
Critical pathways, also known as critical paths, clinical pathways, or care paths, are management plans that display goals for patients and provide the sequence and timing of actions necessary to achieve these goals with optimal efficiency.1 As competition in the healthcare industry has increased, managers have embraced critical pathways as a method to
Nathan R. Every, Judith Hochman, Richard Becker, Steve Kopecky, Christopher P. Cannon   +4 more
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HEARTS in the Americas appraisal checklist and clinical pathway for comprehensive hypertension management in primary care

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the Region of the Americas, and hypertension represents its main risk factor. However, population hypertension control rates in the Region are poor.
Andres Rosende, Donald DiPette, Jeffrey Brettler, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Eric Zuniga, Kenneth Connell, Pedro Ordunez   +6 more
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Clinical Pathway for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A First Proposal for the Peruvian Population

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background: Relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) is a subtype of degenerative inflammatory demyelinating disease of multifactorial origin that affects the central nervous system and leads to multifocal neurological impairment.Objectives: To ...
César Caparó-Zamalloa, César Caparó-Zamalloa, César Caparó-Zamalloa, Victor Velásquez-Rimachi, Victor Velásquez-Rimachi, Victor Velásquez-Rimachi, Nicanor Mori, Nicanor Mori, Wenzel Ivan Dueñas-Pacheco, Andrely Huerta-Rosario, Andrely Huerta-Rosario, Andrely Huerta-Rosario, Chandel Farroñay-García, Chandel Farroñay-García, Roberto A. Molina, Roberto A. Molina, Roberto A. Molina, Carlos Alva-Díaz   +17 more
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Implementing a Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle Improved Clinical Outcome: A Before-and-After Study [PDF]

Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2014
BACKGROUND: Unlike other diseases, the management of sepsis has not been fully integrated in our daily practice. The aim of this study was to determine whether repeated training could improve compliance with a 6-h resuscitation bundle in patients with ...
Jeongmin Kim, Sungwon Na, Young Chul Yoo, Shin Ok Koh   +3 more
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HEARTS in the Americas clinical pathway. Strengthening the decision support system to improve hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk management in primary care settings

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
BackgroundHEARTS in the Americas is the regional adaptation of the WHO Global HEARTS Initiative. It is implemented in 24 countries and over 2,000 primary healthcare facilities.
Andres Rosende, Donald J. DiPette, Ramon Martinez, Jeffrey W. Brettler, Jeffrey W. Brettler, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Eric Zuniga, Pedro Ordunez   +7 more
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Interaction Between Race, Ethnicity, Severe Mental Illness, and Cardiovascular Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, affect ≈1% of the population who, as a group, experience significant disadvantage in terms of physical health and reduced life expectancy.
Kevin O'Gallagher, James TH. Teo, Ajay M. Shah, Fiona Gaughran   +3 more
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Chile’s public healthcare sector hypertension control rates before and during the pandemic and HEARTS implementation

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022
Hypertension (arterial blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, with the greatest burden of attributable deaths in Chile, having a national prevalence of 27.6%.
Francisca Barake, Mélanie Paccot, Marcela Rivera, Carolina Neira, Viviana Reyes, María Cristina Escobar   +5 more
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Critical Pathways

Nursing Management (Springhouse), 1998
Hospital managers initiate a nurse orientation program modeled after critical pathways. The structure allows them to assess nurses' competency while providing experience.
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The pivotal role of nursing personnel in burn care

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2010
The nurses play an important role in the overall management of a burn patient. They must be well versed with the various protocols available that can be used to rationally manage a given situation. The management not only involves medical care but also a
Elisabeth Greenfield
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Appraisal of community-based interventions for hepatitis B in underserved populations using the quadruple aim of value-based medicine: a scoping review within the VH-COMSAVAC project

BMC Public Health
Background Chronic viral hepatitis remains a critical public health concern, a key focus of WHO’s 2030 elimination targets. High-risk populations, especially migrants often facing significant healthcare barriers, are disproportionately affected globally ...
Filippo Paoletti, Melissa D’Agostino, Egidio De Mattia, Andrea Adduci, Piergiorgio Salerno, Camila A. Picchio, Aina Nicolàs, Delfina Boudou, Stefania Boccia, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Antonio Giulio De Belvis   +10 more
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