Peri‐operative fasting in adults: an international, multidisciplinary consensus statement
Summary Introduction Evidence suggests that existing pre‐operative fasting guidelines are associated with prolonged fasting times. Prolonged fasting, particularly from clear liquids, has the potential to harm patients through reduced peri‐operative wellbeing; impaired glucose metabolism and peri‐operative inflammatory response; delayed return of bowel ...
Anne Rüggeberg +67 more
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Setting Regional Priorities for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research Using a Delphi Technique Approach. [PDF]
Efstathiou N +4 more
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Summary Introduction Elective caesarean section is a common and painful procedure. Uncontrolled pain following caesarean section can profoundly and negatively on a wide range of patient and healthcare‐centred outcomes. The aim of this systematic review was to update existing recommendations for postoperative pain management after elective caesarean ...
Gillian Crowe +22 more
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Cardiovascular disease in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta: clinical characteristics, care recommendations, and research priorities identified using a modified Delphi technique. [PDF]
Folkestad L +14 more
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Summary Introduction Surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus is associated with increased morbidity and mortality compared with those who do not have diabetes mellitus. This is likely multifactorial and could be attributed to organisational issues; dysglycaemia; hospital‐acquired diabetic ketoacidosis; errors with insulin prescribing and ...
Nicholas A. Levy +19 more
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Study for the validation of evaluation indicators of electronic health records in immunization: Delphi technique. [PDF]
Fernandes CHP, Figueiredo MAA.
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Safer prehospital anaesthesia: updated guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists
Summary Introduction Prehospital emergency anaesthesia is recognised as a high‐risk clinical intervention. These updated guidelines consider changes in prehospital practice and parallel changes in the practice of in‐hospital emergency anaesthesia, with the aim of encouraging standardised safe anaesthetic practice in a challenging clinical area.
David Lockey +9 more
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Strategic SWOT analysis of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital using Modified Delphi Technique: implications for strengthening national and regional health systems. [PDF]
Dim CC +8 more
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Summary Introduction Shared decision‐making is a collaborative process whereby clinicians and patients work together to decide on a treatment plan that is informed by evidence, clinical experience and individual patient characteristics and preferences. This process is particularly important for complex surgical decisions when the risks and benefits of ...
Debra Leung +27 more
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Development of a minimum clinical dataset for preoperative comprehensive geriatric assessment using a modified Delphi technique. [PDF]
Lodge M +3 more
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