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Tetanus in a Rural Setting of South-Western Nigeria: A Ten-Year Retrospective Study [PDF]

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2009
We review the records of 79 tetanus patients in two hospitals (one tertiary and one secondary level) inOwo, Ondo state, Nigeria from 1997 to 2006. The male: female ratio was 3:1. Ages were 14-70 years(mean 33.25 years, SD ±16.76).
O Adekanle, O Ayodeji, L Olatunde
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Methadone treatment and patient-directed hospital discharges among patients with opioid use disorder: Observations from general medicine services at an urban, safety-net hospital

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022
Introduction: People with opioid use disorder (OUD) have high rates of discharge against medical advice from the hospital. Interventions for addressing these patient-directed discharges (PDDs) are lacking.
Hannah R. Tierney, Christopher L. Rowe, Diana A. Coffa, Shashi Sarnaik, Phillip O. Coffin, Hannah R. Snyder   +5 more
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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
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Discharges against medical advice: time to take another look. A retrospective review of discharges against medical advice focused on prevention

Hospital Practice, 2023
Discharges against medical advice (DAMA) increase the risk of death. We retrieved DAMA from five hospitals within a large health system and reviewed 10% of DAMA from the academic site between 2016 and 2021. DAMA increased at the onset of the pandemic. Patients who discharged AMA multiple times accounted for a third of all DAMA.
FNU Jaydev, Warren Gavin, Jason Russ, Emily Holmes, Vinod Kumar, Joshua Sadowski, Areeba Kara   +6 more
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating One Health to Mitigate the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock and Aquaculture

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global threat driven by antimicrobial use in aquaculture and livestock. Resistant pathogens and genes can spread across humans, animals, and the environment through interconnected ecosystems. Using a One Health approach, this review emphasizes antimicrobial stewardship, regulatory strengthening, enhanced ...
Mir Mohammad Ali, Delower Hossain, Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Anum Hanif, Shamsaldeen Ibrahim Saeed, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Anoar Jamai Masroure, Kazi Estieque Alam, Md Kamal Hossain, Sabiha Zarin Tasnim Bristi, Md Jisan Ahmed   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reasons for discharges against medical advice: a qualitative study [PDF]

BMJ Quality & Safety, 2010
There is limited information in the literature about reasons for discharges against medical advice (DAMA) as supplied by patients and providers. Information about the reasons for DAMA is necessary for identifying workable strategies to reduce the likelihood and health consequences of DAMA. The objective of this study is to identify the reasons for DAMA
Eberechukwu, Onukwugha, Elijah, Saunders, C Daniel, Mullins, Françoise G, Pradel, Marni, Zuckerman, Matthew R, Weir   +5 more
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Paediatric development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review focuses on the development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics for paediatric use. Nuclear medicine plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of various childhood conditions, including cancers, infections and brain disorders.
Justin L. Hay, Amandine Manon, Hunter Stephens, S. Y. Amy Cheung, Bart de Keizer, Erik T. te Beek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality and Morbidity in Infants <34 Weeks' Gestation in 25 NICUs in China: A Prospective Cohort Study

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Objectives: To describe the rates and variability of mortality and morbidity of preterm infants born in China.Methods: This prospective cohort study included infants born at <34 weeks' gestation and admitted to 25 NICUs within 7 days of birth between ...
Siyuan Jiang, Weili Yan, Shujuan Li, Lan Zhang, Yi Zhang, Prakesh S. Shah, Prakesh S. Shah, Vibhuti Shah, Vibhuti Shah, Shoo K. Lee, Shoo K. Lee, Shoo K. Lee, Yi Yang, Yun Cao   +13 more
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Physician Practices in Against Medical Advice Discharges

Journal for Healthcare Quality, 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Patients discharged against medical advice (AMA) have disproportionately high health care costs and increased morbidity, mortality, and hospital readmissions. Although patient risk factors for discharge AMA are known, there are little data regarding physician discharge practices surrounding AMA ...
Sri Lekha, Tummalapalli, Brian A, Chang, Eric R, Goodlev   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources