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Design with care [PDF]

, 2001
This paper is primarily about design and some of the difficulties of 'appropriate' design in care settings: about the interaction between technologies, application domains, design methodologies and about some of the challenges of informing design.
Mitchell, Keith, Rouncefield, Mark, Cheverst, Keith, Cobb, Sue, Rodden, Tom, Kember, Stewart, Procter, Rob, Phillips, Peter, Hemmings, Terry, Procter, R., Kember, S., Clarke, Karen, Philips, Peter   +12 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of hospital and ICU organizational factors on outcome in critically ill patients: results from the Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care Study

, 2015
To investigate the impact of various facets of ICU organization on outcome in a large cohort of ICU patients from different geographic regions.International, multicenter, observational study.All 1,265 ICUs in 75 countries that contributed to the 1-day ...
Kuiper, Michael M.A., Ferguson, Niall D., Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care Study Investigators, Kleinpell, Ruth, Rhodes, Andrew, Vincent, J.L., Moreira, C.L., Sakr, Yasser, Lipman, J., Kuiper, Michael A., Kleinpell, R., Sakr, Y., Lipman, Jeffrey, Pickkers, Peter, Vincent, Jean-Louis, Moreira, Cora L., Vincent, Jean Louis, Pickkers, P., Ferguson, Niall N.D., Kuiper, M.A., Kleinpell, Ruth R.M., Rhodes, A., Ferguson, N.D., Moreira, Cora C.L.   +23 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of an Active and Continuous Surveillance Program for Intensive Care Units Infections Based on the EPIC III (Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care) Approach

, 2022
We evaluated the effectiveness of the Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC) III data collection protocol as an active surveillance tool in the eight Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of the Intensive and Critical Care Department of the ...
Urbino, Rosario, Silvia Corcione, Gabriele Sales, Vignola, Titty Vita, Rosario Urbino, Sales, Gabriele, De Rosa, Francesco Giuseppe, Andrea Costamagna, Corcione, Silvia, Luca Brazzi, Stefano Bosso, Filippini, Claudia, Giorgia Montrucchio, Costamagna, Andrea, Bosso, Stefano, Montrucchio, Giorgia, Catozzi, Giulia, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Titty Vita Vignola, Brazzi, Luca, Claudia Filippini, Scanu, Martina, Giulia Catozzi, Martina Scanu   +23 more
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Effects of the Fluid Replacement Method During Online Hemodiafiltration on the Solute Removal Performance and Biocompatibility Using the Asymmetric Cellulose Triacetate Membrane

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pre‐dilution online hemodiafiltration (Pre‐HDF) is predominantly used in Japan, whereas post‐dilution online HDF (Post‐HDF) is more common in Europe. An asymmetric cellulose triacetate (ATA) membrane may improve biocompatibility.
Kenji Sakurai, Yoshitaka Kurihara, Fumi Yamauchi, Hiromi Hosoya, Takeshi Saito   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demographic Epidemiologic Projections of Long-Term Care Needs in Selected European Countries: Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland. ENEPRI Research Report No. 112, March 2012 [PDF]

, 2012
Work Package 2 of the ANCIEN project assesses the future numbers of care-dependent elderly in four selected countries: Spain, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands. The estimates are consistent with the available disability data and the mortality forecasts
Van Der Gaag, Nicole, Bonneux, Luc, Bijwaard, Govert   +2 more
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The role on the general practitioner in cancer care and the effect of an extended information routine

, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To describe the role of the General Practitioner (GP) in the care of one specified cancer patient per GP, and to explore the GP's knowledge about that patient's disease and treatments, and what information she/he wanted versus received from ...
Sjöden, PO, Sjödén, Per-Olow,, Hoffman, K, Johansson, Birgitta,, Hoffman, Katarina,, Berglund, G, Berglund, Gunilla,, Glimelius, B,, Johansson, B, Glimelius, Bengt,   +9 more
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Defining successful program configurations in VA home-based primary care: a study protocol to identify key difference-makers through investigating cross-case heterogeneity in program implementation

BMC Geriatrics
Background The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States and serves a rapidly aging patient population.
Anaïs Tuepker, Edward J. Miech, Elizabeth C. Hulen, Meike Niederhausen, Catherine S. Hwang, Bruce Kinosian, Allison O’Neill, Senta G. Wiederholt, Chandra Penn, Dayna Cooper, Samuel T. Edwards   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source