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Prevalence and consequences of patient safety incidents in general practice in the Netherlands: a retrospective medical record review study [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND Patient safety can be at stake in both hospital and general practice settings. While severe patient safety incidents have been described, quantitative studies in large samples of patients in general practice are rare.
Gaal, Sander, Lankveld, Henrike, van Weel, Chris, Verstappen, Wim, Wensing, Michel, Wolters, Rene   +5 more
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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Osteosarcoma: Local Control Outcomes With Dosimetric Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, Jonathan Jang, Eashwar Somasundaram, Chandana A. Reddy, Jacob G. Scott, Lilyana Angelov, Peter M. Anderson, Matteo Trucco, Zachary Burke, Lukas Nystrom, Nathan Mesko, Anthony Magnelli, Erin S. Murphy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of alcohol brief intervention in a general hospital: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an alcohol brief intervention (ABI) on alcohol consumption in hazardous or harmful drinkers compared with screening alone within a general hospital setting.
Ballinger, Claire, Godwin, Jon, Howe, Tracey E., McQueen, Jean   +3 more
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulated expression of galectin-1 after in vitro productive infection with herpes simplex virus type 1: implications for T cell apoptosis [PDF]

, 2005
Apoptosis of cytotoxic T lymphocytes by herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) has been reported to be a relevant mechanism of viral immune evasion. Galectin-1 (Gal-1), an endogenous lectin involved in T-cell apoptosis, has recently gained considerable ...
Gonzalez, Maria Ines, Ilarregui, Juan Martin, Rabinovich, Gabriel Adrián, Rubinstein, Natalia, Sanjuan, Norberto Aníbal, Toscano, Marta Alicia   +5 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of different nutritional assessment methods for patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and changes of nutrition before and after dialysis

Huli yanjiu, 2019
ObjectiveTo compare the nutritional assessment results of malnutrition in continuous ambulatous peritoneal dialysis(CAPD) patients with serum albumin,Modified Quantitative Subjective Global Assessmen(MQSGA), Malnutrition⁃Inflammation Score(MIS) and ...
LI Jifang, YIN Qi, LI Yi, ZENG MinHainan General Hospital   +3 more
doaj  

Investigation and analysis of the overall rehabilitation nursing needs of hospitalized patients in a certain general hospital (综合医院住院患者整体康复护理需求调查分析)

中西医结合护理, 2023
Objective To investigate the overall rehabilitation nursing needs of hospitalized patients in a certain general hospital, and to provide references for establishment of rehabilitation nursing plan.
LIU Xiaoqin (刘晓琴), XU Yulin (徐玉林)   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

What is the real impact of acute kidney injury? [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical problem. Studies have documented the incidence of AKI in a variety of populations but to date we do not believe the real incidence of AKI has been accurately documented in a district general ...
A Arije, A Lewington, Census population, Christopher KT Farmer, DJ Askenazi, EA Hoste, ED Siew, ED Siew, ED Siew, GM Chertow, H Quan, Health and Social Care Information Centre, HS Kohli, J Hegarty, J Stewart, JE Hux, JL Xue, JP Lafrance, KS Chugh, Michael Bedford, MM Levy, NV Kolhe, O Liangos, P Vachvanichsanong, Paul E Stevens, PE Stevens, PG Metnitz, R Bellomo, RL Mehta, RL Mehta, S Uchino, SS Waikar, T Ali, Toby WK Wheeler, W Metcalfe   +34 more
core   +2 more sources