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Barriers to hospital and tuberculosis programme collaboration in China: context matters [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2015
Background: In many developing countries, programmes for ‘diseases of social importance’, such as tuberculosis (TB), have traditionally been organised as vertical services. In most of China, general hospitals are required to report and refer suspected TB
Guanyang Zou, Rebecca King, John Walley, Jia Yin, Qiang Sun, Xiaolin Wei   +5 more
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Interventions to improve resident reporting of patient safety events: a quality improvement initiative

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2020
Background Patient safety events (PSE) are opportunities to improve patient care but physicians rarely report them. In a previous study, residents identified knowledge regarding what constitutes a PSE, perceived lack of time, complexity of the reporting ...
Mukul Singal, Manasi Godbole, Aneeqa Zafar, Nagesh Jadhav, Richard Alweis, Hiloni Bhavsar   +5 more
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Impact of COVID-19 on Emergency General Surgery [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2020
Background There are limited data on emergency surgical practice during the covid-19 era. Objectives To evaluate the outcomes for emergency surgery before and during Covid-19.
Abdulzahra Hussain, Owais Manejula, Anngona Ghosh, Shariq Shuaib, Hesham Soliman, Rehana Hafeez, Shamsi EL-Hasani   +6 more
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Outcomes following repair of incarcerated and strangulated ventral hernias with or without synthetic mesh

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2017
Background The use of synthetic mesh for ventral hernia repair under contaminated conditions is a controversial issue due to the considerable risk of surgical site infection (SSI).
Sameh Hany Emile, Hesham Elgendy, Ahmad Sakr, Waleed Ahmed Gado, Ahmed Aly Abdelmawla, Mahmoud Abdelnaby, Alaa Magdy   +6 more
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Real-world clinical effectiveness and sustainability of universal bloodborne virus testing in an urban emergency department in the UK

Scientific Reports, 2022
Innovative testing approaches and care pathways are required to meet HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) elimination goals. Routine testing for blood-borne viruses (BBVs) within emergency departments (EDs) is suggested by the European Centre for
Elizabeth Smout, Khine Phyu, Gareth J. Hughes, Lee Parker, Roozbeh Rezai, Amy Evans, Joscelyne McLaren, Stephen Bush, Sarah Davey, Mark A. Aldersley, Murad Ruf, Emma E. Page   +11 more
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Characterization of mental health discharges at J. M. Ramos Mejía General Hospital in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires during the period 2018-2023

Vertex Revista Argentina de Psiquiatría
Introduction: The number of mental health hospitalizations in general hospitals has been rising in Argentina, in the context of the implementation of the National Mental Health Law.
María Laura Scévola, Gabriel Hagman, Aldana Lorena Cantero, Nicolás Ariel Stafforini, Ana Laura Azrilevich, Melina Rosales, Sara Ardila-Gómez   +6 more
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An evaluation of cases with delirium in a training hospital [PDF]

Düşünen Adam Psikiyatri ve Nörolojik Bilimler Dergisi, 2011
Objective: Clinical practices have shown that delirium generally confers more risk in patients who receive treatment in internal medicine and surgery clinics, and particularly in the elderly with central nervous system insufficiency.
Cicek Hocaoglu, Fatmagul Helvacı Celik, Ayse Koroglu, Murat Aslan   +3 more
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Safety and efficacy of interrupting dual antiplatelet therapy one month following percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022
Very short duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has recently attracted a lot of attention with the introduction of newer generations stents.
Shane Parfrey, Amr Abdelrahman, Daniel Blackman, Jonathan M. Blaxill, Michael S. Cunnington, John P. Greenwood, Christopher J. Malkin, Abdul M. Mozid, Jennifer A. Rossington, Murugapathy Veerasamy, Nancy Wassef, Stephen B. Wheatcroft, Heerajnarain Bulluck   +12 more
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Emotional intelligence among nurses in a general hospital setting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Frontiers in Medicine
AimEmotional intelligence (EI) is a prerequisite of nursing practice. It significantly affects the wellbeing and quality of the provided services. The literature is scarce regarding the EI levels of Saudi Arabia’s nursing professionals.
Ibrahim Yahya Alhakami, Omar Ghazi Baker
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A three-arm single blind randomised control trial of naïve medical students performing a shoulder joint clinical examination

BMC Medical Education, 2021
Background Technological advances have previously been hailed as a new dawn in Higher Education, with the advent of ‘massive open online courses’ (MOOCs) and online learning.
P. E. Brewer, M. Racy, M. Hampton, F. Mushtaq, J. E. Tomlinson, F. M. Ali   +5 more
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