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Background and study aims Low adherence to the Dutch guideline for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy led to release of a new guideline in 2013. This new guideline was risk-stratified at a more detailed level than the previous one to achieve more
Miriam P. van der Meulen+6 more
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Background Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of closed fractures is a required indication for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP). Guidelines contain recommendations on how best to prescribe SAP, however, adherence to SAP guidelines remains ...
Sarah Hassan+4 more
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BackgroundAdherence to the American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines for cancer prevention is associated with a lower risk of cancer and mortality.
Margaret S. Pichardo+16 more
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Using audit and feedback to increase clinician adherence to clinical practice guidelines in brain injury rehabilitation: v [PDF]
ObjectiveThis study evaluated whether frequent (fortnightly) audit and feedback cycles over a sustained period of time (>12 months) increased clinician adherence to recommended guidelines in acquired brain injury rehabilitation.DesignA before and after ...
Cameron, Ian D.+7 more
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Background The Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate supervises care providers in order to improve quality of care. Recently the inspectorate assessed and promoted the use of a guideline on smoking-cessation counselling in midwifery practices.
Sandra F. Oude Wesselink+6 more
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U-Sleep's resilience to AASM guidelines [PDF]
AASM guidelines are the result of decades of efforts aiming at standardizing sleep scoring procedure, with the final goal of sharing a worldwide common methodology. The guidelines cover several aspects from the technical/digital specifications,e.g., recommended EEG derivations, to detailed sleep scoring rules accordingly to age. Automated sleep scoring
arxiv +1 more source
Dispatch guideline adherence and response interval—a study of emergency medical calls in Norway [PDF]
Background: The Emergency Medical Communication Centre (EMCC) operators in Norway report using the Norwegian Index for Medical Emergency Assistance (Index), a criteria-based dispatch guideline, in about 75 % of medical emergency calls.
Eirin N. Ellensen+3 more
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Background As compliance to guidelines is generally low among health care providers, little is known about the impact of guidelines on the quality of delivery of care.
Margot C. W. Joosen+7 more
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State of Utah v. Theodore Samuel Pacheco : Brief of Appellant [PDF]
\u3cp\u3eCardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in Western countries. Physician adherence to guidelines is often suboptimal, resulting in impaired patient outcome and prognosis.
Armstrong+42 more
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the adherence of occupational physicians (OP) to the Dutch guideline on the management of common mental health problems and its effect on return to work as part of the process evaluation of a trial ...
David S Rebergen+4 more
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