Birth after emergency caesarean section: Women’s perspectives on the factors influencing their decision making [PDF]
The study explored the decisions women made in relation to mode of birth following a previous emergency lower segment caesarean section (emLSCS), particularly focusing on what different factors influenced women to choose a particular mode of birth and ...
Hughes, Laura Jane
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Publicness, Organisational Characteristics and Performance [PDF]
This paper reports an exploratory study utilising a publicness model in which the impact of ownership, funding and mode of control on performance is moderated by organisational characteristics such as goals, structure and management.
B.Bozeman +7 more
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Enhancing Clinical Learning Through an Innovative Instructor Application for ECMO Patient Simulators [PDF]
© 2018 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE PublicationsBackground. Simulation-based learning (SBL) employs the synergy between technology and people to immerse learners in highly-realistic situations in order to achieve quality clinical ...
Alhomsi, Yahya +5 more
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Reducing Injection-Related Safety Events in Retina Clinics
Denise A John, Beth Hansemann, Philip Lieu, Jennifer Weizer Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence: Denise A John, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105,
John DA, Hansemann B, Lieu P, Weizer J
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Introduction: Medicine shortages result in great risk for the continuity of patient care especially for antimicrobial treatment, potentially enhancing resistance rates and having a higher economic impact.
Nenad Miljković +16 more
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Nursing and euthanasia : a narrative review of the nursing ethics literature [PDF]
Background: Medical Assistance in Dying, also known as euthanasia or assisted suicide, is expanding internationally. Canada is the first country to permit Nurse Practitioners to provide euthanasia.
Burgess, Michael +7 more
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Reduction of radiation dose for coronary computed tomography angiography using prospective electrocardiography-triggered high-pitch acquisition in clinical routine [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate the image quality, radiation exposure, and means of application in a group of patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) performed with low-dose prospective electrocardiography (ECG)-triggered acquisition ...
Chaosuwannakit, Narumol +1 more
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Applicability of Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to Healthcare Epidemiology: Evaluation of the Sterilization and Use of Surgical Instruments [PDF]
Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (HFMEA) is a methodology for correcting latent system errors before they lead to adverse events. We examined the utility of HFMEA in evaluating the sterilization and use of surgical instruments. First, a multidisciplinary team graphed the process in a flow diagram.
R. A. Weinstein +9 more
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Palliative care needs in patients hospitalized with heart failure (PCHF) study: rationale and design [PDF]
Aims The primary aim of this study is to provide data to inform the design of a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) of a palliative care (PC) intervention in heart failure (HF).
Campbell, Ross T. +10 more
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Assessing preventable hospitalisation indicators (APHID): protocol for a data-linkage study using cohort study and administrative data [PDF]
Introduction Potentially preventable hospitalisation (PPH) has been adopted widely by international health systems as an indicator of the accessibility and overall effectiveness of primary care. The Assessing Preventable Hospitalisation InDicators (APHID)
Blyth, F.M. +5 more
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