Riociguat for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Riociguat, a member of a new class of compounds (soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators), has been shown in previous clinical studies to be beneficial in the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. METHODS: In this phase 3,
CHEST-1 Study Group, +13 more
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Prognostic value of echocardiographic indices of left atrial morphology and function in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease [PDF]
Background: The prognostic relevance of left atrial (LA) morphological and functional variables, including those derived from speckle tracking echocardiography (STE), has been little investigated in veterinary medicine.
Baron Toaldo, Marco +6 more
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to prevent and contrast violence on Healthcare Workers (HWs) [PDF]
Issue: Violence on HWs is increasing in Italy. In our Trust violence-related working days lost(WDL) and Incident Reports (IR)raised from 134 and 19 in years2015-16 to 342 and16 in 1st semester2017.For this reason,the Risk Management Unit (RMU) launched a FMEA,a proactive tool to identify and reduce risks.
D Celotto +10 more
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mHealth: providing a mindfulness app for women with chronic pelvic pain in gynaecology outpatient clinics: qualitative data analysis of user experience and lessons learnt [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether a pre-existing smartphone app to teach mindfulness meditation is acceptable to women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and can be integrated into clinical practice within the National Health Service (NHS) CPP pathways, and ...
Ball, E. +8 more
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Hemodialysis patients are at risk of preventable adverse outcomes as a result of the ongoing medical treatments required throughout their life. Minimizing risk is crucial for ensuring patient safety in healthcare environments. Healthcare Failure Mode and
Ariadne Aulia +2 more
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Healthcare Failure Mode And Effect Analysis: Proses Pelayanan Operasi di Rumah Sakit [PDF]
Background: Most of medical errors are preventable. Highnumber of adverse event and near miss cases in hospitalsindicate opportunity for improvement. Therefore, efforts toidentify potential risks, recognize event as early as possible,and set a barrier ...
Andarini, I. V. (Indiati)
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DEveloping a Complex Intervention for DEteriorating Patients using Theoretical Modelling (DECIDE study): study protocol [PDF]
AIM: To develop a theory-based complex intervention (targeting nursing staff), to enhance enablers and overcome barriers to enacting expected behaviour when monitoring patients and responding to abnormal vital signs that signal deterioration. DESIGN:
Craig P. +6 more
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Objetivo: demonstrar a aplicabilidade da ferramenta Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis para analisar, preventivamente, os riscos relativos ao processo de inserção, manutenção e retirada de cateter intravenoso periférico. Método: estudo teórico,
Maryana da Silva Furlan +3 more
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Survey of Pharmacist-Managed Primary Care Clinics Using Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA) [PDF]
Objectives: The primary objective was to expand upon results of a previously piloted patient perception survey with Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA), to identify areas within pharmacist-managed clinics needing improvement. Methods: The
Gonzolvo, Jasmine D. +5 more
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Alpha-fetoprotein detection of hepatocellular carcinoma leads to a standardized analysis of dynamic AFP to improve screening based detection [PDF]
Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) through screening can improve outcomes. However, HCC surveillance remains costly, cumbersome and suboptimal. We tested whether and how serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) should be used in HCC surveillance.
Ahn, Sang Hoon +11 more
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