Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics, 2020 Background: Patient safety is the first step to improve the quality of care. Objectives: Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the risk assessment of processes in a pediatric surgery department using the Health Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA) in 2017 - 2018.
Yasamin Molavi-Taleghani +2 more
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Myocardial creatine levels do not influence response to acute oxidative stress in isolated perfused heart [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Multiple studies suggest creatine mediates anti-oxidant activity in addition to its established role in cellular energy metabolism.
Aksentijević, Dunja +7 more
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Reduction of Complications of Local Anaesthesia in Dental Healthcare Setups by Application of the Six Sigma Methodology: A Statistical Quality Improvement Technique [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Background: Health care faces challenges due to complications, inefficiencies and other concerns that threaten the safety of patients. Aim: The purpose of his study was to identify causes of complications encountered after administration of local ...
Syed Akifuddin, Farheen Khatoon
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Investigating the use of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring and prompt device: influence and acceptability [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Hand hygiene (HH) prevents the transmission of healthcare-associated infections. Electronic HH monitoring and prompt devices have been developed to overcome problems with monitoring HH and to improve compliance.
Dyson, Judith, Madeo, Maurice
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Development and validation of patients’ surgical safety checklist
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background Poor uptake and understanding of critical perioperative information represent a major safety risk for surgical patients. Implementing a patient-driven surgical safety checklist might enhance the way critical information is given and increase ...
Kristin Harris +12 more
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Peritoneal dialysis in older adults: evaluation of clinical, nutritional, metabolic outcomes, and quality of life [PDF]
, 2018 The number of older adults requiring dialysis is increasing worldwide, whereas the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in this population is lower respect to younger patients, despite the theoretical advantages of PD respect to hemodialysis.
Aceto, Paola +10 more
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Surgical Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Tanzanian University Teaching Hospital Experience. [PDF]
, 2011 \ud \ud Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) pose a therapeutic challenge to surgeons, especially in developing countries where health care resources are limited and the vast majority of patients present to health facilities late with advanced foot ulcers.
Chalya, Phillipo L +8 more
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018 Methodology of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is known as an important risk assessment tool and accreditation requirement by many organizations. For prioritizing failures, the index of "risk priority number (RPN)" is used, especially for its ease and subjective evaluations of occurrence, the severity and the detectability of each failure.
Fatemeh Rezaei +4 more
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Prospective Risk Assessment of Medicine Shortages in Europe and Israel: Findings and Implications
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 IntroductionWhile medicine shortages are complex, their mitigation is more of a challenge. Prospective risk assessment as a means to mitigate possible shortages, has yet to be applied equally across healthcare settings.
Nenad Miljković +45 more
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Safer clinical systems : interim report, August 2010 [PDF]
, 2010 Safer Clinical Systems is the Health Foundation’s new five year programme of work to test and demonstrate ways to improve healthcare systems and processes, to develop safer systems that improve patient safety.
Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design) +1 more
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