The implementation of a Technician Enhanced Administration of Medications [TEAM] model: An evaluative study of impact on working practices in a children's hospital [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Children are frequently prescribed unlicensed and off-label medicines meaning dosing and administration of medicines to children is often based on poor quality guidance.
Bellis, Jennifer +5 more
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Dynamic identification and static loading tests of timbrel vaults: application to a Modernist 20th century heritage structure [PDF]
, 2017 This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in International Journal of Architectural Heritage on 2017, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15583058.2016.1277566This paper presents the study of the
Endo, Yohei +3 more
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Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 40 mg/day of atorvastatin in reducing the severity of sepsis in ward patients (ASEPSIS Trial) [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: Several observational studies suggest that statins modulate the pathophysiology of sepsis and may prevent its progression. The aim of this study was to determine if the acute administration of atorvastatin reduces sepsis progression in ...
Barnett, A. H. +11 more
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Routine Changing of Intravenous Administration Sets Does Not Reduce Colonization or Infection in Central Venous Catheters [PDF]
, 2004 Objective: To determine the effect of routine intravascular administration-set changes on central venous catheter (CVC) colonization and catheter related bacteremia (CRB).
Courtney, Mary +4 more
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Variations in the management of acute illness in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: An audit of three paediatric hospitals [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: Episodes of acute adrenal insufficiency (AI)/adrenal crises (AC) are a serious consequence of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). This study aimed to assess morbidity from acute illness in CAH and identify factors associated with use of IV ...
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Plasma Concentrations of Tranexamic Acid in Postpartum Women After Oral Administration. [PDF]
, 2020 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of tranexamic acid after oral administration to postpartum women. METHODS: We conducted a single-center pharmacokinetic study at Teaching Hospital-Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on 12 healthy postpartum women who delivered
Arulkumaran, S +4 more
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Patterns, predictors, variations, and temporal trends in emergency medical service hospital prenotification for acute ischemic stroke. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND#ENTITYSTARTX02014;: Emergency medical services (EMS) hospital prenotification of an incoming stroke patient is guideline recommended as a means of increasing the timeliness with which stroke patients are evaluated and treated.
Fonarow, Gregg C +10 more
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Optimising medicines administration for patients with dysphagia in hospital:Medical or nursing responsibility? [PDF]
, 2020 Dysphagia is common—not only associated with stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s but also in many non-neurological medical problems—and is increasingly prevalent in ageing patients, where malnutrition is common and pneumonia is frequently the main cause of ...
Griffith, Richard +2 more
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Medical errors : Healthcare professionals’ perspective at a tertiary hospital in Kuwait [PDF]
, 2019 Medical errors are of economic importance and can contribute to serious adverse events for patients. Medical errors refer to preventable events resulting from healthcare interactions, whether these events harm the patient or not.
Ahmed, Zamzam +3 more
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