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 ...
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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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Impact of communicative and informative strategies on influenza vaccination adherence and absenteeism from work of health care professionals working at the university hospital of palermo, Italy: A quasi-experimental field trial on twelve influenza seasons [PDF]
, 2019 Every year, about 20% of health care workers (HCWs) acquire influenza, continuing to work and encouraging virus spreading. Influenza vaccination coverage rates and absenteeism from work among HCWs of the University Hospital (UH) of Palermo were analyzed ...
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Implementation of earlier antibiotic administration in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock in Japan: a descriptive analysis of a prospective observational study. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Time to antibiotic administration is a key element in sepsis care; however, it is difficult to implement sepsis care bundles. Additionally, sepsis is different from other emergent conditions including acute coronary syndrome, stroke, or ...
Abe, T +35 more
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Oxygen prescription and administration at the Emergency Department and medical wards in Mater Dei Hospital [PDF]
, 2011 Aims: The aim of this study was to audit current practices on oxygen prescription in the Emergency Department (ED), and on accurate oxygen administration in the wards of Mater Dei Hospital. Method: Two hundred and forty eight adult patients attending the
Asciak, Rachelle +3 more
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Hospital management of community-acquired pneumonia in Malta [PDF]
, 2012 Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a common diagnosis requiring hospital admission and a leading cause of death worldwide. No local guideline is currently available for the management of CAP.
Callus, Roberta +3 more
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European surveillance of infections in cancer patients - ESIC [PDF]
, 1999 Major advances in cancer therapy result from development of multidrug chemotherapy regimens. Besides death from tumor progression, infections are currently one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity.
Buchheidt, D. +7 more
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Midwives\u27 knowledge, attitudes and learning needs regarding antenatal vaccination [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and learning needs of midwives regarding antenatal vaccination. Design & Setting: A cross-sectional, paper-based survey of midwives employed at the only public tertiary maternity hospital in the Australian
Amirthalingam +32 more
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Health Informatics, Sustainable Health Care Development and Malnutrition in India [PDF]
, 2011 Health informatics aims at studying the principal computer applications related to technology in developing human health care and solving the existing problems to facilitate efficient management.
Balgir, RS
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