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The effect of a hospital oxygen therapy guideline on the prescription of oxygen therapy [PDF]

, 2017
Aim: To assess the effect of a hospital oxygen therapy guideline on oxygen prescription and administration at the emergency Department (ED) and medical wards of Mater Dei Hospital, Malta.
Asciak, Rachelle, Ciantar, Maria, Fenech, Valerie Anne, Gouder, Caroline, Montefort, Stephen, Tua, Julia   +5 more
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Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction Intravenous medication administration has traditionally been regarded as error prone, with high potential for harm. A recent US multisite study revealed few potentially harmful errors despite a high overall error rate.
Bates, David W., Blandford, Ann, Chumbley, Gillian, Cox, Anna, Dykes, Patricia C., Franklin, Bryony Dean, Furniss, Dominic, Galal-Edeen, Galal H., Iacovides, Ioanna, Lyons, Imogen, Mayer, Astrid, Schnock, Kumiko O., Vos, Jolien, Wei, Li   +13 more
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Real‐World Pediatric Blinatumomab Administration: Access to Outpatient Care Delivery and Impact of a Hospital‐Dispensed Model

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab has been shown to be highly effective for patients with pediatric B‐ALL and has recently become standard of care therapy. Due to its past use in the clinical trial setting, there is limited information available about real‐world administration.
Katelyn Oranges, Kelly A. Duffy, Sara McDonough, Evelyn Kurpiewski, R. Jennifer Randall, Allison Barz Leahy, Haley M. Newman, Joyce P. Lee, Stephen P. Hunger, Anne F. Reilly, David T. Teachey, Susan R. Rheingold, Daniel J. Zheng   +12 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, Fenech, Valerie Anne, Gatt, Jurgen, Montefort, Stephen   +3 more
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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, Fujishima, S, Gando, S, Hagiwara, A, Hifumi, T, Ikeda, H, Iriyama, H, JAAM FORECAST group, Komori, A, Kotani, J, Kushimoto, S, Masuno, T, Mayumi, T, Naito, T, Nakada, T-A, Ogura, H, Okamoto, K, Otomo, Y, Phillips, GS, Rhodes, A, Saitoh, D, Sakamoto, Y, Sasaki, J, Shiino, Y, Shiraishi, A, Shiraishi, S-I, Sugiyama, T, Takeyama, N, Takuma, K, Tarui, T, Tokuda, Y, Tsuruta, R, Ueyama, M, Umemura, Y, Yamakawa, K, Yamashita, N   +35 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

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 ...
Bono S., Calamusa G., Caracci F., Casuccio A., Costantino C., Maida C. M., Restivo V., Ventura G., Vitale F.   +8 more
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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Mamo, Jonathan, Micallef, Josef, Montefort, Stephen   +3 more
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Adherence to Protocol Recommendations for Children With Wilms Tumour in Two Consecutive Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland—Does Variation Matter?

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wilms tumour (WT) has excellent event‐free and overall survival (OS). However, small differences exist between countries participating in the same international study. This led us to examine variation in adherence to protocol recommendations as a potential contributing factor.
Suzanne Tugnait, R. Al‐Saadi, A. Lopez‐Cortes, K. Dzhuma, M. Oostveen, J. Brok, S. Irtan, M. Weeks, J. Bate, S. Baker, R. Williams, M. Powis, D. Saunders, O. Olsen, T. Watson, S. Shelmerdine, S. Vaidya, L. Howell, C. Duncan, G. M. Vujanic, C. Stiller, G. P. Balchin, T. Chowdhury, K. Pritchard‐Jones   +23 more
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