Mobile Mental Health Crisis Intervention in the Western Health Region of Newfoundland and Labrador [PDF]
, 2012 The impetus for this research is Recommendation #15 of the 2003 Luther Inquiry into the deaths of Norman Reid and Darryl Power: “IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that the Regional Health Boards establish mobile health units to respond to mentally ill persons in
Bornstein, Stephen +2 more
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2017 Background Previous studies have reported that the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is closely associated with patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare patient CPR outcomes across resident, emergency medicine, and rapid ...
Tak Kyu Oh +4 more
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Evaluation of the Western Cape Province Screening Programme for developmental disabilities in pre-school children: full report [PDF]
, 2003 This evaluation study was commissioned by the Maternal, Child and Women’s Health (MCWH) Sub-directorate of the Provincial Administration of the Western Cape Department of Health and undertaken by the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town.
Michelson, Lori +2 more
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A novel methodology for in vivo endoscopic phenotyping of colorectal cancer based on real-time analysis of the mucosal lipidome: a prospective observational study of the iKnife [PDF]
, 2016 Background: This pilot study assessed the diagnostic accuracy of rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (REIMS) in colorectal cancer (CRC) and colonic adenomas. Methods: Patients undergoing elective surgical resection for CRC were recruited at St.
Alexander, J +17 more
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Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023 Aim The rapid response system (RRS) was initially aimed to improve patient outcomes. Recently, some studies have implicated that RRS might facilitate do‐not‐attempt‐resuscitation (DNAR) orders among patients, their families, and healthcare providers ...
Tatsuya Tsuji +10 more
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Managing clinical uncertainty: an ethnographic study of the impact of critical care outreach on end‐of‐life transitions in ward‐based critically ill patients with a life‐limiting illness [PDF]
, 2018 © 2018 Crown copyright. Journal of Clinical Nursing © 2018 John Wiley & Sons LtdRapid response teams, such as critical care outreach teams, have prominent roles in managing end-of-life transitions in critical illness, often questioning appropriateness of
Mclellan, Jude +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Terapia IntensivaRESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a implementação de time de resposta rápida multidisciplinar liderado por médico intensivista em hospital universitário. Métodos: Estudo de coorte retrospectiva realizado pela análise de fichas de atendimentos preenchidas ...
Ana Luiza Mezzaroba +5 more
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Resource Re-Allocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Suburban Hospital System: Implications for Outpatient Hip and Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]
, 2020 The COVID pandemic of 2020 has emerged as a global threat to patients, health care providers, and to the global economy. Owing to this particular novel and highly infectious strain of coronavirus, the rapid community spread and clinical severity of the ...
Meneghini, R. Michael
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Ethical issues associated with in-hospital emergency from the medical emergency team's perspective: a national survey [PDF]
, 2016 Medical Emergency Teams (METs) are frequently involved in ethical issues associated to in-hospital emergencies, like decisions about end-of-life care and intensive care unit (ICU) admission.
ALAMPI, DANIELA +13 more
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Prehospital critical care is associated with increased survival in adult trauma patients in Scotland [PDF]
, 2020 Background Scotland has three prehospital critical care teams (PHCCTs) providing enhanced care support to a usually paramedic-delivered ambulance service.
Carr, David +7 more
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