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Diagnostic error reduction in the United States and Italy through the intervention of diagnostic management teams [PDF]

, 2018
A major challenge to most countries is the growing cost of healthcare. The cost of laboratory testing is approximately 3% of the total clinical costs.
Adriana Berumen Velazquez, Michael Laposata, Roberto Verna   +2 more
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Underuse of rapid sequence intubation outside emergency departments: preliminary, retrospective, observational study with emergency physician insights [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Objective Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) involves the administration of induction agents and neuromuscular blockers before endotracheal intubation (ETI). However, RSI is underutilized outside emergency departments (EDs).
Sung-Yeol Park, Sung-Bin Chon
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Disease Surveillance Networks Initiative Asia: Final Evaluation [PDF]

, 2010
The DSN Initiative was launched in 2007 under the new strategy of the Rockefeller Foundation. The initiative intends:[1] To improve human resources for disease surveillance in developing countries, thus bolstering national capacity to monitor, report ...
Caridad A. Ancheta, Elaine S. Perez, Kerry Richter, Ma. Sandra B. Tempongko, Malee Sunpuwan, Ophelia M. Mendoza, Oranut Pachuen, Pratap Singhasivanon   +7 more
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Parkwest Medical Center: Focusing on Patient and Staff Satisfaction [PDF]

, 2009
Outlines the strategies and factors behind high patient satisfaction, including a culture of teamwork and care coordination, based on a module that aligns performance standards for administrators, managers, and staff, reinforced with merit ...
Jennifer N. Edwards
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In-hospital cardiac arrest – A three-year Utstein- style report from a tertiary care centre in Poland

Resuscitation Plus
Aim: To evaluate the epidemiology, management and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in a tertiary care centre in Poland, using a Utstein-style report.
Tomasz Lonc, Mateusz Putowski, Grzegorz Niemczyk, Andrzej Morajda, Justyna Palmowska, Anna Kwinta, Tomasz Drygalski, Michał Terlecki, Paweł Krawczyk   +8 more
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Effectiveness of Rapid Response Team implementation in a tertiary hospital in Egypt: an interventional study

BMJ Open Quality
Background Rapid response teams (RRTs) help in the early recognition of deteriorating patients in hospital wards and provide the needed management at the bedside by a qualified team.
Wafaa Mohamed Hussein, Rania Hosny, Rasha Saad Hussein, Sally Adel Hakim, Ihab Shehad Habil   +4 more
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Impact of antidote quantity, timing and prehospital strategies in nerve agent mass casualty events: a simulation study

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionMass casualty incidents (MCIs) involving nerve agents pose major challenges for emergency medical response due to rapid symptom onset, hazardous environments, and operational uncertainties.
Ruben De Rouck, Mehdi Benhassine, Michel Debacker, Filip Van Utterbeeck, Jan Vaes, Isabell Meskens, Ives Hubloue   +6 more
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Converting Serious Safety Events into Educational Opportunities [PDF]

, 2018
Over the past year, the Associate Director of the Simulation Center worked with the EM Quality and Safety Director to identify serious safety events (SSE) and critical incidents.
Vitto, Michael Joseph
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2008 Progress Report on Brain Research [PDF]

, 2008
Highlights new research on various disorders, nervous system injuries, neuroethics, neuroimmunology, pain, sense and body function, stem cells and neurogenesis, and thought and memory.
Eve Marder, Mahlon R. DeLong, Michael S. Gazzaniga, Thomas Wichmann   +3 more
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Early in-hospital clinical deterioration is not predicted by severity of illness, functional status, or comorbidity

International Journal of General Medicine, 2017
Janice Wang,1 Stella S Hahn,1 Myriam Kline,2 Rubin I Cohen1 1Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, 2Biostatistics Unit, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health ...
Wang J, Hahn SS, Kline M, Cohen RI
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