Realist evaluation of the impact of paediatric nurse practitioner clinics, specialist paediatric nurses, and a children’s community nursing team in deflecting attendance at emergency departments and urgent care centres by children with long-term conditions [PDF]
, 2019 In 2018, the Greater Manchester Children’s Health and Wellbeing Board developed a 10-point strategy to achieve its objectives, the sixth of which was to reduce unnecessary hospital attendances and admissions for children with long term conditions such as
Long, T, Mitchell, C
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Rapid Response and Cardiac Arrest Teams: A Descriptive Analysis of 103 American Hospitals
Critical Care Explorations, 2019 Objectives: Despite improvements in the management of in-hospital cardiac arrest over the past decade, in-hospital cardiac arrest continues to be associated with poor prognosis. This has led to the development of rapid response systems, hospital-wide efforts to improve patient outcomes by centering on prompt identification of ...
Mitchell, Oscar J. L. +6 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 MedicineObjective 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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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 +2 more
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Resuscitation PlusAim: 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 +8 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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The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation: Transforming a Public Safety Net Delivery System to Achieve Higher Performance [PDF]
, 2008 Describes the results of the public benefit corporation's improvement initiatives -- a common clinical information system for continuity, coordination on chronic disease management, teamwork and continuous innovation, and access to appropriate ...
Douglas McCarthy, Kimberly Mueller
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BMJ Open QualityBackground 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 +4 more
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Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionMass 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 +6 more
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Evaluation of Two Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests Quality Assurance (mRDT’s QA) Methods in Peripheral Health Facilities, Rural Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2012 \ud WHO recommends confirming suspected malaria cases before initiation of treatment. Due to the imited availability of quality microscopy services, this recommendation has been followed with increased use of antigen-detecting malaria rapid diagnostic ...
Kachur, Patrick +6 more
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