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Changes in Prevalence of Health Care–Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals

New England Journal of Medicine, 2018
Background A point‐prevalence survey that was conducted in the United States in 2011 showed that 4% of hospitalized patients had a health care–associated infection.
S. Magill, Erin N O'Leary, S. Janelle, Deborah L. Thompson, G. Dumyati, Joelle Nadle, L. Wilson, M. Kainer, R. Lynfield, S. Greissman, S. Ray, Z. Beldavs, Cindy Gross, Wendy M. Bamberg, Marla Sievers, Cathleen Concannon, Nicolai Buhr, Linn Warnke, Meghan Maloney, Valerie L. S. Ocampo, J. Brooks, Tolulope Oyewumi, S. Sharmin, K. Richards, J. Rainbow, Monika E. Samper, Emily B. Hancock, Denise Leaptrot, E. Scalise, Farzana Badrun, Ruby M. Phelps, J. Edwards   +31 more
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Sister Marie Joseph nodule and Krükenberg's tumor: rare association revealing a gastric adenocarcinoma

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
It was about a 61-year-old patient who presented an indurated and painless umbilical swelling surrounded by ulcerated plaque and an abdominal arch progressing for 8 months. Abdomino-pelvic ultrasound and abdominal-pelvic CT scan revealed in right ovarian
Ubrich Venceslas Acko, Assistant head of clinic, Estelle Acko-Ohui, Master assistant, Rokia Ouattara, Internal hospitals, Fiakre Abbe, Internal hospitals, Zana Coulibaly, Assistant head of clinic, Jean-Paul Kouao, Internal hospitals   +5 more
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Effects of Changes in Public Policy on Efficiency and Productivity of General Hospitals in Vietnam [PDF]

, 2008
The health sector reform programme which began in Vietnam in 1989 in order to improve the efficiency of the health system has altered the way in which Vietnamese hospitals operate. The programme put the spotlight on input savings.
Guven-Uslu, Pinar, Linh, Thuy Pham
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Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018
Background Falls in care facilities and hospitals are common events that cause considerable morbidity and mortality for older people. This is an update of a review first published in 2010 and updated in 2012.
I. Cameron, S. Dyer, Claire E Panagoda, G. Murray, K. Hill, Robert G Cumming, N. Kerse   +6 more
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Development and initial psychometric evaluation of the hospitalization-related stressors questionnaire for elderly patients

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2016
Background: Various factors threaten the health and recovery of hospitalized elderly, including stressors in medical service centers. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop and preliminary validate a measurement tool to assess ...
Zahra Musavi, Mousa Alavi, Nasrollah Alimohammadi, Habibollah Hosseini   +3 more
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Developing Hospital Resilient Supply Chain Scenario through Cross-Impact Analysis Method [PDF]

Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2021
Background and Objectives The hospital and its supply chain must be resilient in the critical situations. Developing scenario is an important tool for planning and decision-making process in these situations.
Afsaneh khademi Jolgeh Nejad, Reza Ahmadi Kahnali, Ali Heyrani   +2 more
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Comparison of performance achievement award recognition with primary stroke center certification for acute ischemic stroke care. [PDF]

, 2013
BackgroundHospital certification and recognition programs represent 2 independent but commonly used systems to distinguish hospitals, yet they have not been directly compared.
Fonarow, Gregg C, GWTG-Stroke Steering Committee & Investigators, Hernandez, Adrian F, Liang, Li, Peterson, Eric D, Reeves, Mathew J, Saver, Jeffrey L, Schwamm, Lee H, Smith, Eric E, Xian, Ying   +9 more
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Typical occupational accidents with employees of a university hospital in the south of Brazil: epidemiology and prevention Accidentes de trabajo típicos de trabajadores de un hospital universitario de la región sur de Brasil: epidemiología y prevención Acidentes de trabalho típicos envolvendo trabalhadores de hospital universitário da região sul do Brasil: epidemiologia e prevenção

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2008
Descriptive epidemiologic study that aimed to analyze the typical occupational accidents notified by employees of a university hospital in the South of Brazil from 1997 to 2002, and to estimate their risk indicators.
Iara Aparecida de Oliveira Sêcco, Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz Robazzi, Denise Sayuri Shimizu, Márcia Maria da Silva Rúbio   +3 more
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Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and quality of care

BMJ Quality & Safety, 2016
Objectives To determine the association of hospital nursing skill mix with patient mortality, patient ratings of their care and indicators of quality of care.
L. Aiken, D. Sloane, P. Griffiths, A. Rafferty, L. Bruyneel, M. McHugh, C. Maier, Maria Teresa Moreno-Casbas, J. Ball, D. Ausserhofer, W. Sermeus   +10 more
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The occupational stress, depression and job satisfaction of health professionals in public hospitals in Greece

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health, 2020
Background: Occupational stress is a key determinant of work efficiency. It is a universal element that transcends the sex, age, level of education or hierarchical position of the worker and touches a variety of dimensions of his-her work behavior.
Nektarios-Theocharis Tsarouchas, George Chrousos, Christina Darviri   +2 more
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