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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Communication of preclinical emergency teams in critical situations: A nationwide study.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundThe emergency medical service as a high-risk workplace is a danger to patient safety. A main factor for patient safety, but also at the same time a main factor for patient harm, is team communication.
Matthias Zimmer, Daria Magdalena Czarniecki, Stephan Sahm   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systemwide Clinical Ultrasound Program Development: An Expert Consensus Model. [PDF]

, 2018
Clinical ultrasound (CUS) is integral to the practice of an increasing number of medical specialties. Guidelines are needed to ensure effective CUS utilization across health systems.
Abo, Alyssa, Bailitz, John, Blaivas, Mike, Chilstrom, Mikaela, Chiricolo, Jerry, Dean, Anthony J., Fields, Matthew, Kang, Tarina, Leo, Megan, Lewiss, Resa E., Liu, Rachel, Liu, Teresa, Marin, Jennifer R., Raio, Chris, Smalley, Courtney, Strony, Robert, Tayal, Vivek, Woods, Aimee, Wu, Stan, Zwank, Michael   +19 more
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge and Skills of Emergency Care During Disaster for Community Health Volunteers: a Literature Review [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Nowadays, disaster preparedness and responses are essential for everyone to be involved since the disaster becomes increasing. The Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) in particular are the key partners required adequately prepared in emergency
Kamal, A. (Anda), Sia, W. S. (Wipa), Songwathana, P. (Praneed)   +2 more
core  

Characteristics and outcomes of patients requiring rapid response system activation within 24 hours of emergency admission

, 1995
Objectives: To establish the prevalence of emergency responses for clinical deterioration (cardiac arrest team or medical emergency team [MET] activation) within 24 hours of emergency admission, and determine if there were differences in ...
de Kok, A., Hendle, J., Hol, W.G.J., Kalk, K.H., Mattevi, A., Spee, J., Teplyakov, A., Westphal, A.H.   +7 more
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Emergency Medicine Specialist on Performance of the Emergency Department of Kerman Shahid Bahonar Hospital: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

, 2016
The Role of Emergency Medicine Specialist on Performance of the Emergency Department of Kerman Shahid Bahonar Hospital: A Qualitative Study Ghorbani Nia Rahil1*, Amiresmaeili MohammadReza2, NekoeiMoghadam Mahamod3, Saberi Nia Amin4 1.
Amiresmaeili, MohammadReza, Ghorbani Nia, Rahil, NekoeiMoghadam, Mahamod, Saberi Nia, Amin   +3 more
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A novel method of non-clinical dispatch is associated with a higher rate of critical Helicopter Emergency Medical Service intervention [PDF]

, 2018
Background - Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are a scarce resource that can provide advanced emergency medical care to unwell or injured patients. Accurate tasking of HEMS is required to incidents where advanced pre-hospital clinical care is
de Coverley, Richard, Joy, M., Lyon, Richard, Munro, Scott, Salmon, Mark, Williams, Julia   +5 more
core   +3 more sources