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Fatal pitfalls in newborn screening for mitochondrial trifunctional protein (MTP)/long-chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2018
Background Mitochondrial trifunctional protein (MTP) and long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency are long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders with particularly high morbidity and mortality.
Amelie S. Lotz-Havla, Wulf Röschinger, Katharina Schiergens, Katharina Singer, Daniela Karall, Vassiliki Konstantopoulou, Saskia B. Wortmann, Esther M. Maier   +7 more
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Reverse Phase-High Performance Liquid Chromatography: An Alternative to Expensive Tandem Mass Spectrometry Screening for Amino Acid Profiling in Dried Blood Spot in Resource Constrained Diagnostic Settings [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2021
Background: Altered patterns of amino acid profiles are observed in various pathological conditions including nutrition related disorders, cancer, diabetes, urea cycle defects, mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders, and aminoacidopathies.
Prajna P Shetty , Ysphaneendramallimoggala , Brijesh Naik , Leslie Lewis , Nalini K , Pragna Rao   +5 more
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Structural Factors Underlying Medical Malpractice: From the Perspective of Social Science Experts and Medical Specialists [PDF]

Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences, 2021
Introduction: Medical malpractice is generally attributed to the lack of individual competence of physicians, but from a sociological point of view, it is a problem that arises in a social context influenced by external factors and variables. The purpose
simin kazemi
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Role of Computerized Physician Order Entry Usability in the Reduction of Prescribing Errors [PDF]

, 2013
Some hospitals have implemented computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems to reduce the medical error rates. However, research in this area has been very limited, especially regarding the impact of CPOE use on the reduction of prescribing errors.
Elhissi, Abdelbary, Peikari, Hamid Reza, Shah, Mahmood, Yasin, Norjaya M., Zakaria, Mohamad Shanudin   +4 more
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Part-time versus full-time occlusion therapy for treatment of amblyopia: A meta-analysis

Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2017
Purpose: To compare full-time occlusion (FTO) and part-time occlusion (PTO) therapy in the treatment of amblyopia, with the secondary aim of evaluating the minimum number of hours of part-time patching required for maximal effect from occlusion. Methods:
Negareh Yazdani, Ramin Sadeghi, Hamed Momeni-Moghaddam, Leili Zarifmahmoudi, Asieh Ehsaei, Brendan T. Barrett   +5 more
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Ranking Significant Discrepancies in Clinical Reports

, 2020
Medical errors are a major public health concern and a leading cause of death worldwide. Many healthcare centers and hospitals use reporting systems where medical practitioners write a preliminary medical report and the report is later reviewed, revised,
A Yates, AD Kalaria, AT Ruutiainen, J Walls, MA Makary, S Saleh   +5 more
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Implementing a 48 h EWTD-compliant rota for junior doctors in the UK does not compromise patients’ safety : assessor-blind pilot comparison [PDF]

, 2009
Background: There are currently no field data about the effect of implementing European Working Time Directive (EWTD)-compliant rotas in a medical setting.
A. Bakewell, Ahmed-Little, Aitken, Arnedt, Ayas, Baker, Barger, Barger, Bates, Benger, C. Ji, C. P. Landrigan, Cappuccio, Czeisler, Czeisler, E. Peile, F. M. Taggart, F. P. Cappuccio, Folkard, Folkard, G. Ward, Horrocks, Horrocks, J. P. Sullivan, Landrigan, Lockley, Lockley, Lydall, M. Edmunds, Muir Gray, Murray, Paice, Petersen, Pounder, R. Pounder, Reason, S. W. Lockley, Santhi, Stickgold, Tamuz, Van Dongen, Van Eaton, Vincent, Walsh, Weingart, Woloshynowych   +45 more
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“Double Hit” Homozygous Mutations for Two Different Rare Inborn Errors of Metabolism: A Burden for Countries with High Prevalences of Consangineous Marriages

Journal of Pediatric Research, 2018
Inborn errors of metabolism comprise a broad range of genetic diseases of which most are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Although being rare, there is a significant increase in their rate especially in countries where consanguineous marriages
Asburçe Olgaç, Leyla Tümer, Serdar Ceylaner, Gürsel Biberoğlu, Alev Hasanoğlu   +4 more
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Evaluating the effective factors for reporting medical errors among midwives working at teaching hospitals affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2017
Background: Recently, evaluation and accreditation system of hospitals has had a special emphasis on reporting malpractices and sharing errors or lessons learnt from errors, but still due to lack of promotion of systematic approach for solving problems ...
Fahimeh Khorasani, Marjan Beigi
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Medical errors in neurosurgery

Surgical Neurology International, 2014
Medical errors cause nearly 100,000 deaths per year and cost billions of dollars annually. In order to rationally develop and institute programs to mitigate errors, the relative frequency and costs of different errors must be documented. This analysis will permit the judicious allocation of scarce healthcare resources to address the most costly errors ...
Rolston, John, Zygourakis, Corinna, Han, Seunggu, Berger, Mitchel, Parsa, Andrew, Lau, Catherine   +5 more
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