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Robot assisted radical cystectomy versus open radical cystectomy in bladder cancer (RACE): study protocol of a non-randomized comparative effectiveness study

BMC Cancer, 2018
Background Despite the fact that the cost-effectiveness of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is not yet proven, and open radical (ORC) cystectomy is recommended as the standard of care in patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive and muscle ...
C. J. Wijburg, C. T. J. Michels, J. R. Oddens, J. P. C. Grutters, J. A. Witjes, M. M. Rovers   +5 more
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Prospective methods for identifying perioperative risk‐assessment methods for patient safety over 20 years: a systematic review

BJS Open, 2020
Background Serious preventable surgical events still occur despite considerable efforts to improve patient safety. In addition to learning from retrospective analyses, prospective risk‐assessment methods may help to decrease preventable events further by
A. J. Heideveld‐Chevalking, H. Calsbeek, J. Hofland, W. J. H. J. Meijerink, A. P. Wolff   +4 more
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Translation and validation of two disease-specific patient-reported outcome measures (Bladder Cancer Index and FACT-Bl-Cys) in Dutch bladder cancer patients

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2019
Background The Bladder Cancer Index (BCI) and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bladder-Cystectomy (FACT-Bl-Cys) were developed to measure disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in bladder cancer patients and patients treated with ...
Charlotte T. J. Michels, Carl J. Wijburg, Inger L. Abma, J. Alfred Witjes, Janneke P. C. Grutters, Maroeska M. Rovers   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Energy use optimization in ventilation of operating rooms during inactivity periods

Building Research & Information, 2020
Hospitals are highly energy-demanding buildings, where simple actuations can involve large savings. However, energy efficiency actions must comply with the high safety standards.
A. Tejero‐González, Víctor M. DeFreitas-Barros-Galvão, Andrés M. Zarzuelo-Sánchez, Julio F. SanJosé-Alonso   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

When policy meets reality: the new 18-hour on-call shift policy and the Israeli anesthesia workforce crisis

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2023
Background The Israeli physician workforce faces multiple challenges. These include planned policies reducing physician on-call from 26 to 18 h and, from 2026, allowing only graduates of Ministry of Health approved foreign medical schools to take the ...
Ariel Wimpfheimer, Charles Weissman, Shai Fein, Yehuda Ginosar, The Israel Anesthesiology Workforce Study Group   +4 more
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Challenges and prerequisites of risk management program in the operating rooms of Iranian hospitals: A qualitative study

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2023
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) considers a safe operating room as one of the necessities of hospitals that support patients. Achieving safety in surgical operations in all countries of the world is the basic goal of healthcare centers ...
Akbar Javan Biparva, Raana Gholamzadeh Nikjoo, Ali Jannati, Mohammad Arab, Ali Ostadi   +4 more
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Measuring health-related quality of life in cervical cancer patients: a systematic review of the most used questionnaires and their validity

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2017
Background Data on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is paramount for shared and evidence based decision-making. Since an overview of cervical cancer HRQoL tools and their validity appears to be lacking, we performed a systematic review on usage of ...
Casper Tax, Marlie E. Steenbergen, Petra L. M. Zusterzeel, Ruud L. M. Bekkers, Maroeska M. Rovers   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE OPERATING-ROOM AND THE PATIENT

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1906
Mode of access: Internet.
openaire   +3 more sources

A day in the operating room [PDF]

Plastic Surgery, 2007
It is another day in the operating room, and you have too much surgery booked. You cannot say that, or your last case will be cancelled. You may be able to finish at 3:30 if everyone has a sandwich or coffee in the hall, but will the union object? You do not explain why it is hard to stay on time or why you cannot predict how long surgery will take ...
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Assessment of Thermal Comfort in Operating Rooms Using PMV-PPD Model

, 2020
Operating rooms (ORs) are the most critical and expensive sector of healthcare facilities. The air conditioning system is designed to provide a well-controlled indoor air quality (IAQ).
A. Khalil, M. Bassuoni, M. Elsamadony, M. Raslan   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source