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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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Functional outcomes and complications of intramedullary fixation devices for Midshaft clavicle fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background An alternative to the current gold standard in operative treatment of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures (DMCF) using plate osteosynthesis, is internal fixation by means of intramedullary fixation devices.
Paul Hoogervorst, Tess van Dam, Nico Verdonschot, Gerjon Hannink   +3 more
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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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Operating Room Fires [PDF]

Anesthesiology, 2019
Abstract Operating room fires are rare but devastating events. Guidelines are available for the prevention and management of surgical fires; however, these recommendations are based on expert opinion and case series. The three components of an operating room fire are present in virtually all surgical procedures: an oxidizer (oxygen, nitrous ...
Ian H. Black, Teresa S. Jones, Edward L. Jones, Thomas N. Robinson   +3 more
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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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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
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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
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Building a collaborative culture in cardiothoracic operating rooms: Pre and postintervention study protocol for evaluation of the implementation of teamSTEPPS training and the impact on perceived psychological safety [PDF]

, 2017
IntroductionThe importance of effective communication, a key component of teamwork, is well recognised in the healthcare setting. Establishing a culture that encourages and empowers team members to speak openly in the cardiothoracic (CT) operating room ...
Avidan, Michael Simon, Ben Abdallah, Arbi, Bollini, Mara L, Dahl, Aaron Benjamin, Dribin, Brenda V, Maniar, Hersh, Patterson, George Alexander, Ridley, Clare H, Scaggs, Katie, Steinberg, Aaron   +9 more
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THE OPERATING-ROOM AND THE PATIENT

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

Para-aortic lymphadenectomy in advanced stage cervical cancer, a protocol for comparing safety, feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of surgical staging versus PET-CT; PALDISC trial

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Currently, a PET-CT is used to assess the need for extended field radiotherapy of para-aortic lymph nodes (PALN) in International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB2, IIA2–IVA (locally advanced stage) cervical cancer.
Casper Tax, Karin Abbink, Maroeska M. Rovers, Ruud L. M. Bekkers, Petra L. M. Zusterzeel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source