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Reframing dementia care in Maltese Hospitals [PDF]

, 2016
This commentary addresses the urgent need to improve the care of patients with dementia and cognitive impairment in Maltese hospitals by proposing a number of dementia-friendly hospital-based initiatives.
Scerri, Anthony, Scerri, Charles
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Refractory Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]

Current Cardiology Reviews, 2018
Refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest is a common problem that is associated with poor overall survival rates and neurological outcomes. There are various definitions that have been used but the most accepted one is cardiac arrest that requires more than 10 minutes of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) efforts or more than 3 defibrillation ...
Shanmugasundaram, Madhan, Lotun, Kapildeo   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Lived Experience of Patients Living with Glaucoma: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Introduction: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. There are limited qualitative study focusing on patients’ experience of glaucoma.
Anjani Kumar Singh, Krishna Kumar Thakur, Sumit Kumar Mishra, Binita Pandit, Rajiv Karn   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of ventilation in adult out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest continues to be a devastating condition despite advances in resuscitation care. Ensuring effective gas exchange must be weighed against the negative impact hyperventilation can have on cardiac physiology and survival.
Matthew R. Neth, Ahamed Idris, Jason McMullan, Justin L. Benoit, Mohamud R. Daya   +4 more
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Smartwatch based automatic detection of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Study rationale and protocol of the HEART-SAFE project

Resuscitation Plus, 2022
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of mortality. Immediate detection and treatment are of paramount importance for survival and good quality of life.
Patrick Schober, Wisse M.F. van den Beuken, Beat Nideröst, Tom A. Kooy, Steve Thijssen, Carolien S.E. Bulte, Bregje A.A. Huisman, Pieter R. Tuinman, Alexander Nap, Hanno L. Tan, Stephan A. Loer, Gaby Franschman, Roelof G. Lettinga, Derya Demirtas, Susanne Eberl, Hans van Schuppen, Lothar A. Schwarte   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Trans-Nasal Evaporative Intra-arrest Cooling on Functional Neurologic Outcome in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest : The PRINCESS Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

, 2019
© 2019 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.Importance: Therapeutic hypothermia may increase survival with good neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest.
Abella, Abou-Chebl, Adeline Higuet, Anatolij Truhlar, Bernard, Bernard, Busch, Callaway, Caroline Busche, Castrén, Che, David Konrad, Debaty, Didier Desruelles, Emelie Dillenbeck, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Fernando Rosell Ortiz, Francisco Carmona Jiménes, Froehler, Hans-Jörg Busch, Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest Study Group, Jacob Hollenberg, Jacques Creteur, Jean-Louis Vincent, Jennett, Jerome Cuny, Johan Peterson, Julia Williams, Kim, Leif Svensson, Martin Jonsson, Mattias Ringh, Nick Vermeersch, Nielsen, Nolan, Nolan, Nordberg, Patrick Goldstein, Per Nordberg, Perkins, Scolletta, Sune Forsberg, Yu, Zhang   +43 more
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Increasing Short-Stay Unplanned Hospital Admissions among Children in England; Time Trends Analysis '97-'06 [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Timely care by general practitioners in the community keeps children out of hospital and provides better continuity of care. Yet in the UK, access to primary care has diminished since 2004 when changes in general practitioners' contracts ...
A Gadomski, Alex Bottle, B Starfield, C Salisbury, D Ogilvie, DA Christakis, G Flores, J Dixon, J Hippisley-Cox, J Kai, J Kai, JM Gill, KM McDonald, M Inkelas, M Roland, M Stewart, Mike Sharland, P Lachman, PH Wise, PH Wise, Pieter H. M. van Baal, R Horton, R Leibowitz, R MacFaul, Ruth Gilbert, S Hargreaves, S Saxena, S Saxena, Sonia Saxena, T Stephenson, Z Kmietowicz   +30 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Myocardial dysfunction after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: predictors and prognostic implications. [PDF]

, 2018
We aim to determine the incidence of early myocardial dysfunction after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, risk factors associated with its development, and association with outcome.
Gaieski, David Foster, Grossestreuer, Anne Victoria, Johnson, Nicholas James, Perman, Sarah Muirhead, Ramjee, Vimal, Yao, Yuan   +5 more
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Pressure relieving support surfaces (PRESSURE) trial : cost effectiveness analysis [PDF]

, 2006
Objective To assess tire cost effectiveness of alternating pressure mattresses compared with alternating pressure overlays for the prevention of pressure ulcers in patients admitted to hospital.
Cranny, Gillian, Cullum, Nicky, Grp, PRESSURE Trial, Hawkins, Kim, Iglesias, Cynthia, Mason, Su, Nelson, E Andrea, Nixon, Jane, Phillips, Angela, Torgerson, David   +9 more
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