Antibiotic stewardship in hospital outpatient departments: a qualitative study of alignment with existing guidance [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyObjective: This study examined antibiotic stewardship in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and alignment with CDC Core Elements for outpatient settings.
Salome O. Chitavi +5 more
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Age-stratified comparison of psychopathological characteristics between psychiatric and psychological outpatients [PDF]
BMC PsychiatryBackground Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from mental disorders, and stigma often poses a barrier to treatment. This study compared the demographic and psychopathological characteristics of patients from psychiatric and psychological ...
Pan Ran +7 more
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Barriers and Development Strategies for Nursing Practice in Nurse‐Led Clinics: A Qualitative Study [PDF]
Nursing OpenAims This study aims to investigate the barriers encountered by specialised nurses working in nurse‐led clinics at a tertiary hospital and to identify strategies for enhancing service delivery and operational management.
Li‐ping Kang +5 more
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Multi-objective layout optimization of hospital outpatient clinics based on NSGA II
Scientific ReportsThis study utilizes an improved NSGA-II algorithm to conduct a multi-objective optimization of the hospital outpatient department layout. By simultaneously incorporating patient walking distance, hospital operating costs, patient waiting time, and ...
Yanlin Zhao, Jiamei Gu
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Correlation of serum levels of anti-tumor necrosis factor agents with perianal fistula healing in Crohn’s disease: a narrative review [PDF]
Intestinal Research, 2021 With the overspread use of measurement of serum levels of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents (therapeutic drug monitoring, TDM), new therapeutic strategies have been used in the management of Crohn’s disease (CD).
Eron Fabio Miranda +2 more
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Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2021 The aim of this study was to compare the body temperature measurements at tympanic, forehead and temporal sites using infrared thermometers. A total of 1576 consecutive visitors to Singapore General Hospital at two entry locations were included in this ...
Warren Weng Seng Fong +4 more
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BMC Family Practice, 2020 Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease commonly encountered in primary care. This study aimed to audit COPD care at primary care clinics of Hong Kong and to work out improvement strategies.
X. R. Catherine Chen +2 more
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Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2022 Background: Pharmacists working within interprofessional teams in the outpatient setting are well placed to address medication-related problems before and after hospital admission. Therefore, exploration of these roles is warranted.
Centaine L. Snoswell +3 more
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Potentially inappropriate medication prescribed to elderly outpatients at a general medicine unit [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2011 Objective: To establish the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications prescribed for elderly patients, to identify the most commonly involved drugs, and to investigate whether age, sex and number of medications were related with the ...
Christine Grützmann Faustino +2 more
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Effect of Educational Guidelines about Preventive Measures of Acute Gastroenteritis on Mothers' Knowledge and Reported Practices [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021 Background: Acute gastroenteritis is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Objective: currentstudy aimed to evaluate the effect of application of educational guidelines about preventivemeasures of acute gastroenteritis on mothers' knowledge and ...
Doaa Abdelgawad Said +3 more
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