Ward round documentation in a major trauma centre: can we improve patient safety? [PDF]
Our objective was to improve documentation and patient safety in a major trauma centre. A retrospective audit was undertaken in March 2014. Ward round entries for each orthopaedic patients on three dates were assessed against standards and analysed.
Aframian, A, Bernard, J, Green, G
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Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward [PDF]
Reservoirs of pathogens could establish themselves at forgotten sites on a ward, posing a continued risk for transmission to patients via unwashed hands.
Dancer, S.J. +3 more
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Limited effect of patient and disease characteristics on compliance with hospital antimicrobial guidelines [PDF]
Objective: Physicians frequently deviate from guidelines that promote prudent use of antimicrobials. We explored to what extent patient and disease characteristics were associated with compliance with guideline recommendations for three common infections.
A Alvarez +36 more
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COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY IN SMOLENSK REGION
The purpose of epilepsy treatment is complete termination of seizures or maximum reduction of their number with minimal side effects from treatment. One of the reasons of treatment failure is low patient compliance.
N. N. Maslova, N. V. Yurieva
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Exploring the Category and Use Cases on Digital Therapeutic Methodologies [PDF]
Objectives As the Fourth Industrial Revolution advances, there is a growing interest in digital technology. In particular, the use of digital therapeutics (DTx) in healthcare is anticipated to reduce medical expenses.
Sunhee An +6 more
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Compliance of Healthcare Workers with Hand Hygiene Practices in the Northeast of Iran: an Overt Observation [PDF]
Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most effective methods to prevent transmission and spread of microorganisms from one patient to another, also, it used to reduce the spread of pathogens in clinical settings and to help control outbreaks but compliance is ...
Ghazvini, K. (Kiarash) +2 more
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Factors Affecting Patient Compliance to The National Health Insurance Referal System in Medan, North Sumatera [PDF]
Background: Referal system is a critical element of the national health insurance (JKN) scheme that is managed by the Managing Body of Social Insurance (BPJS).
Aulia, D. (Destanul) +2 more
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A randomized trial to determine the impact on compliance of a psychophysical peripheral cue based on the Elaboration Likelihood Model [PDF]
Objective: Non-compliance in clinical studies is a significant issue, but causes remain unclear. Utilizing the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion, this study assessed the psychophysical peripheral cue ‘Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS ...
Abu-Hasaballah +33 more
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Oral Health Complaints in Pregnant Women Visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai, India: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]
Introduction: Pregnancy results in a lot of changes within the oral cavity, and recent reports have suggested an association between dental issues and poor pregnancy outcomes.
Nanda Pai +4 more
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The research was distributed by drug services granting conditions up to this moment there are still many problems. As for the problem of the research is "whether the compliance of nurses in identifying influence on accuracy in the service of dispensing".
Agusta Dian Ellina +2 more
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