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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Osteosarcoma: Local Control Outcomes With Dosimetric Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, Jonathan Jang, Eashwar Somasundaram, Chandana A. Reddy, Jacob G. Scott, Lilyana Angelov, Peter M. Anderson, Matteo Trucco, Zachary Burke, Lukas Nystrom, Nathan Mesko, Anthony Magnelli, Erin S. Murphy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Patient Safety Culture on Missed Nursing Care and Adverse Patient Events

Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 2019
Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Background: A strong patient safety culture (PSC) may be associated with improved patient outcomes in hospitals.
A. Hessels, Mani Paliwal, S. Weaver, Deeba Siddiqui, T. Wurmser   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The design of the SAFE or SORRY? study: a cluster randomised trial on the development and testing of an evidence based inpatient safety program for the prevention of adverse events [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Patients in hospitals and nursing homes are at risk of the development of, often preventable, adverse events (AEs), which threaten patient safety.
Borm, George F., Hulscher, Marlies E.J.L., Koopmans, Raymond T.C.M., Mintjes, Joke A.J., Schoonhoven, Lisette, van Achterberg, Theo, Van Gaal, Betsie G.I.   +6 more
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Pursuing patient safety [PDF]

Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2004
Role of nurses in improving the quality of care Whether you work as a nurse in the US, the UK, or elsewhere in the world, you will be familiar with the often quoted words of Florence Nightingale (1869): “ First do [the patient] no harm ”. Reflecting upon the fundamentals of good nursing, Nightingale was in no doubt that the moral, professional, and ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Axillary lymph node recurrence following wire‐directed sentinel lymph node dissection for breast cancer patients with biopsy‐proven axillary metastases prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy at a safety net medical center [PDF]

, 2023
Rachel E. Sargent, Emily Siegel, Fumito Ito, Katherine Kramme, Elizabeth Kraft, Vera Hendrix, Azadeh A. Carr, Maria Nelson, Shelly X. Bian, Priya Jayachandran, Stephen Sener   +10 more
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Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Nurse Engagement and Nurse Staffing on Patient Safety

Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 2019
Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Background: Nurse engagement is a modifiable element of the work environment and has shown promise as a potential safety intervention.
J. M. Brooks Carthon, L. Hatfield, C. Plover, Andrew M. Dierkes, L. Davis, Taylor Hedgeland, Ann Marie Sanders, F. Visco, S. Holland, J. Ballinghoff, Mary Del Guidice, L. Aiken   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Incidence and Impact of Reported Infectious Endophthalmitis Events Following Cataract Surgery in Pennsylvania Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Patient Safety, 2019
Infectious endophthalmitis is a severe eye infection that can occur following cataract surgery. In this study, we sought to explore post-cataract infectious endophthalmitis events reported by ambulatory sur-gery centers (ASCs) in Pennsylvania. We queried
Lynette Hathaway, Shawn Kepner, Rebecca Jones   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

DELP Treatment on Vision and Retinal Microcirculation in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Report of Five Cases and Literature Review

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The delipid extracorporeal lipoprotein filter from plasma (DELP) treatment can effectively reduce blood lipid, increase blood flow, and improve neurological deficits in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, its effect on vision and retinal microcirculation in stroke patients has never been reported.
Ning Li, Ronghua Hong, Hua You, Feiping Xu, Qingjun Zhang, Yiwen Lin, Yuting Su, Danmei Lan, Lingjing Jin, Junhui She   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying the trigger review method after a brief educational intervention: potential for teaching and improving safety in GP specialty training? [PDF]

, 2013
<p>Background: The Trigger Review Method (TRM) is a structured approach to screening clinical records for undetected patient safety incidents (PSIs) and identifying learning and improvement opportunities.
Academy of Royal Medical Colleges, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, C de Wet, C De Wet, Carl de Wet, DLM Zwart, FA Griffin, General Medical Council, H Jaques, J McKay, J McKay, John McKay, M Woloshynowych, Moya Kelly, P Bowie, P Bowie, Paul Bowie, Royal College of General Practitioners. RCGP Curriculum 2010, Statement 2.02, S Executive, TA Apekey, The Scottish Government, World Health Organization   +20 more
core   +1 more source