Bortezomib Augments Natural Killer Cell Targeting of Stem-Like Tumor Cells. [PDF]
, 2019 Tumor cells harboring stem-like/cancer stem cell (CSC) properties have been identified and isolated from numerous hematological and solid malignancies.
Ames, Erik +8 more
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Clinical handover within the emergency care pathway and the potential risks of clinical handover failure (ECHO) : primary research [PDF]
, 2014 Background and objectives: Handover and communication failures are a recognised threat to patient safety. Handover in emergency care is a particularly vulnerable activity owing to the high-risk context and overcrowded conditions.
Chessum, Peter +8 more
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Patient Mobility, Health Care Quality and Welfare. [PDF]
Patient mobility is a key issue in the EU who recently passed a new law on patients’right to EU-wide provider choice. In this paper we use a Hotelling model with two regions that differ in technology to study the impact of patient mobility on health care
Brekke, Kurt R. +3 more
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Impact of Hurricane Harvey on Healthcare Utilization and Emergency Department Operations [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Hurricanes have increased in severity over the past 35 years, and climate change has led to an increased frequency of catastrophic flooding.
Cardenas, Fanni +8 more
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Wireless Medical Sensor Networks: Design Requirements and Enabling Technologies [PDF]
, 2012 This article analyzes wireless communication protocols that could be used in healthcare environments (e.g., hospitals and small clinics) to transfer real-time medical information obtained from noninvasive sensors.
Abatti, Paulo J. +3 more
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On the crossroad between tolerance and posttransplant lymphoma. [PDF]
, 1997 The role of the Epstein-Barr virus in the development of post-transplant lymphomas is well established. However, not all lymphomas that arise in these patients contain Epstein-Barr virus, suggesting that other cofactors are involved in tumor pathogenesis.
Nalesnik, Michael A, Starzl, Thomas E
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Measures to eradicate multidrug-resistant organism outbreaks: How much does it cost? [PDF]
, 2015 This study aimed to assess the economic burden of infection control measures that succeeded in eradicating multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in emerging epidemic contexts in hospital settings.
Birgand, GJC +6 more
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Potilaan valmistaminen siirtoon ja evakuointiin : tarkistuslista Itämerellä liikennöiville aluksille [PDF]
, 2018 Tämän opinnäytetyön aiheena on potilaan valmistaminen siirtoa ja evakuointia varten Itämerellä liikennöivillä aluksilla. Opinnäytetyön tavoitteena oli luoda tarkistuslista potilaan siirtämistä ja evakuointivalmisteluja varten, sillä tarkistuslistan ...
Talve, Konsta, Vasama, Joonas
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Financial Incentives in the Long-Term Care Context: A First Look at Relevant Information [PDF]
, 2010 Analyzes variations in Medicare payment and coverage among hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospices; "bed-hold" and "reserved-bed" revenue streams; and other factors that may shape decisions to transfer residents to ...
Henry Desmarais
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Foot Position Recognition Using a Smartphone Inertial Sensor in Patient Transfer
BioMedCaregivers experience lower back pain due to patient transfer. Foot position is an important and adjustable posture for reducing lumbar loads during patient transfer.
Kodai Kitagawa +3 more
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