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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work-related behavior and experience patterns and predictors of mental health in German physicians in medical practice [PDF]

, 2010
Background and Objectives: Work-related stress and burnout among physicians are of increasing relevance. The aim of this study was to investigate work-related behavior and experience patterns and predictors of mental health of physicians working in ...
Spahn, Claudia, Wirsching, Michael, Frank, Erica, Voltmer, Edgar, Schwappach, David   +4 more
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Physicians Disciplined for Sex-Related Offenses

, 1998
CONTEXT: Physicians who abuse their patients sexually cause immense harm, and, therefore, the discipline of physicians who commit any sex-related offenses is an important public health issue that should be examined.
Wolfe, Sidney M., Dehlendorf, Christine E.   +1 more
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Clinical use of probiotics: A survey of physicians’ beliefs and practice patterns [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Probiotics have the potential to be used as a preventive agent or adjuvant therapy for various medical conditions, and recent research is beginning to illuminate some of the associated benefits.
Ensminger, Anastasia
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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethical Issues of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Current Practice Among Emergency Physicians

, 1997
OBJECTIVE: To determine current practice and attitudes among emergency physicians (EPs) regarding the initiation and termination of CPR. METHODS: An anonymous survey was mailed to randomly selected EPs. Main outcome measures included respondents' answers
Bessman, Edward S., Marco, Catherine A., Kelen, Gabor D., Schoenfeld, Charles N.   +3 more
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Prescribing antibiotics when the stakes are higher — do GPs prescribe less when patients are pregnant? A retrospective observational study

BJGP Open, 2018
Background: Most oral antibiotics are prescribed by GPs, and they are therefore the most important influencers with regard to improving antibiotic prescription patterns.
Guro Haugen Fossum, Svein Gjelstad, Kari J Kværner, Morten Lindbaek   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency physician evaluation of PA and NP practice patterns

JAAPA, 2018
ABSTRACT The unprecedented surge in physician assistants (PAs) and NPs in the ED developed quickly in recent years, but scope of practice and practice patterns are not well described. Methods: We conducted two cross-sectional electronic surveys of the American College of Emergency Physicians' council. Survey
Andrew W, Phillips, Kevin M, Klauer, Chad S, Kessler   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Labour Supply, Work Effort and Contract Choice: Theory and Evidence on Physicians [PDF]

We develop and estimate a generalized labour supply model that incorporates work effort into the standard consumption-leisure trade-off. We allow workers a choice between two contracts: a piece rate contract, wherein he is paid per unit of service ...
Fortin, Bernard, Shearer, Bruce, Jacquemet, Nicolas   +2 more
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