Integrated care: a position paper of the WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services. [PDF]
, 2001 The WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services in Barcelona is an integral part of the World Health Organizations' Regional Office for Europe.
Garcia-Barbero, M +2 more
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What characterizes 'the usual' preoperative education in clinical contexts? [PDF]
, 2013 The literature on preoperative education is dominated by studies that employ experimental designs to measure the effects of structured programs on patient outcomes.
Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth, Hyde, Abbey
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Nurse-related factors in the delivery of preoperative patient education [PDF]
, 2013 Aims and objectives. This article aimed to explore the factors relating to nurses themselves that influence the delivery of preoperative patient education in everyday surgical clinical contexts at one large general adult teaching hospital in Ireland.
Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth, Hyde, Abbey
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Safety and patient’s satisfaction of preoperative carbohydrate drink until 2 hours before colorectal cancer surgery: a single-center, prospective randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Annals of ColoproctologyPurpose Traditionally, fasting from midnight has been a standard practice in elective surgery for reduce the risk of aspiration. However, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs recommend clear fluid intake until 2 hours before anesthesia.
Yun Min Lee +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 IntroductionAnxiety was repeatedly reported as the worst aspect of the perioperative time. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of preoperative anxiety among adult surgical patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized ...
Yophtahe Woldegerima Berhe +4 more
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Impact of surgical treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia on lower urinary tract symptoms and quality of life [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2019 Background/Aim. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a pathological process, which is one of the most common causes of so-called lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).
Babić Uroš +8 more
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Longterm effects of preoperative carbohydrate loading for colorectal surgery [PDF]
, 2011 Recent changes in preoperative fasting guidelines have resulted in the development of preoperative carbohydrate drinks. Almost all research to date has examined the immediate/early postoperative metabolic and physiological effects, concluding beneficial ...
Beadman, Claire
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Implementing enhanced recovery pathways to improve surgical outcomes
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2019 An enhanced recovery pathway is a structured perioperative healthcare program that incorporates evidence-based interventions including protocols and guidelines with the aim of providing standardized care.
Shilpadevi Patil +7 more
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Prospective Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence-Based Predictive Analytics in Preoperative Surgical Decision-Making: A Systematic Review [PDF]
InfoScience TrendsArtificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive analytics tools hold promise for enhancing preoperative surgical decision-making, but their prospective clinical and operational impacts remain underexplored.
Yasin Sharifzadeh +3 more
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Does preoperative education reduce anxiety in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery? [PDF]
, 2010 The main purpose of the study was to find out whether preoperative education helps in reducing anxiety in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), by means of systematic review. About 28,000 CABG surgeries are done in UK every year, but
Isher, Sumeet K.
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