Results 1 to 10 of about 609,293 (337)

Acute Hemolytic Reaction After Transfusion of Erythrocyte-containing Blood Components: Causes, Prevention, Clinical Cases

Неотложная медицинская помощь, 2021
The article concerns the problem of studying the causes of the development of hemolytic reactions after transfusion of erythrocyte-containing blood components. The ways of preventing hemolysis as a result of blood transfusions are considered.
Ya. S. Andreyeva, O. A. Mayorova, A. Yu. Bulanov, K. S. Momotyuk, V. Yu. Zinkin, V. V. Belyakova, E. A. Vatagina   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nurse managers’ views regarding patients’ long waiting time at community health centers in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Belitung Nursing Journal, 2022
Background: Patients’ long waiting time still exceeds the set target of 120 minutes. As a result, the volume of complaints remains a concern that points to systems inefficiencies.
Solly Ratsietsi Makua, Sisinyana Khunou
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular pathology testing for non-small cell lung cancer: an observational study of elements currently present in request forms and result reports and the opinion of different stakeholders

BMC Cancer, 2022
Background For patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), targeted therapies are becoming part of the standard treatment. It is of question which information the clinicians provide on test requests and how the laboratories adapt test conclusions ...
Kelly Dufraing, Kaat Van Casteren, Joke Breyne, Nicky D’Haene, Claude Van Campenhout, Sara Vander Borght, Karen Zwaenepoel, Etienne Rouleau, Ed Schuuring, Jan von der Thüsen, Elisabeth Dequeker   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managing Deviating EQA Results: A Survey to Assess the Corrective and Preventive Actions of Medical Laboratories Testing for Oncological Biomarkers

Diagnostics, 2020
Laboratories testing predictive biomarkers in lung and colorectal cancer are advised to participate in external quality assessment (EQA) schemes. This study aimed to investigate which corrective actions were taken by laboratories if predetermined ...
Cleo Keppens, Ed Schuuring, Elisabeth MC Dequeker   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Results of a worldwide external quality assessment of cfDNA testing in lung Cancer

BMC Cancer, 2022
Background Circulating cell free DNA (cfDNA) testing of plasma for EGFR somatic variants in lung cancer patients is being widely implemented and with any new service, external quality assessment (EQA) is required to ensure patient safety.
Jennifer A. Fairley, Melanie H. Cheetham, Simon J. Patton, Etienne Rouleau, Marc Denis, Elisabeth M. C. Dequeker, Ed Schuuring, Kaat van Casteren, Francesca Fenizia, Nicola Normanno, Zandra C. Deans   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assuring Quality Health Care in the Emergency Department [PDF]

Healthcare, 2015
The provision of quality healthcare is an international mandate. The provision of quality healthcare for mental health patients poses unique challenges. Nowhere is this challenge greater than in the emergency department. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe evidence-based initiatives for improving the quality of care of mental health patients ...
Denise Rhew, Susan Letvak
openaire   +2 more sources

Modelling volume-outcome relationships in health care [PDF]

Statistics in Medicine, Volume 44, Issue 6, 15 March 2025, e10339, 2022
Despite the ongoing strong interest in associations between quality of care and the volume of health care providers, a unified statistical framework for analyzing them is missing, and many studies suffer from poor statistical modelling choices. We propose a flexible, additive mixed model for studying volume-outcome associations in health care that ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Sensitive detection methods are key to identify secondary EGFR c.2369C>T p.(Thr790Met) in non-small cell lung cancer tissue samples

BMC Cancer, 2020
Background Correct identification of the EGFR c.2369C>T p.(Thr790Met) variant is key to decide on a targeted therapeutic strategy for patients with acquired EGFR TKI resistance in non-small cell lung cancer.
Cleo Keppens, Elisabeth M. C. Dequeker, Etienne Rouleau, Nils ’t Hart, Lukas Bubendorf, Kelly Dufraing, Céline Garrec, Paul Guéguen, Aude Lamy, Antonio Marchetti, Patrick Pauwels, Ales Ryska, Véronique Tack, Luigi Tornillo, Kaat Van Casteren, Jan H. von der Thüsen, Karen Zwaenepoel, Birgit Lissenberg-Witte, Erik Thunnissen, Ed Schuuring   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proposing A Key Performance Indicator For Security Response Time Within A Healthcare Facility

The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health, 2023
INTRODUCTION The safety of patients and property in healthcare settings is directly influenced by security response time, yet this critical aspect is often overlooked.
Ghaida Almahawes, Anas AlToijry, Rawan Alboqami , Saud Alnahdi , Bandr Mzahim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Only a Minority of Thrombectomy Candidates Are Admitted During Night Shift: A Rationale for Diurnal Stroke Care Planning

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Background: Widespread quick access to mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is one of the main challenges in stroke care. It is unclear if newly established MT units are required 24 h/7 d. We explored the diurnal admission rate of
Björn Reuter, Christian Stock, Matthias Ungerer, Sonja Hyrenbach, Ingo Bruder, Peter A. Ringleb, Rolf Kern, Christoph Gumbinger   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source