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Clinical indicators of quality for Australian residential aged care facilities : establishing reliability, validity, and quality thresholds [PDF]

, 2010
Background: In response to the need for more comprehensive quality assessment within Australian residential aged care facilities, the Clinical Care Indicator (CCI) Tool was developed to collect outcome data as a means of making inferences about quality ...
O'Reilly, Maria Therese
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

The Price-Quality Paradox in Healthcare [PDF]

, 2016
This data brief compares average state-level prices against quality measures for asthma, diabetes and hypertension care and finds that higher prices for medical services are not always indicative of higher quality of ...
Eric Barrette, Kevin Kennedy
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Fetal Brain Tumor Harboring a Unique ROCK1::BRAF Fusion

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Marllon Cindra Sant'Ana, Mariana Maschietto, Daniela Paz Leal, Ricardo de Santos de Oliveira, Mayara Ferreira Euzébio, Antonio Carlos dos Santos, Luciano Neder, Carlos Alberto Scrideli, Elvis Terci Valera   +8 more
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Effects of the Fluid Replacement Method During Online Hemodiafiltration on the Solute Removal Performance and Biocompatibility Using the Asymmetric Cellulose Triacetate Membrane

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pre‐dilution online hemodiafiltration (Pre‐HDF) is predominantly used in Japan, whereas post‐dilution online HDF (Post‐HDF) is more common in Europe. An asymmetric cellulose triacetate (ATA) membrane may improve biocompatibility.
Kenji Sakurai, Yoshitaka Kurihara, Fumi Yamauchi, Hiromi Hosoya, Takeshi Saito   +4 more
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Searching for non-English literature may be unnecessary for German HTA Reports [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

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Background Health technology assessment (HTA) reports are based on comprehensive information retrieval. Current standards discourage the use of search restrictions, such as publication date and language.
Stefan Sauerland, Wiebke Sieben, Lisa Schell, Sandra Molnar, Sibylle Sturtz, Elke Hausner   +5 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
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First Conference on Disparities and Quality of Care [PDF]

, 2006
Summarizes March 2005 discussions on the link between racial/ethnic disparities in health care and the quality of care. Key topics include making the case for action, increasing the patient-centeredness of care, measuring impact, and changing the ...

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Improving regional variation using quality of care measures

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2009
Scott A Berkowitz1, Gary Gerstenblith1, Robert Herbert2, Gerard Anderson1,21Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Center for Hospital Finance and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...
Scott A Berkowitz, Gary Gerstenblith, Robert Herbert, et al   +3 more
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A birth cohort study in the Middle East: the Qatari birth cohort study (QBiC) phase I

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background The latest scientific reports raise concerns about the rapidly increasing burden of chronic diseases in the state of Qatar. Pregnant Qatari women often confront complications during pregnancy including gestational diabetes, hypertension ...
Eman Sadoun, Vasiliki Leventakou, Maribel Casas, Heba Fawzy Ahmed, Manolis Kogevinas, Eleni Fthenou   +5 more
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