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Preterm assisted vaginal births and associated maternal and neonatal outcomes: A retrospective study in a tertiary hospital

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives This study compares maternal and neonatal outcomes between preterm vacuum and forceps‐assisted vaginal births and evaluates preterm outcomes between those <34 + 0 weeks gestation to those ≥34 + 0. Methods This study is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of all singleton assisted vaginal births during 2014–2021. Delivery data
Caroline Leps   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life, Life Support, and Death Principles, Guidelines, Policies and Procedures for Making Decisions That Respect Life [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
The following is the third edition of a booklet by the American Life League, Inc. The section on Ordinary/Extraordinary Means has been revised.
Byrne, Paul A.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Use of the physician orders for life-sustaining treatment program in the clinical setting: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a palliative care tool that contains standardized, actionable medical orders.
Hammes, Bernard J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The core competencies in hospital medicine: Procedures 2025 update

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents an updated framework from the Society of Hospital Medicine for individual learning objectives related to key procedures in hospital medicine. Building upon the 2017 framework, these objectives have been revised to reflect evolving clinical evidence, advancements, and shifts in hospital medicine practice patterns.
Satyen Nichani   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abundance and Distribution of Enteric Bacteria and Viruses in Coastal and Estuarine Sediments—a Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The long term survival of fecal indicator organisms (FIOs) and human pathogenic microorganisms in sediments is important from a water quality, human health and ecological perspective.
Abdelzaher   +269 more
core   +5 more sources

Incidence, contributing factors, and predictors of diagnostic errors in medical inpatients: A retrospective cohort study

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Diagnostic error is a major patient safety concern in hospitals, yet most studies have focused on selected high‐risk subgroups, leaving the broader general internal medicine inpatient population understudied. Objectives To determine the incidence, contributing factors, resulting harm, and predictors of diagnostic error in medical ...
Caterina E. Marx   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

End-of-life preferences of elderly patients with chronic heart failure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Aims Elderly heart failure (HF) patients are assumed to prefer improved quality of life over longevity, but sufficient data are lacking. Therefore, we assessed the willingness to trade survival time for quality-of-life (QoL) and the preferences for ...
Brunner-La Rocca, Hans-Peter   +11 more
core  

Association of area poverty level and performance of an electronic medical record tool in predicting 6‐month mortality in hospitalized patients with cancer

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Disparities in risk and access to care can lead to a greater incidence of cancer, higher stage at diagnosis, and more frequent cancer‐related deaths in communities with high poverty levels. Risk prediction tools that do not take into consideration social determinants of health may underestimate mortality in these populations.
Matthew P. Landler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advance care planning documentation strategies; goals-of-care as an alternative to not-for-resuscitation in medical and oncology patients. A pre-post controlled study on quantifiable outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Health services in Tasmania, Victoria and now Western Australia are changing to goals-of-care (GOC) advance care planning (ACP) documentation strategies.
Angus, Louise   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Transforming healthcare with large language models: Current applications, challenges, and future directions—a literature review

open access: yesJournal of Intelligent Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract AI‐based large language models (LLMs) have gradually made their way into various fields, transforming industries and changing the way we solve problems. LLMs have great potential in healthcare, where they can share the burden of data management, retrieval, and decision‐making.
Muhammad Umar   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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