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Compliance with handwashing at two intensive care units in São Paulo [PDF]

, 2006
Handwashing compliance was compared at two medical- surgical intensive care units (ICUs) of a teaching and a non-teaching hospital. The mean compliance was 22.2% and 42.6%, respectively.
Coutinho, Ana Paula, Furtado, Guilherme H.c., Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo de, Perdiz, Luciana B., Santana, Solange L., Wey, Sergio Barsanti   +5 more
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Clinical utility and impact of autopsies on clinical practice among doctors in a large teaching hospital in Ghana [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2014
Background : Autopsies can provide a good indication of the quality of patient care, in terms of the accuracy of clinical diagnosis and the quality of treatment given.
Edem Tette, Alfred E. Yawson, Yao Tettey
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Randomised controlled trial of specialist nurse intervention in heart failure [PDF]

, 2001
<p>Objectives. To determine whether specialist nurse intervention improves outcome in patients with chronic heart failure.</p> <p>Design. Randomised controlled trial.</p> <p>Setting.
Blue, L., Connolly, E., Davie, A.P., Ford, I., Lang, E., McDonagh, T.A., McMurray, J.J.V., Morrison, C., Murdoch, D.R., Norrie, J., Petrie, M.C., Round, C.E.   +11 more
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Domiciliary occupational therapy for patients with stroke discharged from hospital: randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To establish if a brief programme of domiciliary occupational therapy could improve the recovery of patients with stroke discharged from hospital. DESIGN: Single blind randomised controlled trial.
Allen, A., Gilbertson, L., Langhorne, P., Murray, G.D., Walker, A.   +4 more
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Screening for Tuberculosis in Health Care Workers. Experience in an Italian Teaching Hospital [PDF]

, 2017
Health care workers (HCW) are particularly at risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB), even in countries with low TB incidence. Therefore, TB screening in HCW is a useful prevention strategy in countries with both low and high TB incidence.
De Luca, Assunta, DI NINNO, Filippo, Ferretti, Filippo, Marani, Alessandra, Napoli, Christian, Orioli, Riccardo, Orsi, Giovanni Battista, Prestigiacomo, Claudio, Sarlo, MARIA GIUDITTA   +8 more
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Development of a Professional Practice Nursing Model for a University Nursing School and Teaching Hospital: A nursing methodology research

Nursing Open, 2023
Aim The aim of the study was to describe the process of developing a Professional Practice Model by a Nursing School and Nursing Department of University Hospital.
Alejandra Rojas‐Rivera, Natalia Quiroga, Araceli Echeverria, Francisca Muñoz‐Larrondo, Carolina Concha‐Gutierrez, Alejandra Galiano, Ana Larrain, Beatriz Sánchez Herrera   +7 more
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Healthcare Associated Infections. educational intervention by "Adult Learning" in an Italian teaching hospital [PDF]

, 2016
An educational intervention for HAI prevention based on a combination of training, motivation and subsequent application in the current clinical practice in an Italian teaching ...
Berdini, S, De Luca, A, DI NINNO, Filippo, Ferretti, Filippo, Marani, Alessandra, Montesano, M, Napoli, Christian, Orioli, Riccardo, Orsi, Giovanni Battista, Petruccioli, M. C, Rinaldi, Alessandro, Tarsitani, Gianfranco   +11 more
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Adherence to dietary recommendation and associated factors among diabetic patients in Ethiopian teaching hospitals

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Dietary management is considered to be one of the cornerstones of diabetes care. Improvement of dietary practice alone can reduce glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) by an absolute 1 to 2% with the greatest impact at the initial stages of ...
Mohammed Akibu Mohammed, Nigussie Tadesse Sharew   +1 more
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Knowledge of Driving Vehicle Licensing Agency guidelines among NHS doctors:A multicentre observational study [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: Over half of the UK population holds a driver's licence. The DVLA have produced guidelines to ensure drivers with medical conditions drive safely. Doctors should ensure that patients are given appropriate information and advice if they have a
Garnham, Jack, Gollop, Nicholas D, Green, Ben L, Maruthappu, Mahiben, Ng, Ka Y Bonnie, Shalhoub, Joseph, Syed, Usama M, Watson, Robert   +7 more
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FACTOR INFLUENCING LENGTH OF STAY OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING BYPASS SURGERY AT SHAHEED MADANEE CARDIAC TEACHING HOSPITAL –TABRIZ — IRAN

Российский кардиологический журнал, 2014
Aim. This study aimed to study the effect of patients’ and physician’s characteristics as a predictor of length of stay (LOS) in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery.Material and methods.
Reza Gholi Vahidi, Rahim Khodayari, Shabnam lezadi, Kamal Gholipour   +3 more
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