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Actions of a regulatory nurse in the management of surgical waiting lists
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021 Objectives: to describe the actions of the regulatory nurse in the management of waiting lines for elective surgeries in a public hospital. Methods: this is an experience report about the actions of the regulatory nurse in the management of waiting ...
Rosa Ladi Lisbôa +3 more
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Outcomes in Specialist Rehabilitation Medicine and their impact of waiting times
International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019 Acquired brain injury (ABI) is defined as any sudden damage to the brain occurring during a person’s lifetime and not as a consequence of birth trauma. Between stroke and traumatic brain injury alone, it is estimated that between 17,000 and 19,000 people
Caitríona Begley
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Evidence on Mortality in Liver Transplantation Candidates: Integrative Literature Review
Brazilian Journal of Transplantation, 2022 The objective of this paper was to analyze the evidence available in the literature about mortality and its risk factors in liver transplantation candidates.
Stephani Emanuelly Marinho Moreno +4 more
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Patients’ Prioritization on Surgical Waiting Lists: A Decision Support System
Mathematics, 2021 Currently, in Chile, more than a quarter-million of patients are waiting for an elective surgical intervention. This is a worldwide reality, and it occurs as the demand for healthcare is vastly superior to the clinical resources in public systems ...
Fabián Silva-Aravena +4 more
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Implementing Centralized Waiting Lists for Patients without a Family Physician in Quebec
Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2014 In 2008, the Québec government mandated the ninety-four Centres de Santé et des Services Sociaux (CSSS or Centres for Health and Social Services) to implement a Guichet d’Accès aux Clientèles Orphelines (GACO)—a centralized waiting list to help patients ...
Mylaine Breton +2 more
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A model to prioritize access to elective surgery on the basis of clinical urgency and waiting time
BMC Health Services Research, 2009 Background Prioritization of waiting lists for elective surgery represents a major issue in public systems in view of the fact that patients often suffer from consequences of long waiting times.
Santori Gregorio +8 more
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023 OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Waiting for psychotherapy is a major barrier to care and associated with negative outcomes. Individuals waiting for treatment may be particularly well-suited to receive low-intensity treatments (LITs), but few providers recommend LITs ...
Allison Peipert +2 more
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Long term evaluation of operating theater planning policies [PDF]
, 2012 This paper addresses Operating Room (OR) planning policies in elective surgery. In particular, we investigate long-term policies for determining the Master Surgical Schedule (MSS) throughout the year, analyzing the tradeoff between organizational ...
Meloni C. +15 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2007 Background Problematic waiting lists in public health care threaten the equity and timeliness of care provision in several countries. This study assesses different stakeholders' views on the acceptability of waiting lists in health care, their ...
Knol Dirk L +4 more
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Psychosocial Distress in Adult Patients Awaiting Cancer Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Current Oncology, 2021 Cancer causes substantial emotional and psychosocial distress, which may be exacerbated by delays in treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased wait times for many patients with cancer.
David Forner +15 more
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