... the management of either individual patients or groups of patients We hope that soon data will appear showing how preoperative risk assessments have changed individual Mortality (%) patient management; ... threshold in patients in the preoperative period [11,12] In an initial study of 187 patients, there were 55 patients in whom the anaerobic threshold was < 11 ml/min/kg; of these, 10 patients died ... either influenced the management of individual patients or of patient groups in the context of a clinical study One notable exception is a study by Poldermans and colleagues [43] Patients undergoing...
... pulmonary TB patients from government health care centres, and the association with patient adherence to TB treatment based on previous TB patients’ reports The study also alludes to patient s attitude ... worker on patient compliance has been described many times [16-18] Patient counselling and good communication [19,20] can improve patient compliance Our study showed high levels of patient satisfaction ... skills fell short on account of dialogue, giving the patient a chance to ask questions, an important aspect in patientmanagement that ensures patient understanding of disease and treatment The...
... Elderly patient with multiple sclerosis Pain Pain is one of the most common symptoms of MS and can be seen in more than half of all patients with MS Pain can either be neuropathic or nociceptive Patients ... editors Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis, Medical Management, and Rehabilitation New York: Demos; 2000:425–31 2 Boop W Pain management in the geriatric patient In: Maloney F, Means K, editors Physical ... relapses Healthy Aging & Clinical Care in the Elderly 2012:4 Elderly patient with multiple sclerosis This form occurs in 10% of the patients and is most likely to have onset at an older age (40– 60...
... latent TB-infected patients and procedures for managing a patient who moves during treatment Latent TB Infection (LTBI) These case studies will provide guidance in the management of patients undergoing ... the wife’s assistance in locating the patient Leave your card and instructions to call you if the patient ever shows up again Report patient to police The patient was finally found at a relative’s ... culture Refer patient back to her private physician with documentation of the TST result Identify this patient s contacts and place patient in home isolation Get an order to start patient on latent...
... reviewing the outcome of 40 patients with pneumatosis intestinalis, several conclusions were reached and a proposed management algorithm was introduced Based on their findings, patients over 60 years ... to be the only independent risk factor for mortality in patients with pneumatosis intestinalis Based on their management algorithm, septic patients with a primary abdominal etiology should be treated ... hypertension and restoration of a normal ejection fraction Discussion This patient' s complicated course illustrates the complexity of patients with advanced carcinoid and the challenges that can be faced...
... appropriateness of inpatient admissions CCDSS generated recommendations resulting in identification of highcardiac risk patients among patients with chest pain attending the ED 1/15/153* Overall management ... patient outcomes (including any aspect of patient well-being) Studies were excluded if they provided only summaries of patient information, feedback on groups of patients without individual assessment, ... of centres/ providers/ patients CCDSS Effecta Patient outcomes CCDSS Effect a Terrell, 2009 [48] CCDSS provided alerts to avoid inappropriate prescriptions in geriatric outpatients during discharge...
... the patients were found to have chronic idiopathic headaches and migraines Although headaches are common in patients with NF-1, the frequency has varied between studies In one study of 181 patients ... [13] that comprised 132 patients with NF-1 Eighty-one (45%) of these patients were found to have headaches, a frequency that led the study investigators to conclude that patients with NF-1 are ... fentanyl and midazolam at a level that allowed the patient to be comfortable but able to interact with medical personnel throughout the procedure The patient s hair was shaved below a line connecting...
... is obtained by voluntary jaw closing while a patient is sitting in the upright position The BPOP is obtained during voluntary jaw closing while the patient is sitting in the upright position and ... Therefore, it is worth to examine the occlusal equilibration in the BPOP for TMD patient The following case report describes a patient who presented with aural symptoms of unknown etiology Occlusal equilibration ... The patient' s medical history was unremarkable No impairment of mouth opening, no deviation of the opening path, and no noises in either of the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) was detected The patient...
... healing had been prolonged Our patient was not taking any medication and was not under continued management by any physician for his osteopetrosis On examination, our patient was afebrile with stable ... fracture propagation Due to the extreme bone density of our patient and the lack of a fem- Figure Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of our patient' s right hip at the time of initial presentation ... healing Our patient returned for follow-up 10 weeks after his surgery and radiographs still failed to demonstrate any evidence whatsoever of a healing progression (Figure 2a) In addition, our patient...
... concerns in patient information, and portrays patients as passive and open to manipulation [9] Where patients' views are directly sought about information, their concerns reflect a patient empowerment ... ground this in the lived experience of patients, has been identified as a notable weakness in patient information leaflets designed to aid patient self -management [11] There is a paradox in the ... studies of aspects of self -management, the use of information and how patients engage with information to support self -management were explored as elements of self -management support interventions...
... bacteriologic pathogen Knowing that this patient is from the community, we not need to consider double Gramnegative coverage, even in a septic patient If a patient is from the community but has ... intravascularly replete How is that point defined in the patient with organ failure? It depends, in part, on the age of the patient and cardiac function If the patient is young or left ventricular function ... blood pressure In patients who are on pressors, should target goals be adjusted? It is likely that a higher central venous pressure is required in patients who are on pressors A patient who has...
... 700,000 patients who had no contraindication for beta-blockade, and the outcome of these patients receiving beta-blockade was compared to the other patients, using a propensity score to match patients ... beneficial in these patients [10,11] Lindenauer and colleagues [11] recently suggested that patient safety may be enhanced by increasing the use of beta-blockers in high-risk patients submitted ... patients with RCRI scores below is much more robust, as this analysis included the vast majority of the patients (80% of the cohort) Second, RCRI assess specifically the cardiac risk of the patient, ...
... in the study and is run by the nurse assigned to the care of the patient Immediately on return from the operating theatre, the patient is connected to the Lidco monitor via the radial arterial ... target value is not reached in a minority of patients, usually because the heart rate increases above 100 beats per minute It is hoped that about 500 patients annually will be treated with this ... Prospective trial of supranormal values of survivors as therapeutic goals in high-risk surgical patients Chest 1988, 94: 1176-1186 Boyd O, Grounds RM, Bennett ED: A randomized clinical trial of...
... targeted value for ScvO2 should be modified for different patient groups In particular, the presence of cytopathic hypoxia in septic patients may result in a high value of ScvO2 despite low oxygen ... critically ill patients N Engl J Med 1995, 333:1025-1032 10 Hayes MA, Timmins AC, Yau EH, Palazzo M, Hinds CJ, Watson D: Elevation of systemic oxygen delivery in the treatment of critically ill patients ... occur immediately after surgery It is unclear whether such changes, which are more marked in those patients who develop complications, relate predominantly to an increase in oxygen consumption, a...
... the patient can be evacuated onto an ambulance stretcher with an adjustable height to improve the environmental conditions prior to definitive airway management However, entrapped patients and patients ... arranged to mimic restricted access conditions encountered when patient airway management must be performed prior to evacuation of the patient from a wreck or confined space The number of attempts, ... from German HEMS, by Helm and co-workers, limited access to the patient was found in 20% of patients upon arrival and in almost 10% of patients at the time of the first intubation attempt [1] This...
... strategies that are necessary for improving prehospital airway management All efforts should focus on understanding a simple truth: emergency patients need oxygen, and they not care how or from whom ... 2005, 67(S1):S39-86 Sollid SJM, Heltne JK, Soreide E, Lossius HM: Pre-hospital advanced airway management by anaesthesiologists – still room for improvement? Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2008 ... Anesth Analg 2007, 104:619-623 von Goedecke A, Herff H, Paal P, Dörges V, Wenzel V: Field airway management disasters Anesth Analg 2007, 104:481-483 Genzwuerker HV: Unavailability of capnometry:...
... diagnostic tests may be of help in the management of the intoxicated patient In the patient whose history is generally unreliable or in the unresponsive patient where no history is available, ... http://www.sjtrem.com/content/17/1/29 Conclusion Ultimately, the management of the critically poisoned patient centers on careful supportive care Care of the critically poisoned patient may be further maximized with appropriate ... laboratory test that may be useful when evaluating poisoned patients This test is most often discussed in the context of evaluating the patient suspected of toxic alcohol (e.g ethylene glycol, methanol,...
... framework 13 1.1 The patient role 13 1.2 Patient satisfaction: a complex concept 14 1.3 The patient satisfaction measurement 15 1.4 Patient experience: a new ... overview of patient satisfaction literature with a focus on: (i) the patient role; (ii) the patient satisfaction’s concept, its subjective nature and its determinants; (iii) the use of patient satisfaction ... gestione dei servizi sanitari, quali patient centreness1 (Institute of Medicine, 2001), patient involvement2 (Thompson, 2007), patient A health service is patient- centred when ensure: “(i) compassion,...
... triage patients and K classes of work-in-process (WIP) patients Triage patients are yet to be examined by a physician, and work-in-process (WIP) patients require further treatment (A patient ... new-arriving patients, there received some treatments Different patients new-arriving patients, there is no external arrivals for those WIP from theand they are all transferred is no external other WIP patients ... departments This brings the research problem of patient flow management in emergency departments Here is how patients go through the emergency departments: a new patient arriving at an emergency department...
... variety of services, including real estate management, financial management, change management, human resources management, health and safety and contract management, in addition to building maintenance, ... customers include patients, medical staff, non-medical staff and other stakeholders Among them, patients are the key customers Today’s patients are better educated and more aware than past patients because ... of key importance to FM Since patients are the key customers to hospitals, taking a patient- oriented approach to FM in hospitals is essential to improve the overall patients’ satisfaction level...