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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Consensus guidelines"”.
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Implementing a postoperative nausea and vomiting protocol for adult patients undergoing general anesthesia
… 5-HT-3, and Histamine 1). The 2020 Fourth Consensus Guidelines are a comprehensive and evidence-based set of guidelines for PONV management. According to the Fourth Consensus Guidelines, risk factors for PONV include females, age < 50, non-smokers, post-operative opioid use, use of volatile …
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Implementing Economic Reforms in Mexico: The Washington Consensus as a Roadmap for Developing Countries
… expenditure priorities, using the Washington Consensus guidelines. Second, is to assess to continued viability of the Washington Consensus as a model for developing economies. The two methodologies used in this paper are case study and analysis of aggregated data. A case study of Mexico's …
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Real-time Quality Feedback System for Screening Colonoscopy
… is not yet a metric (formally recommended by consensus guidelines) for the quantification of colonoscopy quality. Though, there are established quality indicators such as the bowel preparation and the withdrawal time; fast withdrawal time is highly correlated with adenoma detection rate. …
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A retrospective analysis of the circumstantial factors contributing to drowning incidents reported in the South African media
The first consensus guidelines for the uniform reporting of drowning were published in 2003, and specifically call for the precipitating factor to be described. The aim of this study was to describe the precipitating factors contributing to fatal drowning incidents reported in the South African …
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Upper gastrointestinal bleed: a comparative outcomes study of pre and post implementation of management guidelines in the acute care surgery unit, Groote Schuur Hospital
… morbidity, mortality and hospital costs. Consensus guidelines are present from various international expert bodies regarding the management of these patients and compliance with these guidelines is variable and is dependent on rigorous implementation and continuous audits. Aim: The primary …
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A palliative care approach for people with advanced heart failure : recognition of need, transitions in care and impact on patients, family carers and clinicians
Background: Despite international and national consensus guidelines, patients with advanced heart failure (HF) have significant unmet palliative care needs. UK policy recommends identification of those requiring palliative care based on prognosis (last year of life). However, HF has an …
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The influence of birth site on short-term outcomes of encephalopathic newborn infants treated with therapeutic hypothermia at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Background: International consensus guidelines recommend that term or near-term newborns with moderate or severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) should be treated with induced hypothermia within 6 hours of birth, but many of the affected babies are born outside treatment centers. There are …
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Developmentally appropriate sexual health conversations with adolescent and young adult oncology patients
… The purpose of this study is to create guidelines for providers on the developmentally appropriate sexual health conversations that should take place with AYAs. This was accomplished by using the Delphi method of creating consensus among AYA oncology experts by taking into account the …
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Hyperglycaemia, insulin and acute ischaemic stroke
… management of hyperglycaemia is guided by consensus guidelines with little evidence base. Stroke unit practice varies with little change across stroke units over the years.
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Perioperative antibiotic practices amongst Otorhinolaryngologists (Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeons) in South Africa
… In otorhinolaryngology, multiple evidence-based guidelines have been developed to guide decision-making regarding antibiotic prophylaxis in ear, nose and throat (ENT), and head and neck surgery. This study aims to provide insight into the adherence of South African ENT surgeons to available …
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Examining endothelial function in humans in vivo: improving guidelines and exploring novel measures
… despite all included studies adhered to expert-consensus guidelines. In Chapter 3, we described the relation between adherence to the expertconsensus guidelines and reproducibility of the FMD. In this meta-analysis, we combined data from twenty-seven studies, comprising 48 study groups, with a …
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Assessing the Impact of a Unit-Based Clinical Pharmacist on Antimicrobial Use in a Level I Trauma Center – A Pilot Study
… costs, better adherence to evidence-based consensus guidelines, and better outcomes. Harris Health System launched its antimicrobial stewardship program, through coordinated efforts of the infectious disease teams, internal medicine, critical care medicine, surgery, hematology/oncology, …