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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Emergency patients"”.
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Nursing diagnoses commonly documented for emergency patients
The problem of study was the validation, by emergency nurses, of investigator generated nursing diagnoses occurring in ill or injured emergency patients. Research questions were: What is the frequency of occurrence, as estimated by emergency nurses, of selected investigator generated (actual or …
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Nursing diagnoses commonly documented for emergency patients
The problem of study was the validation, by emergency nurses, of investigator generated nursing diagnoses occurring in ill or injured emergency patients. Research questions were: What is the frequency of occurrence, as estimated by emergency nurses, of selected investigator generated (actual or …
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A prospective evaluation of emergency patients presenting to 8-hour primary care clinics.
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Online simulation for the operational management of inpatient beds
… medical equipment and staff are shared between patients who require immediate care and must be dealt with as they arrive (emergency patients), and those whose care requirements are known to the hospital some time in advance (elective patients). Caring for these two types of patients poses a …
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The Use of Ischemia-modified Albumin(IMA) in Ischemic Stroke
… of ischemic stroke. METHODS: Fifty-two emergency patients with acute neurologic symptoms were admitted to the emergency department within 6 hours of symptom onset (28 Ischemic Stroke Group; SG, 24 Non-Stroke Group; NSG). Blood samples for IMA measurements by albumin cobalt binding test …
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Comparing mortality calculators for emergency laparotomy in Cape Town
Introduction Emergency laparotomies (EL) are high risk surgeries, a result consistent across multiple national databases and audits. Risk prediction calculators (RPC) were developed to accurately stratify risk of mortality in these emergency patients, often frail prior to surgery. Access to …
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Reducing radiation dose for a linear slot scanning digital X-ray machine using a filtration technique
… system to reduce radiation dose to paediatric patients whilst preserving diagnostic image quality. The Statscan is an FDA approved, commercially available digital X-ray system commonly used for trauma and emergency patients. The Statscan provides significantly lower radiation dose to patients …
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Comparison of Two Methods of Pediatric Triage Education
… The majority of pediatric emergency patients are seen in mixed-age emergency departments and triaged by general emergency nurses. Educational methods for teaching pediatric triage education to general emergency nurses have not been well studied, and previous studies of the …
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A Data-driven Approach for Real-time Decision Support in Online Surgery Scheduling
… unexpected events, delays, cancellations and emergency patients. This so far barely considered problem needs research for decision support, since few approaches are available that relieve the OR manager through tool support and reduce the informational, communicational and cognitive workloads …
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Assessment of hospital-based adult triage at emergency receiving areas in hospitals in Northern Uganda
… introduce paediatric triage in Uganda, such as Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment Plus (ETAT+), there is no unified adult triage system being used in Uganda, and it is not clear if hospitals have local protocols being used in each setting. There are limited data on adult triage systems in …
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Impact of the Acute Surgical Unit on a Local and Global Scale
… operative and outpatient commitments, with emergency general surgical (EGS) patients managed ad-hoc. An acute surgical unit (ASU) model was pioneered in 1996 and spread globally. However, uptake remains slow, in part due to clinical equipoise. This thesis aims to address key gaps in the …
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The thoughts and opinions of advanced life support providers in the South African private emergency medical services sector concerning pre-hospital palliative care
… approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, …
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Machine learning and combinatorial methods for discrete optimization problems
… shared operating rooms for both elective and emergency patients. The problem is divided into two phases: offline and online. In the offline phase, elective patients are selected, assigned to operating blocks, and given tentative start times. The online phase includes inserting emergency …