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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Patient Pathway"”.
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Modelling patient pathway progression and high resource individuals
… (NHS) Scotland (PHS) as well as rich confidential pathways data also provided by National Health Services (NHS) Scotland. The thesis used methodological directions from both major data sets to address two Research Questions (RQs): (a) To identify characteristics that discriminate among People …
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Evaluation of massive weight loss body contouring
… benefit in bariatric surgery for obese patients. Consequently the National Institute of Clinical Excellence UK has provided referral guidelines for bariatric surgery. Successful bariatric surgery will result in massive weight loss and ptotic skin, which can cause significant functional …
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Using mixed model research to evaluate the outcomes of a lean approach to the transformation of an orthopaedic radiology service
… of lean tools to anorthopaedic radiology pathway in a large DGH. Delivery of this service waspoor with long waiting times and poor levels of satisfaction amongst patientsand staff. This service was evaluated using lean tools in order to identify areasfor improvement, and changes were made …
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Tribal differences in the post-operative handover: a mixed-methods study
… has been shown to contribute significant risk to patients, so much so that the improvement in handover was listed as one of the top five priorities for the World Health Organisation in 2014. Current handover practices have been evaluated in medicine using numerous techniques on the qualitative – …
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Can postoperative length of stay or discharge within five days of first time isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery be predicted from preoperative patient variables?
… has been a steady increase in the number of patients being discharged within five days of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The ability to be able to predict those patients likely to be discharged within five days of surgery is important to improve the individual patient pathway, plan …
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Quality of life, symptoms and experiences of patients with an elevated body mass index undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
Quality of life, symptoms, and experiences of patients with an elevated body mass index undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen in clinical practice. Previous studies have demonstrated that AF may result in high …
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A Process Modelling Framework Based on Point Interval Temporal Logic with an Application to Modelling Patient Flows
… of a temporal theory to describe and model the patient journey in the hospital accident and emergency (A&E) department. The aim is to introduce a generic but dynamic method applied to any setting, including healthcare. Constructing a consistent process model can be instrumental in streamlining …