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Patients centred pharmacovigilance
… of care (e.g. clinicians, general practitioners, patients). In particular, despite the many recommendations, patient participation can be considered as an exception in the health care setting: for this reason the project was developed with the intention to give voice to patients. Promotion of the …
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Emergency department patients' perception of care: do doctors understand their patients?
… Department over a period of eight weeks. Patients voluntarily, and with full anonymity, filled in a short questionnaire. The attending physician did the same. Questionnaires were collected and data fed into a database, analyzed and the results interpreted.
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Dealing With Difficult Patients
… issues that arise between physicians and patients. Examples of patient types are provided. Potential points of conflict are discussed. Communication theory is reviewed.
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Patients evaluate general practice
Contains fulltext : mmubn000001_237702592.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Risk stratification in patients with heart failure and in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
… with significant mortality and morbidity. Patients hospitalised with heart failure are at high risk of death in the short term and patients with chronic heart failure in the community are also at a high risk of death in the medium to long term. It is difficult to accurately identify those …
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Tissue Sodium in CKD Patients
Introduction: Sodium hemostasis is altered in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to long term loading, and sodium (23Na) can be deposited in the skin, muscle and skeleton. We measured 23Na content in these tissues of CKD patients, using 23Na magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Methods: …
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Falls And Hospitalized Cancer Patients
<p>FALLS AND HOSPITALIZED CANCER PATIENTS</p> <p>by</p> <p>REBECCA ALLAN-GIBBS, MSN, RN, CNS-BC, AOCNS</p> <p>May 2014</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Patricia Jarosz, PhD, RN</p> <p>Major: Nursing</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>Problem: Many hospital fall prevention studies have shown that having …
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Empowering Patients: Simplifying Discharge Instructions
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that many patients leave the ED with partial comprehension of their visit and discharge instructions. Patients who are not adequately informed as to their discharge plans have decreased compliance with medications and treatment plans, decreased patient safety, …
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Paracetamol metabolism in postoperative patients
… was little evidence of their safety in surgical patients. When assessing drug safety in surgical patients a number of surgery and patient related factors influence results, and these must be considered. Methods: Major and intermediate surgical patients were recruited from two hospitals in …
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Cytokine secretion in glioblastoma patients
… studied as possible adjuncts in the treatment of patients with malignant gliomas. A number of factors have been proposed to play a role in glioma immune escape, including their poor immunogenicity since they do not express specific glioma antigens; their location within the CNS, which is …
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Early Intervention In Suspected Sepsis Patients
… an early response algorithm for suspected sepsis patients via a rapid response team. </p> <p>Background: Recent literature supports the need for early recognition and intervention of suspected sepsis patients, potentially reducing morbidity and mortality. </p> <p>Methods: A clinically and …
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Multifaceted Nutritional Intervention In Hemodialysis Patients
<p>Mortality rate in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis (HD) in the United States remain unacceptably high despite improvement in dialysis technology. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) account for more than 50% of the premature death in this population. Evidences indicate that the accelerated CVD …
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Symptom Clusters in Lung Cancer Patients
SYMPTOM CLUSTERS IN LUNG CANCER PATIENTS By Debra Rattican, PhD, RN A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2012 Major Director: Debra E. Lyon, PhD. Professor …
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Quality of life in hemodialysis patients
The increasing number of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) has caused a substantial rise in the number of individuals receiving hemodialysis. One of the persistent questions with this group has been the influence of the procedure on quality of life. The present study explored the …
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Fall Prevention in Acute Psychiatric Patients
… hospital, but affects the safety and care for patients. Many studies have assessed potential, contributable factors leading to falls, fall risk assessment tools, and fall prevention interventions in different settings. However, there are limited studies done in inpatient psychiatric settings. …
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