BACKGROUND: Chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) is a condition associated with significant risks of lower limb loss and mortality, which increase with delays in management. Guidance recommends urgent referral and assessment, but delays are evident at every stage of the CLTI patient pathway. This study uses qualitative methods to explore hospi...
BACKGROUND: We performed a secondary exploratory cluster analysis on the data collected from the validation phase of the study leading to the development of the model care pathway (CP) for Myasthenia Gravis (MG), in which a panel of 85 international experts were asked some characteristics about themselves and their opinion about the model CP. Our a...
Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a prevalent, but complex group of conditions that cause orofacial pain. TMDs are recognized as one of the most common chronic pain conditions alongside back pain and headache disorders. Given the presence of competing theories surrounding what causes TMDs and limited high equality evidence on how to optimally ...
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The PCRF is a framework for health systems to ensure consistent identification, assessment and management of the rehabilitation needs of postacute and chronic PCC. Rehabilitation providers and health systems can build from the PCRF for their local communities to reduce unmet needs and to advance the standardization of access to rehabilitation servi...
peer reviewed / AIMS: Since its emergence in early 2020, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has reached pandemic levels, and there have been repeated outbreaks across the globe. The aim of this two part series is to provide practical knowledge and guidance to aid clinicians in the d...
Myocardial infarction is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Guidelines have been published to optimize medical care and involve optimization of the care pathway and hospital-city coordination. To describe the myocardial infarction care pathway during the year following hospital discharge, and the use of and adherence to secondary prevention ...
Using interview and observational data from a busy and research-intensive breast cancer service in the United Kingdom, we discuss recent developments in personalised medicine. Specifically, we show how clinical and research practices meet in clinical pathways that are reconfigured in response to changing approaches of diagnosing, monitoring, treati...
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) encompass a variety of pathological conditions that involve the skin and underlying subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscle, ranging from simple superficial infections to severe necrotizing infections.Together, the World Society of Emergency Surgery, the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery, the Surgical ...
Find AGA's NASH Clinical Care Pathway App for iOS and Android mobile devices at nash.gastro.org. Scan this QR code to be taken directly to the website.Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming increasingly common, currently affecting approximately 37% of US adults. NAFLD is most often managed in primary care or endocrine clinics, where c...
Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are common surgical emergencies and have been reported as major contributors to non-trauma deaths in hospitals worldwide. The cornerstones of effective treatment of IAIs include early recognition, adequate source control, appropriate antimicrobial therapy, and prompt physiologic stabilization using a critical care ...
