Goodson, Carrie M Friedman, Lisa Aronson Mantheiy, Earl Heckle, Kevin Lavezza, Annette Toonstra, Amy Parker, Ann M Seltzer, Jason Velaetis, Michael Glover, Mary
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Journal of intensive care medicine
Early mobilization in the intensive care unit (ICU) can improve patient outcomes but has perceived barriers to implementation. As part of an ongoing structured quality improvement project to increase mobilization of medical ICU patients by nurses and clinical technicians, we adapted the existing, validated Patient Mobilization Attitudes & Beliefs S...
Alrumi, N Aghaalkurdi, M Habib, H Abed, S Böttcher, B
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The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Introduction: Low-income countries rarely report infection control measures although they are key to reducing mortality and morbidity in healthcare. This audit examined healthcare personnel's adherence to infection control measures before entry to the NICU and in both minor and major procedures' bundles. Furthermore, it examined the effect of subse...
Rogal, Shari S. Powell, Byron J. Chinman, Matthew
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Gastroenterology
Sephton, Benjamin Michael Vernon, Olivia Katherine Kimber, Kathryn Shenouda, Michael Mahapatra, Piyush
Published in
BMJ Open Quality
Trauma meetings constitute the majority of clinical decision-making for new referrals and also act as a crucial tool to coordinate the trauma theatre list. Incorporation of electronic technology has been shown to improve the quality of patient handover. eTrauma is a recently developed cloud-based patient management platform which we planned to impl...
Hendren, Elizabeth M. Matthews, Nicola Oliver, Mathew Rice, Julie Tobe, Sheldon W. Auguste, Bourne L.
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Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Rationale: Hemodialysis patients are at significant risk from COVID-19 due to their frequent interaction with the health care system and medical comorbidities. We followed up the trajectory of the first COVID-19–positive maintenance hemodialysis patient at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. We present the lessons learned and changes in p...
Carroll, Thomas Mooney, Christopher Horowitz, Robert
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Journal of pain and symptom management
We used a quality improvement framework to a transform two-day, in-person, advanced communication training (ACT) course into a remote ACT (Re-ACT) format to help clinicians improve serious illness conversation (SIC) skills. We assessed Re-ACT's reach, impact, and costs and compared these measures to in-person ACT courses. Forty-five to 60 minute sy...
O'Sullivan, Owen P Chang, Nynn Hui Njovana, Day Baker, Philip Shah, Amar
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BMJ open quality
Ward-based violence is the most significant cause of reported safety incidents at East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT). It impacts on patient and staff safety, well-being, clinical care and the broader hospital community in various direct and indirect ways. The contributing factors are varied and complex. Several factors differentiate the forens...
Dad, Taimur Grobert, Megan E Richardson, Michelle M
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Patient experience is an integral aspect of the care we deliver to our dialysis patients. Standardized evaluation of patient experience with in-center hemodialysis started in the United States in 2012 with the In-Center Hemodialysis Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (ICH CAHPS) survey. Over time there have been a few changes t...
Sinha, Sidhartha Fok, Matthew Ahmad, Ijaz Al-Sheikh, Mustafa Backhouse, Christopher
Abstract Introduction Historically, concerns about complications following parathyroid surgery, such as airway compromise, bleeding and hypocalcemia, have precluded its consideration as a short-stay surgical procedure. Recent advancements in perioperative care have resulted in several publications demonstrating that parathyroidectomy can be safely ...
Aakhus, Eivind Utheim, Egil Vandli, Rune Sandaker, Johnny Juell, Susan Opsahl, Eivind
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The journal of ECT
