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• Achieving safe staffing for older people in hospital: Nicky Hayes and Jane Ball present the results of a survey that reveals the complexities and pressures of caring for this group of inpatients on wards today

  Authors:Jane Ball and Nicky HayesFrom:Nursing Older People (Vol. 24, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20122,875 words Article 1500LAbstract Hospitals provide care for older people who are the frailest, most acutely ill and have the most complex needs, yet older people's wards in many hospitals are poorly staffed. The Royal College of Nursing...

• Nonadherence to guidelines in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma: an Italian or universal phenomenon?

  Authors:Mauro Borzio and Rodolfo SaccoFrom:Future Oncology (Vol. 9, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20132,035 words Article 1560LAuthor(s): Mauro Borzio [*] 1 , Rodolfo Sacco 2 Keywords * AASLD guidelines; field practice; hepatocellular carcinoma; Italy; liver cancer; management; sorafenib According to the definition by Grimshaw and...

• Quality of care of people with type 2 diabetes in eight European countries: findings from the Guideline Adherence to Enhance Care (GUIDANCE) study

  Authors:Margaret A. Stone, Guillaume Charpentier, Kris Doggen, Oliver Kuss, Ulf Lindblad, Christiane Kellner, et al.From:Diabetes Care (Vol. 36, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20136,210 words Article 1510LOBJECTIVE--We sought to determine levels of adherence in eight European countries to recommendations for the management of type 2 diabetes and to investigate factors associated with key intermediate outcomes....

• Clinical outcomes after utilizing surviving sepsis campaign in children with septic shock and prognostic value of initial plasma NT-proBNP

  Authors:Rujipat Samransamruajkit, Rattapon Uppala, Khemmachart Pongsanon, Jitladda Deelodejanawong, Suchada Sritippayawan, and Nuanchan PrapphalFrom:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20144,009 words Report 1670LByline: Rujipat. Samransamruajkit, Rattapon. Uppala, Khemmachart. Pongsanon, Jitladda. Deelodejanawong, Suchada. Sritippayawan, Nuanchan. Prapphal Background and Objective: The surviving sepsis campaign treatment...

• Clinical practice recommendations for the care of infants with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5)

  Authors:Aleksandra M. Zurowska, Michel Fischbach, Alan R. Watson, Alberto Edefonti, and Constantinos J. StefanidisFrom:Pediatric Nephrology (Vol. 28, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20137,703 words Report 1440LBackground To provide recommendations for the care of infants with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5). Setting European Paediatric Dialysis Working Group. Data Sources Literature on clinical studies involving infants...

• Saudi guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension: perioperative management in patients with pulmonary hypertension

  Authors:Adriano Tonelli and Omar MinaiFrom:Annals of Thoracic Medicine (Vol. 9, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 20147,959 words Article 2270LByline: Adriano. Tonelli, Omar. Minai Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are being encountered more commonly in the perioperative period and this trend is likely to increase as improvements in the recognition,...

• Screening for maternal thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy: a review of the clinical evidence and current guidelines

  Authors:Donny L.F. Chang and Elizabeth N. PearceFrom:Journal of Thyroid ResearchPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20136,003 words Report 1530LObservational studies have demonstrated that maternal thyroid dysfunction and thyroid autoimmunity in pregnancy may be associated with adverse obstetric and fetal outcomes. Treatment of overt maternal hyperthyroidism...

• Indian Council of Medical Research consensus document for the management of buccal mucosa cancer

  Authors:Goura Rath, Purvish Parikh, Shelley Hukku, Balakrishnan Rajan, Sandeep Kumar, Hemant Malhotra, et al.From:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (Vol. 35, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20142,669 words Article 1480LByline: Goura. Rath, Purvish. Parikh, Shelley. Hukku, Balakrishnan. Rajan, Sandeep. Kumar, Hemant. Malhotra, Seenu. Vuthaluru, Daya. Sharma, Amish. Vora, Deepak. Shukla, Tanvir. Kaur, Ajeet. Gandhi Executive Summary...

• Clinical guidelines: obstructive sleep apnea

  Authors:Neil Skolnik and Anapriya GroverFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 44, Issue 18)

  Nov. 1, 2014822 words Article 1200LMore than 18 million American adults experience several moments of apnea every night, according to the National Sleep Foundation. These pauses in breathing can last from a few seconds to minutes and can occur up to 30...

• From investigation of hospital protocols and guidelines to designing a generic protocol for responding to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents

  Authors:Elham Anbari, Mohammad Yarmohammadian, and Mehdi IsfahaniFrom:International Journal of Health System and Disaster Management (Vol. 3, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  October-December 20152,644 words Report 1910LByline: Elham. Anbari, Mohammad. Yarmohammadian, Mehdi. Isfahani Introduction: The awareness of using chemical, biological, and nuclear agents in everyday industrial and nonindustrial incidents has increased...

• Incorporating cost-effectiveness data in a fair process for priority setting efforts; comment on "use of cost-effectiveness data in priority setting decisions: experiences from the national guidelines for heart diseases in Sweden"

  Author:Sitaporn YoungkongFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 4, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20151,977 words Viewpoint essay 1570LAbstract Cost-effectiveness data is useful for use in priority setting decisions in order to improve the efficiency of resources used. This paper thereby responds to Eckard et al. which addressed the use of...

• ACOG outlines Gyn. Management of breast cancer patients

  Author:Jennie SmithFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 42, Issue 4)

  Mar. 1, 2012937 words Disease/Disorder ove... 1540LFROM OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY The American College of Obstetridans and Gynecologists advises that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, can safely be used to treat hot flashes in some women with breast...

• Anaphylaxis

  From:Emergency Nurse (Vol. 19, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 201263 words Brief article 1770LThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published guidance on anaphylaxis and organ donation. Practitioners who want advice on how to confirm anaphylactic episodes or on when to refer patients...

• Clinical guidelines for family physicians: high-altitude sickness

  Authors:Neil Skolnik and William VaughanFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 42, Issue 6)

  Apr. 1, 2012779 words Article 1120LAltitude illness is a potentially lethal phenomenon that physicians should be aware of, particularly during winter months when many people travel to destinations at higher altitudes that may put them at risk. Altitude...

• Head and neck cancer in India: Need to formulate uniform national treatment guideline?

  Authors:N. Trivedi, V. Kekatpure, and M. KuriakoseFrom:Indian Journal of Cancer (Vol. 49, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20122,998 words Report 1440LByline: N. Trivedi, V. Kekatpure, N. Trivedi, M. Kuriakose Background: In a large and diverse country like India, there is a wide variation in the availability of infrastructure and expertise to treat head-neck...

• Limited-field and whole-breast hypofractionated radiotherapy: additional considerations

  Authors:Wilkinson, J., Ben, Laurie W. Cuttino, Thomas B. Julian, Douglas W. Arthur, and Frank A. ViciniFrom:Oncology (Vol. 26, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20121,648 words Report 2070LWith the publication of mature experiences using accelarated partial breast irradiation (APBI) and accelerated whole breast irradiation (AWBI), the use of shortened courses of radiotherapy has become increasingly...

• Strategies for ensuring quality data from Indian investigational sites

  Authors:Antal Hajos and Sujal KambleFrom:Perspectives in Clinical Research (Vol. 2, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20113,074 words Article 1460LByline: Antal. Hajos, Sujal. Kamble The topic of ensuring quality and compliance is and must be a top priority in the conduct of clinical trials, as warranted by regulatory guidelines as well as the inherent...

• 17. Do productivity costs matter? The impact of including productivity costs on the incremental costs of interventions targeted at depressive disorders

  From:Pharmaceutical Medicine (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 2011449 words Report 1430LBackground: When guidelines for health economic evaluations prescribe that a societal perspective should be adopted, productivity costs should be included. However, previous research suggests that, in practice,...

• RE: A guideline for the inpatient care of children with pyelonephritis

  Author:Kamal AklFrom:Annals of Saudi Medicine (Vol. 31, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-February 2011250 words Brief article, Repor... 1600LByline: Kamal. Akl To the Editor : We read with great interest the article by Chishti et al, [sup][1] and would like to congratulate the authors for developing these timely guidelines. However, the authors mentioned...

• Adherence of primary health care physicians to hypertension management guidelines in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia

  Authors:Khalid Al-Gelban, Mohd Yunus Khan, Yahia Al-Khaldi, Ahmed Mahfouz, Ismail Abdelmoneim, Asim Daffalla, et al.From:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Vol. 22, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20113,164 words Article 1820LByline: Khalid. Al-Gelban, Mohd. Yunus. Khan, Yahia. Al-Khaldi, Ahmed. Mahfouz, Ismail. Abdelmoneim, Asim. Daffalla, Ossama. Mostafa, Hasan. Al-Amri Although there has been significant progress in the management of...