miller md and naomi p o grady md 2003 guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter related infections recommendations relevant to interventional radiology journal of vascular and interventional radiology 14 335 358
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... consequences of HZ among a population aged 50 and over, corresponding tothe therapeutic indication ofthe HZ vaccine Zostavax® The model was developed in Microsoft Excel 2003The population is Page of14 ... appropriate approximation for HZ and PHN hospitalisation rates Information from the 2004-2005 Hospital Episode statistics [17] (HES) forthe number of HZ and PHN hospitalisations could be closely ... made up on expert opinions due tothe lack of data in these matters Epidemiology of HZ and PHN Model Inputs Input Sources Inputs used to populate the model were derived from several sources presented...
... patient should be treated for aspiration pneumonia see below Prior microbiology results should be taken into consideration when selecting the appropriate therapy from the options given below Medical ... determined by the severity of pneumonia (see criteria page 4), the likelihood that the pneumonia is secondary to aspiration, the presence of chronic respiratory infection e.g bronchiectasis and recent ... management ofthe case As the standard recommended antibiotic regimens not cover Legionella sp Samples to be taken prior to starting antibiotics 1) Sputum for culture (if productive cough or produced...
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... irreversible coma Coma and apnea must coexist to diagnose brain death Determination of brain death by neurologic examination should be performed in the setting of normal age-appropriate physiologic parameters ... Factors potentially influencing the neurologic examination that must be corrected prior to examination and apnea testing include: • Shock or persistent hypotension • Hypothermia • Severe metabolic ... irreversible condition An algorithm provides recommendationsforthe process of diagnosing brain death in children When ancillary studies are used, documentation of components from the second clinical...
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