... improve the pharmaceutical careofpatientswith cancer Thus, a key issue exists – can the pharmaceutical careofpatientswith cancer be enhanced by leveraging on the role of pharmacoinformatics ... usefulness of pharmacoinformatics tools in oncology practice The application of pharmacoinformatics can definitely enhance the pharmaceutical careofpatientswith cancer, through the reduction of DRPs, ... .39 2.2 Healthcare professionals’ sources of anticancer drug interaction information 40 2.3 Sources of drug interaction information based on the practice settings of healthcare professionals...
... developed with the intention of creating a care path with rapid pre-operative attention, increased continuity and an accelerated training programme without disturbing the flow ofpatientswith other ... to facilitate a healthy transition process In contrast to the careof younger patients, the careof elderly patients is more complex with more factors involved (such as health status, co-morbidities, ... development of outcomes-based care delivery Critical CareNursing Clinics of North America 1998, 1(10):1-11 Cheah J: Development and implementation of a clinical pathway programme in an acute care general...
... responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Fogarty International Centre or the National Institutes of Health The authors wish to thank all of the patients ... cytokine profiles involved in some IRIS-related illnesses in South African patients, as well as identifying the commonalities and differences in their cytokine expression profiles Page ofImmune ... cytokine profile responsible for the clinical manifestations of IRIS [18] Impairment of IL-10 production despite an expansion of T regulatory cells (Tregs) has also been observed in immune responses...
... years of age of whom the GPs consider themselves to be the physician taking careof the treatment of this condition in the patient We expect eight to ten patients per practice [18,19] Patients ... detect a difference of 0.3 points with a standard deviation of (a relatively small effect), with alpha = 0.05 and beta = 0.20, ICC = 0.05, a total of 51 practices with 10 patients each would ... Evidence of change will be assessed by studying the effects of the intervention on patientswith CHF registered with the participating GPs As in the pilot [10], GPs will include all CHF patients...
... related to health care organizations in primary and secondary care [31-33] Aim The aim of this study is to improve the quality ofcare for patientswith diabetes cared for in primary care by identifying ... the primary care team There are National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) guidelines defining standards of care, but studies of the quality ofcare for patientswith diabetes ... 25% ofcare provided is not needed or potentially harmful [7,8] A review of quality ofcare studies (including diabetes) from UK primary care concluded that 'in almost all studies the process of...
... complete standardized forms for all inpatients and outpatients seen within the four week period A total of 2154 patients were included This was about half of all patients reported to the National ... also of importance Discussion In this study we investigated the treatment ofpatientswith SUD in Community Mental Health Centres (CMHCs) which typically treat patientswith non-psychotic disorders ... http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/11/93 the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo TR is a psychiatrist, professor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Head of the Department of Research and...
... Informal carers Participants Patients This Collaborative Care Program is developed to improve the quality ofcare for patientswith severe personality disorders within a community mental health care ... ofcare To optimize the continuity and coordination of care, intensive partnership working is needed within a Collaborative Care team (CCT) The CCT consists of the patient, his/her informal carer, ... [36] Patients, however, often have a long history of contacts with health care providers, with divergent success To learn from previous experiences, an inventory is made of life events and of former...
... related to health care organizations in primary and secondary care [31-33] Aim The aim of this study is to improve the quality ofcare for patientswith diabetes cared for in primary care by identifying ... the primary care team There are National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) guidelines defining standards of care, but studies of the quality ofcare for patientswith diabetes ... 25% ofcare provided is not needed or potentially harmful [7,8] A review of quality ofcare studies (including diabetes) from UK primary care concluded that 'in almost all studies the process of...
... conducted to assess the offset times of the pharmacodynamic effects of prolonged remifentanil infusions in ICU patientswith varying degrees of renal impairment, including patientswith severe renal ... those of remifentanil in patientswith moderate/severe renal impairment Offset of the pharmacodynamic effects of remifentanil The primary objective of the study was to confirm that accumulation of ... of mechanically ventilated patientswith varying degrees of renal impairment • Overall, the µ opioid effects of remifentanil were not prolonged in patientswith renal impairment The time to offset...
... (11%) (5%) Number (%) ofpatientswith a serious adverse event (5%) (5%) (5%) Number (%) ofpatientswith a drug-related serious adverse event (1%) 0 Number (%) ofpatientswith any adverse event ... effects of remifentanil compared with those of alfentanil [8] and fentanyl [9] are similar; remifentanil also has a safety profile similar to that of other opioids [8-10] The predictable offset of ... analysed by using an analysis of variance with baseline entered as a covariate The proportion ofpatientswith the most common adverse events (defined as 5% or more ofpatients experiencing the adverse...
... cardiac output in patientswith various types of shock in the ICU [1,14] In agreement with the findings reported by Jannuzzi and coworkers in the present issue of Critical Care [1], previous ... testing for the evaluation Page of (page number not for citation purposes) of critically ill patientswith shock in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study Crit Care 2006, 10:R37 Maisel ... spectrum of critically ill patients Further clinical trials should lead to the establishment of treatment protocols for the use of PAC in this patient population The additional measurement of NT-proBNP...
... derecruitment In this study, patientswith secondary lung disorders benefitted from higher PEEP, whereas patientswith primary or without lung disorders did not, and application of higher PEEP in this ... ventilated patientswith and without acute respiratory failure, measured EELV was markedly reduced in comparison with the predicted sitting FRC Only in patientswith secondary lung disorders were ... to divide the patients into three groups: patients without acute respiratory failure (group N), those with respiratory failure due to primary lung disorders (group P), and those with respiratory...
... complement C3 and C4 levels in selected groups ofpatientswith rhinitis Group/number ofpatients sIgE-positive (74) sIgE-negative (39) Number of CIC-positive patients 20 13 Mean C3 level (mg/L)1 1457 ... in patients (some patients were allergic to more than one allergen) The presence of CIC in sera ofpatients was detected by a method reported by Riha et al [8] It involves the precipitation of ... desensitization usually improves the condition of the patient The aim of this study was to detect the presence of CIC and determine the serum levels of C3 and C4 in patients and to see if a correlation...
... 64 and 58% (18 of 28 and 18 of 31, respectively) with a 3+ reaction, 63 and 88% (5 of and of 8, respectively) having a 4+ reaction, and 50 and 60% (2 of and of 2, respectively) with a 5+ reaction, ... accordance with the recommendations of the Standardization Committee of the Northern Society of Allergology [12] An A/H of 0.1–1 and an erythema diameter of
... in Norway The range ofpatients observed for each clinician was 2-119 with a median of 30 in Denmark and 20 in Norway Number of maintenance carepatients The range of MC patients per chiropractor ... the remaining patients were MC patients and 542 non-MC patients The range of clinicians per student was 1-4 and the range ofpatients per student was 15-119 The median number ofpatients observed ... proportion ofpatients on MC care in general chiropractic practice? Are there specific patterns of intervals between treatments for patients and, if so, how they differ between MC patients and non-MC patients? ...
... purpose of this study was waived Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Patients All studies enrolled consenting adults with pneumonia Nursing home residents with health care- associated ... risk class I, five patients (not admitted to ICU) died within three days of ED presentation The risk class I patients accounted for 2510 of 4593 (54.6%) and 1099 of 1967 (55.9%) patients, respectively, ... prospective cohorts ofpatientswith CAP, we derived and validated the REA-ICU index to predict ICU referral within the first three days of hospital admission in patients without overt circulatory...
... Critical Care Vol 13 No Bikker et al Figure Pao2/Fio2 ratio in different types of lung conditions at three PEEP levels Patients in group N had normal lungs, those ... are presented as the difference between the lowest PEEP level (5 cmH2O) and 10 or 15 cmH2O PEEP Patients in group N had normal lungs, those in group P had a primary lung disorder, and those in ... secondary lung disorder EELV, end-expiratory lung volume; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure Page of (page number not for citation purposes) ...
... association of nicotine replacement therapy with mortality in a medical intensive care unit Crit Care Med 2007, 35:1517-1521 11 Paciullo CA, Short MR, Steinke DT, Jennings HR: Impact of nicotine ... doi:10.1186/cc8955 Cite this article as: Afessa B, Keegan MT: Critical care support ofpatientswith nicotine addiction Critical Care 2010, 14:155 ... nicotine withdrawal in neuro-ICU patients Neurology 2001, 57:551-553 Tran-Van D, Herve Y, Labadie P, Deroudilhe G, Avargues P: [Restlessness in intensive care unit: think to the nicotinic withdrawal...
... will perform a selective review of the psychotropic medications often prescribed to patientswith bipolar disorder, with an emphasis on their use in patientswith medical comorbidity Currently, ... patient with chronic lung disease and the authors recommend careful observation ofpatientswith chronic lung disease treated Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Annals of General ... patientswith uncontrolled cancer pain associated with cognitive impairment or anxiety [83] Conclusions The treatment of bipolar disorder is complicated in patientswith medical comorbidity Patients...
... Mod (0–9% of the time) (10–39% of the time) (40–69% of the time) Max (>70% of the time) Eye squeeze None Min Mod (0–9% of the time) (10–39% of the time) (40–69% of the time) Max (>70% of the time) ... atmosphere of learning and support that allows us to care for our patients Most of all, this book is for our patients and their families Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives in the midst of ... Contents NursingCareof the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient Contents Cathy C Cartwright Editors Donna C Wallace NursingCareof the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient With 119 Figures and...