... guidelines. Several guidelines have been discussed, and it's decided to use them during a later stage of the design, to assist in evaluating the concepts. The problems regarding the system concept, as listed above, have their consequences on the design and the design approach. • The ' level of automation' issue was made part of the ' Functional Description' in the design approach. This ... design The system concept specifications provide the starting point for the development of the interface concept. The goal of the interface design is to find a way to let the driver operate the system in a safe and effective way. The interaction ... amounts of information, depending on who's performing the task; the driver or the system. This effect is summarised in the table below. The table lists the available task functionality of the system concept, as presented in the previous chapter43. The four far right columns present a task allocation, based on system states. In ...
... Critical Care Vol 13 No Collinson occurs in a range of other clinical conditions other than cardiac dysfunction, including sepsis [11] Values are frequently raised in the intensive care population, ... certainly extremely valuable as part of the initial assessment of a patient admitted to intensive care as a rule-out test for cardiac dysfunction This measurement is not a rule-in test, and it is ... N-terminal-pro-Btype natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients: a prospective observational cohort study Crit Care 2008, 12:R137 Maisel AS, Krishnaswamy P, Nowak RM, McCord J, Hollander JE, Duc P, Omland T,...
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... performance of intensive care units (ICUs) [10-13] In the Netherlands, the National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) quality registry was founded in 1996 by the Dutch intensive care profession with ... indicators in the intensive care unit J Crit Care 2003, 18:145-155 10 Harrison DA, Brady AR, Rowan K: Case mix, outcome and length of stay for admissions to adult general critical care units in England, ... intensive care units Critical Care Medicine 2007, 35:2553-60 14 Jamtvedt G, Young JM, Kristoffersen DT, O’Brien MA, Oxman AD: Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes...
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... agreement with Travelgraph Limited It is important to consider this carefully before advising Thomas Shapiro further Read it carefully then answer the following questions, while also citing the ... Employment Tribunal); Form IT3 E&W – 8/98 (Employment Tribunals); Human Rights Act 1998 While every care has been taken to establish and acknowledge copyright and to contact the copyright owners, ... illustration the first one is done for you If a settlement is reached this will result in by English law A carefully drafted confidentiality clause per s 303 Companies Act 1985 Kadir Salleh’s service contract...
... present), Critical Care, Critical Care Clinics, Critical Care Medicine (1985 to present), American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (1994 to present), and Intensive Care Medicine ... controversies in critical care ethics: not just end of life Crit Care Med 2003, 31 (5 Suppl):S343 Baltz J, Wilson JL: Age-based limitation for ICU care: is it ethical? Crit Care Nurs 1995, 15:65-73 ... resources Crit Care Med 1985, 13:57-60 American Lung Association, American Thoracic Society: Official Statement on the Fair allocation of intensive care unit resources Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997,...
... whether changing the overall healthcare system can deliver improved care In these cases, the population may be the healthcare providers or an entire healthcare system Studies designed to evaluate ... interventions or processes of care is how to define the comparison (control) group This is a complicated problem and the optimal approach is unclear [22] Is the control care as it happens now’ (termed ... interact will allow an optimal design An understanding of the methods of organisational change may also be important Retrospective studies National databases such as the Intensive Care National Audit...
... widespread acceptance [15] Publication bias may be a particular problem in critical care medicine Only 49 out of 139 critical care meta-analyses adequately reported an absence of publication bias [16] ... of the results Unfortunately in critical care medicine this is frequently not the case A systematic review of 139 meta-analyses relevant to critical care found overall quality poor [16], with ... shock: we honestly remain skeptical Crit Care Med 2007, 35:994-995 Angus DC, Abraham E: Intensive insulin therapy in critical illness Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005, 172:1358-1359 Bunn F, Lefebvre...
... according to the given patient’s response A key issue in the management of cycles is defining the optimal starting dose of FSH for each patient in order to obtain the optimization of response and ... it is difficult to predict ovarian response, making it challenging to prospectively define the optimal response range (Broer et al., 2009; Popovic-Todorovic et al., 2003), particularly across...
... emphasized in health care facilities [9] There are limited numbers of studies in this country assessing the incidence and predictors for recent onset LTB in specific health care facilities We evaluated ... negative first-year TST An annual TST surveillance of health care workers is not a standard practice in Srinagarind Hospital nor most health care facilities in Thailand Data collection We recorded ... worked at inpatient, outpatient, intensive care, operating room, and laboratory units Of the subjects who worked in the inpatient, outpatient, intensive care, and operating room units 34.6%, were...
... G(r0 ) from Ga,b r0 = Ga,b r0 , τ a , τ b (16) Following from the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality, the optimal range estimate, r0 , is obtained by a matched-filtering of the power-difference vector, Λ, ... with sources typically becoming increasingly directional with frequency We should, however, be careful not to overstate the difficulties that directionality presents Some studies would suggest...
... non-agricultural activities The factors which shape the livelihood strategies of the households are examined carefully in the following section Factors influencing livelihood strategies: Comparing Livelihood...
... EW: Delirium in the intensive care unit Crit Care 2008, 12(Suppl 3):S3 Maldonado JR: Delirium in the acute care setting: characteristics, diagnosis and treatment Crit Care Clin 2008, 24:657-722 ... 2008, 24:657-722 Gunther ML, Morandi A, Ely EW: Pathophysiology of delirium in the intensive care unit Crit Care Clin 2008, 24:45-65 Fong TG, Tulebaev SR, Inouye SK: Delirium in elderly adults: diagnosis, ... of this SSRI although a further detailed study is necessary Drug treatment for delirium requires careful consideration of the balance between the effective management of symptoms and potential...
... primary care in different healthcare systems Through ongoing exchanges among team members, various perspectives on problems and challenges associated with implementing SDM through CPD in primary care ... interventions at various levels in healthcare systems, within organisations, and with patients and healthcare professionals is needed for SDM to be translated into primary care Given that CPD is such an ... Wennberg JE: Practice variation: implications for our health care system Manag Care 2004, 13:3-7 Coulter A: Engaging patients in their healthcare How is the UK doing relative to other countries? Oxford:...
... influenza in healthcare settings and increase the risk of an influenza outbreak Such an outbreak in turn can have significant consequences for patients and continuity of care in healthcare institutions ... Netherlands 2Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare (IQ Healthcare), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, POBOX 9101, 114 IQ Healthcare, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands 3University ... The study was funded by the Netherlands Healthcare Research Organization ZONMW Author details Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Health Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, HP 6.131,...
... Critical Care Vol No Muller et al implemented in all high-risk units of our hospital, including adult ICUs ... Available online http://ccforum.com/content/9/3/R246 Table Description of the medical intensive care unit of Besanỗon hospital, June 1999 to May 2003 Parameter Period (June 1999 to May 2001) Period ... whereas randomised, doubleblind placebo controlled trials are more powerful However, R248 Critical Care Vol No Muller et al Table Characteristics of endogenous invasive MRSA infections Patient no...
... with increased intensive care unit staff turnover– a leadership challenge Crit Care 2005, 9:454-458 Ewart G, Marcus L, Gaba, M, Bradner R, Medina J, Chandler E: The critical care medicine crisis: ... Am J Med Q 2004, 19:56-66 Meltzer L, Huckabay L: Critical care nurses’ perceptions of futile care and its effect on burnout Am J Crit Care 2004, 13:202-208 Gunderson L: Physician burnout Ann Intern ... Crandall E, Ingbar D, Johanson W, Medina J, Sessler C, Vender J: The critical care crisis: a report from the profession Crit Care Med 2004, 32:1219-1222 Staff turnover is a critical issue that ICU...