• Data are combined figures for 1998 and 1999, except for information from the WHO report, which covers 1998 ( 11 ). (cdc.gov)
  • All of 164 identified patients under treatment for tuberculosis in Isfahan province were studied (1998-1999). (ac.ir)
  • Ïn 65% of the patients the frequency of tinnitis was higher than 2000 hertz and in 16% lower than 2000 hertz. (ac.ir)
  • Patient notification for bloodborne pathogen testing due to unsafe injection practices in the US health care settings, 2001-2011. (ahrq.gov)
  • U.S. compounding pharmacy-related outbreaks, 2001--2013: public health and patient safety lessons learned. (ahrq.gov)
  • When medical management comprises more than a single pill, more complex methods of interacting with, and partnering, patients are needed to improve adherence to management, quality of life, and health outcomes. (mja.com.au)
  • We describe here the rationale and methods of patient-centred care, using the examples of diabetes and asthma. (mja.com.au)
  • Methods: Among 107 patients with OLTs treated arthroscopically, only the patients older than 50 years (65 patients) were included in this study. (researchgate.net)
  • METHODS A search of the MEDLINE database from 1966 through April 2002 was conducted to find articles focusing on interpersonal continuity of patient care. (annfammed.org)
  • Methods: Using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, 15,269 HIV/AIDS patients were identified between 1998 and 2009. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • 0.01) in incidence from 0.08 cases/100,000 in 1998, to 0.53 cases/100,000 in 2015. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Beta-blockers are a beneficial treatment for post MI patients because they decrease the incidence of recurrent cardiac events by blunting the effects of adrenaline in the body. (cms.gov)
  • Background: The aims of this study were to investigate the cancer incidence and risk in HIV/AIDS patients relative to the general population in Taiwan. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Conclusion: This study showed that although the cancer incidence rates have significantly decreased in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era, HIV/AIDS patients were still at increased risk of ADCs and most NADCs. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Potentially inappropriate medication administration is associated with adverse postoperative outcomes in older surgical patients: a retrospective cohort study. (ahrq.gov)
  • Forslund T, Wettermark B, Andersen M, Hjemdahl P. Stroke and bleeding with NOAC or warfarin treatment in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a population based cohort study. (janusinfo.se)
  • Evans M, Carrero JJ, Bellocco R, Barany P, Qureshi AR, Seeberger A, Jacobson SH, Hylander-Rössner B, Rotnitzky A, Sjölander A. Initiation of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and outcomes: a nationwide observational cohort study in anaemic chronic kidney disease patients. (janusinfo.se)
  • Other abnormalities have been shown in patients with dysfunctional breathing. (bmj.com)
  • The DeFi trial randomized 142 patients with desmoid tumors (or aggressive fibromatosis) to receive oral treatment with either a placebo or nirogacestat, an investigational, selective gamma-secretase inhibitor that blocks Notch pathway signaling and cell growth. (mskcc.org)
  • Therapeutic options in patients with advanced-stage gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine tumors are limited. (snmjournals.org)
  • Therapeutic options in patients with progressive and disseminated metastatic neuroendocrine gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) tumors are often limited, and prognosis is often poor ( 1 , 2 ). (snmjournals.org)
  • Because 111 In emits short-range electrons that can have significant biologic effects at a cellular level ( 17 - 19 ), radionuclide therapy with a high activity of 111 In-pentetreotide has been used in a few patients with GEP tumors ( 5 , 20 - 30 ). (snmjournals.org)
  • We report the results of radionuclide therapy with either 111 In-pentetreotide or 131 I-MIBG in a population of patients with advanced-stage GEP tumors. (snmjournals.org)
  • The factors responsible for response to tamoxifen in 5% to 10% of patients with ERa-negative tumors are not clear. (lu.se)
  • ExperimentalDesign: We investigated ERh by immunohistochemistry in 353 stage II primary breast tumors from patients treated with 2 years adjuvant tamoxifen, and generated gene expres- sion profiles for a representative subset of 88 tumors. (lu.se)
  • Patients with tumors lacking ERa in general do not charges. (lu.se)
  • Bergqvist J, Iderberg H, Mesterton J, Bengtsson N, Wettermark B, Henriksson R. Healthcare resource use, comorbidity, treatment and clinical outcomes for patients with primary intracranial tumors: a Swedish population-based register study. (janusinfo.se)
  • An otolaryngologist/head and neck surgeon might approach the acute trauma patient in a compartmentalized fashion. (medscape.com)
  • Nasotracheal intubation is not generally recommended in the patient in acute respiratory distress or in patients with extensive maxillofacial trauma because the procedure requires both time and a stable mid face. (medscape.com)
  • 5 Further, beta-blockers reduce infarct size in patients with acute MI and decrease the risk of sudden death due to ventricular arrhythmias. (cms.gov)
  • Adding chiropractic manipulative therapy to standard medical care for patients with acute low back pain. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Retrospective serosurvey of leptospirosis among acute febrile illness and hepatitis patients in Egypt. (ajtmh.org)
  • Schmidt-Mende K, Andersen M, Wettermark B, Hasselström J. Educational intervention on medication reviews aiming to reduce acute healthcare consumption in elderly patients with potentially inappropriate medicines -A pragmatic open-label cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. (janusinfo.se)
  • Reference Hayashi, Tanabe and Nakagawa Hayashi et al , 2002 ), co-improvisational music therapy, the form generally practised in in-patient settings in Western Europe, has not been evaluated ( Reference Bruscia Bruscia, 1998 ). (cambridge.org)
  • Beta blockers provide family physicians with an additional therapeutic option for treating patients with this syndrome. (aafp.org)
  • Furthermore, we demonstrated that viable tumor tissue from ovarian cancer patients can be used to screen tumor radiosensitivity ex-vivo, enabling the direct assessment of therapeutic efficacy. (osti.gov)
  • Time in Therapeutic Range and Outcomes After Warfarin Initiation in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Renal Dysfunction. (janusinfo.se)
  • Therapeutic patient education : continuing education programmes for health care providers in the field of prevention of chronic diseases : report of a WHO working group. (who.int)
  • Also discussed are risk communication and education strategies that health care providers can use to best explain lab results, deliver instructions on clinical follow-up, and impart preventive messages to their lead exposed or potentially exposed patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Subsequently, earlier implementation of educational services and cochlear implant technology in patients with profound hearing loss now results in superior communication skills and enhanced language development. (nature.com)
  • on the other hand, 28 (47%) of 59 patients were not being prescribed warfarin although the results of their decision analysis suggested they wanted to be. (bmj.com)
  • In this paper, we present the results of toxicological analyses of preserved brain tissue and bone samples from the remains of the seventeenth century patients of the Ospedale Maggiore , the main hospital in Milan and one of the most innovative hospitals in Europe from the Renaissance period. (nature.com)
  • Systematic reviews show that patient-centred care results in increased adherence to management protocols, reduced morbidity and improved quality of life for patients. (mja.com.au)
  • After seven years of follow-up on these patients, the study results revealed that blacks and whites differed in the way they benefited from the two treatment programs. (nih.gov)
  • Based on the study results, it is recommended that black patients with advanced glaucoma begin a treatment program that starts with laser surgery, which is consistent with current medical practice," said study co-chairman Douglas E. Gaasterland, MD, ofGeorgetown University. (nih.gov)
  • RESULTS Thirty articles were found that addressed the relationship between interpersonal continuity and patient satisfaction with medical care. (annfammed.org)
  • The results from this project will provide high-quality data necessary to decide whether Exenatide has useful biological effects in patients with PD. (michaeljfox.org)
  • Positive results will form the platform upon which major Phase III trials can be planned and conducted to ultimately enable the regulatory authorities to judge whether the safety and tolerability and biological effects of Exenatide support its widespread use in patients with PD. (michaeljfox.org)
  • The results are more conflicting in patients with diabetes. (springer.com)
  • In short, the aims of the NDR are to monitor diabetes care and to encourage the registration of all diabetic patients at least once a year, enabling participating centres to use national results as benchmarking tools for quality assurance in diabetes care. (springer.com)
  • Results: A total of 1117 male and 165 female HIV/AIDS patients were diagnosed with cancer. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Comparison with the results of the 1998 epidemic suggests a worrying increase in the resistance of V. cholerae to erythromycin, doxycycline and ciprofloxacin. (who.int)
  • Early diagnosis and effective treatment of TB among HIV-infected patients are critical for curing TB, minimizing the negative effects of TB on the course of HIV, and interrupting the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to other persons in the community. (cdc.gov)
  • All HIV-infected patients undergoing treatment for TB should be evaluated for antiretroviral therapy, because most patients with HIV-related TB are candidates for concurrent administration of antituberculosis and antiretroviral drug therapies. (cdc.gov)
  • Ideally, the management of TB among HIV-infected patients taking antiretroviral drugs requires a) directly observed therapy, b) availability of experienced and coordinated TB/HIV care givers, and in most situations, c) use of a TB treatment regimen that includes rifabutin instead of rifampin. (cdc.gov)
  • Because alternatives to the use of rifampin for antituberculosis treatment are now available, the previously recommended practice of stopping protease inhibitor therapy to allow the use of rifampin for TB treatment is no longer recommended for patients with HIV-related TB. (cdc.gov)
  • Physicians and patients also should be aware that paradoxical reactions might occur during the course of TB treatment when antiretroviral therapy restores immune function. (cdc.gov)
  • All adult patients aged 17-65 with diagnosed asthma who were receiving treatment. (bmj.com)
  • Patients at different treatment steps of the British Thoracic Society asthma guidelines were affected equally. (bmj.com)
  • To investigate the impact of patients' preferences for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, by using individualised decision analysis combining probability and utility assessments into a decision tree. (bmj.com)
  • Such analyses have shed light on the pharmacological therapies administered to the patients near the time of death and have implemented our knowledge of medical treatment and drug administration in the 1600's. (nature.com)
  • Are Aggressive Treatment Strategies Less Cost-Effective for Older Patients? (rand.org)
  • Despite the development of community-based services which reduce the need for in-patient care, many people with severe mental illness continue to need periods of in-patient treatment. (cambridge.org)
  • Background: The ideal treatment for osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) is still controversial, especially in older patients. (researchgate.net)
  • Purpose: To compare the clinical outcomes of MSC injection and arthroscopic marrow stimulation treatment with those of arthroscopic marrow stimulation treatment alone for the treatment of OLTs in older patients. (researchgate.net)
  • Patients were divided into 2 groups: 35 patients (37 ankles) treated with arthroscopic marrow stimulation treatment alone (group A) and 30 patients (31 ankles) who underwent MSC injection along with arthroscopic marrow stimulation treatment (group B). Clinical outcomes were evaluated according to the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Scale, and the Roles and Maudsley score. (researchgate.net)
  • These correlations were not observed in group B. Conclusion: Injection of MSCs with marrow stimulation treatment was encouraging in patients older than 50 years compared with patients treated with marrow stimulation treatment alone, especially when the lesion size was larger than 109 mm(2) or a subchondral cyst existed. (researchgate.net)
  • Although still in the early stages of application, MSCs may have great potential in the treatment of OLTs in patients older than 50 years, and more evaluations of its effect should be performed. (researchgate.net)
  • The patients' eyes were assigned randomly to one of two treatment regimens: one beginning with laser surgery, the other beginning with the trabeculectomy surgery. (nih.gov)
  • From initial treatment through seven years of follow-up, the average percent of eyes in black patients with decrease of vision was 28 percent in the program starting with laser surgery, as compared with 37 percent in the program starting with a trabeculectomy. (nih.gov)
  • seven years after the initial treatment, the average percent of eyes in white patients with decrease of vision was 31 percent in the program starting with a trabeculectomy, as compared with 35 percent in the program starting with laser surgery. (nih.gov)
  • In contrast, white patients with advanced glaucoma who have no life-threatening health problems should begin a treatment program that starts with trabeculectomy. (nih.gov)
  • Four years after the first surgical treatment of white patients, the vision of most, but not all,was preserved better if their program started with trabeculectomy. (nih.gov)
  • Medicare will not cover pacemaker implantation for either post MI patients with asymptomatic bradycardia who otherwise would be precluded from beta-blocker long-term drug therapy or post MI patients who are treated with beta-blockers and later develop asymptomatic bradycardia as a result of the treatment. (cms.gov)
  • For some patients, it may be appropriate to implant a pacemaker in order to continue pharmacologic treatment. (cms.gov)
  • Clinicians increasingly understand that beta-blockers are an important treatment for patients post MI. (cms.gov)
  • Multiple studies on medical inpatients and surgical patients in university and community hospitals, as well as outpatients in internal medicine and family medicine practices, show a low recognition rate and an even poorer treatment rate. (medscape.com)
  • Patients were given a symptomatic or a specific treatment. (ac.ir)
  • Although the initial intent was that all patients would undergo treatment, a subset of patients was not treated for reasons pertaining to nonmedical considerations. (snmjournals.org)
  • Conclusion: Expression of ERh is an independent marker for favorable prognosis after adjuvant tamoxifen treatment in ERa-negative breast cancer patients and involves a gene expression program distinct from ERa. (lu.se)
  • Loikas D, Forslund T, Wettermark B, Schenck-Gustafsson K, Hjemdahl P, von Euler M. Increased thromboprophylactic treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation after the introduction of NOACs - an analysis of sex and gender differences. (janusinfo.se)
  • The role of patient education in the treatment of onchocerciasis in a rural Nigerian community / by Oladimeji Oladepo. (who.int)
  • Salmonella outbreaks associated with NRTE breaded, stuffed chicken products during 1998-2022 were summarized using reports in CDC's Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS), outbreak questionnaires, web postings, and data from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) † and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). (cdc.gov)
  • MJFF even started an advisory group in 2022, called the Gait Advisors Leading Outcomes for Parkinson's (GALOP), which integrates the perspectives of patients, researchers and clinicians. (michaeljfox.org)
  • A global team of researchers captured the attention of the scientific world with a publication in Nature Medicine in November outlining success in using electrical spinal cord stimulation to address gait and balance issues in a patient with Parkinson's disease (PD). (michaeljfox.org)
  • In a small group of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who injected Exenatide twice daily for a year, the drug was tolerated well and improvements were seen in physical and cognitive functions compared to patients not given the drug. (michaeljfox.org)
  • 260 randomly selected patients aged 70-85 years with atrial fibrillation. (bmj.com)
  • In the context of shared decision making, individualised decision analysis is valuable in a sizeable proportion of elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. (bmj.com)
  • Patient-centred care is an important and evidence-based concept for improving health outcomes for people with chronic disease in primary-care practice. (mja.com.au)
  • Describe communication strategies that health care providers can use to best deliver clinical information to their lead exposed or potentially exposed patients. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive framework underlying the causes of hearing impairment and to detail the clinical management for patients with hereditary hearing loss. (nature.com)
  • The following shows a selection of rows of an EAV table for clinical findings from a visit to a doctor for a fever on the morning of 1998-05-01. (wikipedia.org)
  • The intent was to treat all patients because of uncontrolled tumor disease ( n = 21), contraindication to chemotherapy or surgery ( n = 7), or uncontrolled and badly tolerated clinical symptoms ( n = 4). (snmjournals.org)
  • Pediatricians commonly present data in the form of percentiles, and a similar convention could help physicians explain elevated BLLs to parents (see [CDC 2011b] for patient handouts). (cdc.gov)
  • Also, physicians might hesitate to label a patient as alcoholic because of negative consequences. (medscape.com)
  • Physicians who have a problem with alcohol themselves are less likely to discuss alcoholism and its consequences with patients. (medscape.com)
  • Future research in this area should address whether the same is true for all patients or only for those who seek ongoing relationships with physicians in primary care. (annfammed.org)
  • 11 Changes in the American health care system during the past decade have made it increasingly difficult to establish such long-term trusting relationships between physicians and patients. (annfammed.org)
  • Are physicians aware of which of their patients have indwelling urinary catheters? (cdc.gov)
  • Vene S . Mangiafico, Niklasson B. Indirect immunofluorescence for serological diagnosis of dengue virus infections in Swedish patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in surgical patients: A controlled study on the excess morbidity and costs. (cdc.gov)
  • Management of opportunistic infections in HIV(+) patients: contrast between Europe and South America. (ajtmh.org)
  • Colonization of dental plaque: a source of nosocomial infections in intensive care unit patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Patients may present with Lyme disease in either a primary care or hospital setting, with an unknown proportion receiving confirmatory laboratory diagnosis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The relative proportion of patients presenting to either setting is currently unknown, as is the patient pathway between primary, secondary and tertiary care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since 1989 Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) have recorded every 'episode' of admitted patient care (APC) delivered in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England [ 16 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients who are homebound or whose needs require skilled care, such as wound care, intravenous therapy or monitoring for pain control, may be eligible to receive home health care benefits under the auspices of Medicare. (aafp.org)
  • however, take care to avoid hyperextending the neck because this may injure the spinal cord in patients with cervical spine fractures . (medscape.com)
  • This section focuses on instructions the health care provider can give to parents and patients regarding steps they can take to prevent, reduce, or mitigate lead exposure from the home, workplace, and environment. (cdc.gov)
  • The health care provider should ensure there is time available to carefully listen to expressed concerns and questions and provide empathetic responses with voiced understanding by the parent or patient. (cdc.gov)
  • Another extraordinary aspect of this context is the presence of historical archives, still preserved, concerning the administration and organization of the hospital, patient care and the pharmacopoeia (drugs) used in the hospital to treat the patients' diseases. (nature.com)
  • Getting it right: why bother with patient-centred care? (mja.com.au)
  • Like many apparently new ideas, many of the concepts central to patient-centred care have been debated before. (mja.com.au)
  • More recent drivers of patient-centred care include economic constraints on healthcare, reduced hospital stays, increases in shared care and a broadened community base for chronic disease management. (mja.com.au)
  • Ideas such as patient-centred care may be perceived as more difficult to implement and disseminate, and are less clearly related to immediate health gain. (mja.com.au)
  • In addition to linking GPs to community teams, the notion of patient-centred care could also become a greater part of secondary and tertiary specialised medical practice. (mja.com.au)
  • 1 Advance care planning can increase the quality of life of dying patients, improve the experience of family members and decrease health care costs. (cmaj.ca)
  • Advance care planning is a process by which patients consider options for future health care decisions and identify their wishes. (cmaj.ca)
  • In other settings, the plan may result in an advance care directive - a verbal or written instruction describing what kind of care a patient would want (or not want) if he or she were no longer able to speak for him or herself, and the values that guide the patient in making important health care decisions. (cmaj.ca)
  • Advance care planning may also result in the nomination of a substitute decision-maker - someone who makes decisions for the patient if the patient is incapable of doing so. (cmaj.ca)
  • 4 , 5 however, hospital-based health care providers infrequently engage patients and families in such conversations. (cmaj.ca)
  • 6 Accordingly, the focus of our review is to provide guidance for advance care planning as it pertains to the in-patient setting (i.e., determination of goals of care for the patient in hospital). (cmaj.ca)
  • PURPOSE We wanted to review the medical literature regarding the relationship between interpersonal continuity of care and patient satisfaction and suggest future strategies for research on this topic. (annfammed.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS Although the available literature reflects persistent methodologic problems, a consistent and significant positive relationship exists between interpersonal continuity of care and patient satisfaction. (annfammed.org)
  • 1, 4- , 10 Recently, 3 of these dimensions were organized into a hierarchy ranging from the availability of accurate information from one health care encounter to another (informational continuity), through a pattern of health care utilization at a particular site of care (longitudinal continuity), to a personal doctor-patient relationship characterized by loyalty and trust (interpersonal continuity). (annfammed.org)
  • This article describes our efforts to examine systematically the evidence regarding the association between interpersonal continuity and one aspect of care quality, the level of patient satisfaction. (annfammed.org)
  • Weinstein JW, Mazon D, Pantelick E, Reagan-Cirincione P, Dembry LM, Hierholzer WJ,Jr. A decade of prevalence surveys in a tertiary-care center: Trends in nosocomial infection rates, device utilization, and patient acuity. (cdc.gov)
  • Nonhospital health care-associated hepatitis B and C virus transmission: United States, 1998-2008. (ahrq.gov)
  • Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit. (ahrq.gov)
  • There is some evidence that chiropractic care may have value for patients with asthma. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering was founded in 1884, and today is a world leader in patient care, research, and educational programs. (mskcc.org)
  • He dedicated his life to ensure better warfighter care during military air evacuation," said U.S. Army Col. Jennifer Stowe, a science program administrator at the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory , who presented the award for his work to increase the effectiveness of en route combat casualty care. (health.mil)
  • As en route care product area lead at the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing, Rodriquez focused on the advancement of warfighter medical care, representing the 711HPW on various committees and working groups including the Committee on En Route Combat Casualty Care. (health.mil)
  • While at the Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, he led the advancement and performance of several research initiatives in en route care, aeromedical evacuation, and CCAT research. (health.mil)
  • After spending 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, Rodriquez continued training and aiding in military medicine research at the University of Cincinnati as the research director of the En route Care Center. (health.mil)
  • Crit Care Med 1998, 26:301-308. (bvsalud.org)
  • A paper detailing these findings is published in the July 1998 issue of Ophthalmology . (nih.gov)
  • The example below illustrates symptoms findings that might be seen in a patient with pneumonia . (wikipedia.org)
  • Only 7 percent of unemployed chronic patients in 2008 had managed to find jobs one year later. (cbs.nl)
  • That same year, the board of the Champaign health center approves the use of the pill for patients provided that the patient obtains a prescription from her private physician and pays $2.00 for each month's supply. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Over 120 patients are served in the first year. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Over a four-year period, researchers enrolled 332 black patients (451 eyes), and 249white patients (325 eyes). (nih.gov)
  • The scientists implanted a device into a 62-year-old Parkinson's patient who has lived with PD for 30 years. (michaeljfox.org)
  • Reducing failure to rescue rates in a paediatric in-patient setting: a 9-year quality improvement study. (ahrq.gov)
  • Patients aged 18years and above who had been on ARV drugs for at least one year were included, while those who had a medical emergency and needed immediate attention were excluded. (who.int)
  • 7 By providing structured guidance, specific advice and practical tools, our aim is to increase clinicians' confidence in engaging in meaningful end-of-life communication with patients in hospital and their family members. (cmaj.ca)
  • The Patient's Charter was first started out as a United Kingdom government official document, which sets out a number of Patient's rights for National Health Service patients inspiring other nations to publish their patients' charter as well. (wikipedia.org)
  • A lateral cervical spine radiograph is essential to evaluate the patient's condition but should not delay securing the airway of a patient in distress (see image below). (medscape.com)
  • The clinician must pay close attention to the patient's presentation, including personal appearance, social interaction with office staff and others in the waiting area, and whether the patient is accompanied by someone (ie, to help determine if the patient has social support). (medscape.com)
  • Beginning with open-ended questions is desirable in order to put the patient further at ease and to observe the patient's stream of thought (content) and thought process. (medscape.com)
  • Observational study based on interviews with patients. (bmj.com)
  • Many obstetric complications occur in patients without risk factors. (aafp.org)
  • Less than 2% of patients suffer from complications due to pacemaker implantation. (cms.gov)
  • Our aims were to explore the demographic characteristics of Lyme disease patients within the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW), and to describe patient pathways. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study has been performed to analyze the characteristics of patients referred to ËNT Çliniccs of Boo Âli Sina hospital in Sari in 1998. (ac.ir)
  • The demographic characteristics of the patients were documented and disgnostic tests with audiometer (ÔB-822) were done. (ac.ir)
  • Data from 1st January 1998 to 31st December 2015 was retrieved from the two administrative hospital datasets (HES and PEDW), based on patients coded with Lyme disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Various stakeholders have criticised the charter for reasons widely ranging from not offering sufficient support to transgender patients to increasing attacks on hospital staff. (wikipedia.org)
  • Over the past 15 years, the total amount of day-patient hospital admissions has soared. (cbs.nl)
  • The number of in-patient hospital admissions, defined as admissions including at least one overnight. (cbs.nl)
  • Out-patient hospital admissions are becoming more and more common. (cbs.nl)
  • The number of out-patient hospital admissions for chronic enteritis (e.g. (cbs.nl)
  • Younger age also predicted intubation, as did a higher Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score, particularly for the thorax, chest, and face, while patients with prehospital unreactive pupils had a greater likelihood of prehospital intubation but not of in-hospital intubation. (medscape.com)
  • 14 In one series, 42% of patients attending a hospital asthma clinic showed evidence of hyperventilation disorder as assessed by capnographic responses and Nijmegen questionnaire scores. (bmj.com)
  • Annex to the hospital, the crypt of the Church of the Beata Vergine Annunziata was used as place of burial for the deceased patients of the Ca' Granda for almost the entire span of the seventeenth century. (nature.com)
  • The study sample was recruited from in-patients at one of four hospitals in central and inner London (Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Paterson Centre, St Charles' Hospital and St Clement's Hospital). (cambridge.org)
  • This was a cross sectional study of adult patients with HIV/AIDS attending outpatient clinic at the S.S. Wali Virology Centre of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital who gave informed consent. (who.int)
  • Deviation from the definition: Transfers of patients between departments within a hospital are considered as a discharge. (who.int)
  • Source: Federal Statistical Office, Hospital statistics - diagnostic data of the hospital patients. (who.int)
  • Among 37,466 bronchoscopies performed between 1974-1998, 62 (0.2%) were performed for the removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies. (ersjournals.com)
  • In one patient, 2 foreign bodies were found. (ersjournals.com)
  • An oropharyngeal airway and clearing the airway of foreign bodies may also assist in ventilating the patient. (medscape.com)
  • Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW) is a central administrative database that collects admissions data from NHS hospitals in Wales [ 17 , 18 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Only patients discharged from public hospitals are included. (who.int)
  • These data can be used to inform future investigations into Lyme disease burden, and patient management within the NHS. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For management of this problem, we need to data about our identified patients. (ac.ir)
  • Key features of the doctor-patient interaction are shared goal setting, written management plans and regular follow-up. (mja.com.au)
  • This is a challenge, because real innovation and change require political commitment, which is sometimes slow to be implemented in health services, even though the evidence for patient-centred approaches to chronic disease management is already strong. (mja.com.au)
  • Explore patient "cognitions" (what they think, believe and expect, and their confidence about their disease management). (mja.com.au)
  • if patients are convinced that management will improve quality of life, adherence will be better. (mja.com.au)
  • An improvement of the efficiency in healthcare was established by specialized therapies instead of general assistance, by employing specialized doctors and surgeons rather than generic nurses, by introducing daily medical rounds and by reforming hygienic conditions through the installation of an efficient sewage system and daily change of linens of the beds of the patients 1 , 2 . (nature.com)
  • OBJECTIVES: To ascertain whether patients with Crohn's disease treated with azathioprine maintained bone mineral mass better than patients treated with steroids alone. (lu.se)
  • SUBJECTS: A total of 59 patients with ileocolonic, ileocaecal or colonic Crohn's disease. (lu.se)
  • However, by being steroid-saving, it seems to conserve bone mineral mass in patients with Crohn's disease. (lu.se)
  • 3 12 Asthma has been linked with symptomatic hyperventilation in several studies, 13 - 15 and this may be related to the increased anxiety and depression indices found in asthmatic patients. (bmj.com)
  • Medicare will continue to cover pacemaker implantation in patients with symptomatic bradycardia whether iatrogenic or induced by required pharmacologic therapy. (cms.gov)
  • Of 195 eligible patients, 97 participated in decision making using decision analysis. (bmj.com)
  • Of 115 eligible patients 81 (70%) were randomised. (cambridge.org)
  • Medical history was suggestive of foreign body aspiration in 33 patients and the chest radiograph was suggestive in 10 patients. (ersjournals.com)
  • The prevalence of 5G homozygous carriers was significantly lower in patients than in controls (10% vs. 26%, p=0.009). (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The prevalence of a reduced fibrinolytic potential due to PAI-1 excess was 45.7% among DVT patients. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Recognized substance abuse patients tend to have an antisocial personality disorder (type 2 alcoholism, characterized by an association with criminal behavior [sociopathy], onset in teen years, and drinking to get high), while those whose diagnosis is missed tend to have depression or anxiety. (medscape.com)
  • 12 Interpersonal continuity refers to a special type of longitudinal continuity in which an ongoing personal relationship between the patient and clinician is characterized by personal trust and responsibility. (annfammed.org)
  • The aim of this study of type 2 diabetic patients in the Swedish National Diabetes Register was to study the associations of BMI, overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m 2 ) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) with cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes, as these associations have not previously been clarified. (springer.com)
  • Both overweight and obesity independently increased the risk of CHD and cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. (springer.com)
  • The aim of the present study, based on data from the Swedish National Diabetes Register, was to describe the associations between BMI, overweight and obesity, fatal or non-fatal CHD, stroke, CVD and total mortality, in female and male type 2 diabetic patients aged 30-74 years. (springer.com)
  • Our population is aging, and older patients are living longer with chronic illness. (cmaj.ca)
  • Tinnitis is one of the most common cause of complaints among patients, who referred to otolaryngology clinics. (ac.ir)
  • Reflecting interest in continuing the study, The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) invested $1 million in expanding the research to include six more patients. (michaeljfox.org)
  • The aim of the present study was to eluci- date the biology and prognostic role of the second ER, ERh, in patients treated with adjuvant tamoxifen. (lu.se)
  • Beta blockers such as carvedilol may improve left ventricular function and survival rates in patients with congestive heart failure. (aafp.org)
  • The overall Kaplan-Meier survival rate and cumulative progression-free and cumulative event-free survival rates during the first 15 mo were significantly higher in patients receiving radionuclide therapy ( P = 0.019, P = 0.024, and P = 0.019, respectively). (snmjournals.org)
  • Adding to CDC's current recommendations for administering isoniazid preventive therapy to HIV-infected persons with positive tuberculin skin tests and to HIV-infected persons who were exposed to patients with infectious TB, this report also describes in detail the use of new short-course (i.e., 2 months) multidrug regimens (e.g., a rifamycin, such as rifampin or rifabutin, combined with pyrazinamide) to prevent TB in persons with HIV infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Patients might be too ashamed to report their problem. (medscape.com)
  • There is scant information on Lyme disease patient demographics in England and Wales, and how they interact with the National Health Service (NHS). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Under the direction of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), India's National Human Rights Commission drafted a Charter of Patients' Rights in 2018 which can be found at NABH website here. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Chicago Board of Health recognizes the need for family planning and approves a policy to refer patients to PPACA or the Roman Catholic Cana Conference. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • To examine the feasibility of a randomised trial of music therapy for in-patients with schizophrenia, and explore its effects on mental health. (cambridge.org)
  • Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have discovered that black and white patients with advanced glaucoma respond differently to two surgical treatments for the disease. (nih.gov)
  • Source: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of CR (IHIS CR), National Registry of Hospitalized Patients. (who.int)
  • Source: National Patient Registry, National Board of Health. (who.int)
  • Only one patient (a 14 years old boy) was positive for HIV infection. (ac.ir)
  • Through the first four years, the vision in eyes of white patients with advanced glaucoma tended to be better preserved in the program starting with laser surgery. (nih.gov)
  • In addition, pacemaker batteries typically have a life span of seven to eight years, which means that the implanted patient will eventually need to endure a second invasive procedure in order to replace the battery. (cms.gov)
  • Patients aged 30-74 years with no previous CHD or stroke ( N = 13,087) were followed for a mean of 5.6 years until 2003 for fatal or non-fatal CHD, stroke, cardiovascular disease (CHD or stroke) and total mortality. (springer.com)
  • In some patients, the beneficial effect of the eye drops wears off with time, and "advanced glaucoma" develops. (nih.gov)
  • Radionuclide therapy was beneficial in 14 patients (73% of group A), with only 1 significant side effect. (snmjournals.org)