Validation of an Electronic Surgical Outcomes Database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4172-7
Abstract: BackgroundAccurate, complete and sustainable methods of tracking patients and outcomes in low-resource settings are imperative as we launch efforts to improve surgical care globally. The Surgical services QUality Assessment Database (SQUAD) at the Mbarara Regional… read more here.
Keywords: electronic surgical; referral hospital; mbarara regional; hospital ... See more keywords
The Impact of Implementing a Comprehensive Surgical Program on the Surgical Cohort at a Remote Referral Hospital in Southeastern Liberia
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-019-05277-4
Abstract: Background Liberia has an extreme health workforce shortage, particularly with respect to surgery. JJ Dossen Memorial (JJD) is a public referral hospital supported by Partners in Health. Methods We designed and implemented a comprehensive surgical… read more here.
Keywords: referral hospital; surgical program; comprehensive surgical; program ... See more keywords
Development of a Nomogram for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Acquisition Risk Prediction Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit of a Secondary Referral Hospital.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2021.02.005
Abstract: PURPOSE This study aimed to identify the risk factors of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) acquisition to build a nomogram for CRE acquisition risk prediction and evaluate its performance. METHODS This unmatched case-control study included 352 adult… read more here.
Keywords: risk; referral hospital; acquisition risk; acquisition ... See more keywords
Hospital adverse outcomes of the elderly in a tertiary referral hospital: A prospective cohort study of 9,586 admissions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104253
Abstract: OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the hospital adverse outcomes (HAO) of admitted older adult patients in a large prospective cohort and investigate the demographic, economic, and health-related characteristics at risk of HAO in all… read more here.
Keywords: referral hospital; hospital; older adult; tertiary referral ... See more keywords
20 years of experience with the Fontan procedure: characteristics and clinical outcomes of children in a tertiary referral hospital.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1047951122002475
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Without participating in a contractile chamber, the Fontan procedure seeks to create a separation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in patients with univentricular heart, reducing the risks of long-term hypoxemia and improving their survival.… read more here.
Keywords: clinical outcomes; fontan procedure; outcomes children; procedure ... See more keywords
Challenges in day-to-day midwifery practice; a qualitative study from a regional referral hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2018.1453333
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: Maternal and infant mortality rates in Tanzania have decreased over the past decades, but remain high. One of the challenges the country faces, is the lack of skilled health care workers. High fertility… read more here.
Keywords: referral hospital; day day; practice; qualitative study ... See more keywords
Mortality after discharge from a public tertiary cardiovascular referral hospital
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033627
Abstract: It is critically important for stakeholders with distinct foci of attention on healthcare to understand patient evolution in the presence of an established diagnosis or with a suspected diagnosis of various diseases, specially considering death… read more here.
Keywords: referral hospital; death; unit; mortality ... See more keywords
Peritoneal fluid analysis in equine post-partum emergencies admitted to a referral hospital: A retrospective study of 110 cases.
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DOI: 10.1111/evj.13557
Abstract: BACKGROUND Peritoneal fluid analysis has both diagnostic and prognostic value in colic but is little reported in the post-partum mare. Multiple conditions may present similarly in this period, and peritoneal fluid findings may aid a… read more here.
Keywords: referral hospital; peritoneal fluid; analysis; fluid analysis ... See more keywords
Post‐colonoscopy cancer rate at a tertiary referral hospital in Australia: A data linkage analysis
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DOI: 10.1111/jgh.16077
Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosed following a cancer‐negative colonoscopy is termed as post‐colonoscopy CRC (PCCRC). The World Endoscopy Organization has recently standardized the definition of PCCRC‐3Y (CRC developing within 3 years of a cancer‐negative colonoscopy). In… read more here.
Keywords: hospital australia; referral hospital; post colonoscopy; tertiary referral ... See more keywords
Ionized hypercalcemia in 238 cats from a referral hospital population (2009‐2019)
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DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16627
Abstract: Abstract Background Ionized calcium concentration ([iCa]) is more sensitive for detecting calcium disturbances than serum total calcium concentration but literature on ionized hypercalcemia in cats is limited. Urolithiasis is a possible adverse consequence of hypercalcemia.… read more here.
Keywords: 2009 2019; hypercalcemia; ionized hypercalcemia; referral hospital ... See more keywords
Feasibility of using an Early Warning Score for preterm or low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting: results of a mixed-methods study at a national referral hospital in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039061
Abstract: Introduction Fifteen million babies are born prematurely, before 37 weeks gestational age, globally. More than 80% of these are in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 35% of all deaths in the first month of life are… read more here.
Keywords: kenya; referral hospital; national referral; hospital ... See more keywords