Shortage as a catalyst for high-value care: Evaluation of a blood culture stewardship intervention driven by supply chain disruption.
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DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70158
Abstract: BACKGROUND Clinicians often repeat blood cultures in hospitalized, bacteremic patients in excess. Unnecessary cultures have negative impacts, including increased length of hospitalization and environmental waste. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of diagnostic stewardship interventions on… read more here.
Keywords: blood culture; stewardship; culture; high value ... See more keywords
A systematic review study on the factors affecting shortage of nursing workforce in the hospitals
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DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1434
Abstract: This study aimed to determine factors that influence the nursing workforce shortage and their impact on nurses. read more here.
Keywords: review study; shortage; systematic review; nursing workforce ... See more keywords
Consequences and impacts of PEG-IFNα2a shortage: first lessons from a MPN French center
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DOI: 10.1007/s00277-025-06510-y
Abstract: Between March to December 2024, we observed a PEG-IFNα2a shortage in France for MPN patients. We identified and followed 90 patients from our center and observed 80% of difficulties obtaining the drug, and 61 patients… read more here.
Keywords: peg ifn; ifn shortage; drug; center ... See more keywords
Use of High-Dose Oral Valacyclovir During an Intravenous Acyclovir Shortage: A Retrospective Analysis of Tolerability and Drug Shortage Management
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DOI: 10.1007/s40121-017-0157-y
Abstract: IntroductionIn late 2011, a shortage of IV acyclovir led to the need to empirically substitute high-dose oral valacyclovir (HDVA) to conserve IV acyclovir for patients with confirmed herpes simplex virus (HSV) meningitis or encephalitis. This… read more here.
Keywords: hdva; high dose; management; dose oral ... See more keywords
Eculizumab interruption in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome due to shortage: analysis of a Brazilian cohort
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DOI: 10.1007/s40620-020-00920-z
Abstract: Background The risk of eculizumab therapy discontinuation in patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is unclear. The main objective of this study was to analyze the risk of aHUS relapse after eculizumab interruption due to… read more here.
Keywords: nephrology; atypical hemolytic; relapse; shortage ... See more keywords
Air quality in Mexico city during the fuel shortage of January 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117131
Abstract: Abstract The closure of pipelines to tackle fuel-theft in central Mexico caused an unexpected fuel shortage that disrupted transport systems in Mexico City in January of 2019. Fuel sales in the Metropolitan Area and C… read more here.
Keywords: fuel; mexico city; shortage; air quality ... See more keywords
Facemask shortage and the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: Reflections on public health measures
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100329
Abstract: Abstract Background A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak due to the severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection occurred in China in late December 2019. Facemask wearing with proper hand hygiene is considered an effective measure… read more here.
Keywords: policy; facemask wearing; wearing policy; universal facemask ... See more keywords
Developing a successive linear programming model for head-sensitive hydropower system operation considering power shortage aspect
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.04.173
Abstract: The power industry is playing an increasingly important role in the world economy, and insufficient power supply may lead to huge enormous economic loss throughout the world. Then, the problem of power shortage is receiving… read more here.
Keywords: system; power shortage; hydropower; power ... See more keywords
Manufacturing and the Market: Rationalizing the Shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2018.06.018
Abstract: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is used as first-line intravesical therapy following tumor resection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Primary producers of BCG announced shortages within the last decade, leading to a worldwide shortage. We review the literature… read more here.
Keywords: bacillus calmette; shortage; manufacturing market; calmette rin ... See more keywords
Personal protective equipment: Shortage or waste?
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.354
Abstract: To the Editor—With the progression of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage has been highlighted.1 The sudden increase in demand for PPE due to the number of COVID-19 cases,… read more here.
Keywords: personal protective; compliance; protective equipment; epidemiology ... See more keywords
Uncertain delayed production risk process and its application in the shortage for a production process system
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DOI: 10.1080/03081079.2024.2358347
Abstract: Classical production scheduling based on stochastic process cannot deal with the cases that the estimated distribution function is not close enough to the real frequency. Unfortunately, since uncertainty is common for a production process system… read more here.
Keywords: process; production; production process; shortage ... See more keywords