Acute medical unit
Phase II study of tight glycaemic control in COPD patients with exacerbations admitted to the acute medical unit
... of acute hyperglycaemia to a target blood glucose range could be achieved in the acute medical unit (AMU), where lower nurse:patient ratios, less intensive moni- toring and erratic nutrition ...
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment on an acute medical unit : a qualitative study of older people’s and informal carer’s perspectives of the care and treatment received
... controlled trial were asked if they would be interested in taking part in an interview about their experience of the care on and associated with the acute medical unit. A purposive sample of ...
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Care bundles for acute kidney injury: a balanced accounting of the impact of implementation in an acute medical unit
... Baseline data from eight patients with AKI on the acute medical unit (AMU) in Ninewells Hospital showed 62% compliance with SHOUT. However, most patients were transferred from AMU within 24 hours so ...
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Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS)
... AMIGOS: Acute Medical Unit Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Intervention Study; AMU: Acute Medical Unit; CGA: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; CQLI-R: Caregiver Quality of ...
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Creating a fair workload for nurses in the Acute Medical Unit of Rijnstate Arnhem: an intensity of care model for acute patients
... As mentioned in the conclusion, the intensity of care model is appropriate for the Acute Medical Unit in Rijnstate. A strong relationship between the nurses’ estimated intensity of care and that of ...
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Collaborative approach to reducing cardiac arrests in an acute medical unit
... Cardiac arrests are often preceded by a period of physiological deterioration. Preventing potentially avoidable cardiac arrests therefore depends on reliable recognition of, and response to, those deteriorations. Our ...
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The quantitative and qualitative differences between the locations of an Acute Medical Unit
... the acute medical unit is ...the acute medical units were located near the emergency department (Cooke et ...2003). Medical diagnostic facilities, therapeutic service departments ...
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Electronic prescribing: introducing a stat optional dose to improve time to antibiotic on the acute medical unit
... Darlington Memorial Hospital is a district general hospital in the North East of England. The acute medical unit (AMU) takes referrals from the emergency department and also direct from general ...
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The expected effects of an acute medical unit on the amount and type of acute patients admitted to the general medical wards and the experienced workload of nurses
... 9,098 acute patients were admitted to a department in the hospital after arrival at the emergency ...5,039 acute patients were eligible for admittance to an AMU of 24, 48 or 72 ...18 medical ...
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Nursing observation and assessment of patients in the acute medical unit
... 35 Undoubtedly, one of the key skill sets for any nurse working in an acute environment is the ability to measure, interpret and monitor the physiological vital signs of the patient. These include respiratory ...
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Impact of Rapid Molecular Detection of Respiratory Viruses on Clinical Outcomes and Patient Management
... with acute respiratory infections with both a rapid respiratory PCR panel and a standard laboratory-developed assay ...or acute medical unit of the hospital over two winter seasons to ...
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Implementing a complex rehabilitation intervention in a stroke trial: a qualitative process evaluation of AVERT
... 2104 acute stroke patients be- tween ...stroke unit care alone or very early mobilisation (VEM) in addition to usual care for up to 14 days after stroke or until dis- charge from the ...
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Long term outcome in medical patients aged 80 or over following admission to an intensive care unit
... an acute illness will influence outcome after ICU and hospital discharge. The results of additional analysis in survivors at different time points after discharge suggest that the severity at admission negatively ...
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Outcome and features of acute kidney injury complicating hypoxic hepatitis at the medical intensive care unit
... for acute kidney injury were calculated accord- ing to the KDIGO clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury based on serum creatinine and urinary out- put ...
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Superville_unc_0153D_17451.pdf
... diagnosis, medical history, current treatment plan, to-do lists, and anticipated ...the medical record to confirm the veracity of the communication, with an information transfer check to validate mutual, ...
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A study of the clinical characteristics, risk factors and mortality outcomes of patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure to general medical wards and intensive care units in a tertiary care hospital in South India (CHROME-HF)
... identification of patients who may need a higher level of care like an intensive care unit admission. Various models have been developed for predicting the outcome in heart failure using data from western studies. ...
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An outbreak of cholera in Medipally village, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2013
... Background: Cholera continues to remain endemic in over 50 countries and has caused large epidemics with around 3 – 5 million cases occurring every year in Asia alone. In India, cholera is endemic in many states. ...
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Evaluation of Cost Analysis of Prescriptions in the Acute Medical Care Unit of a Teaching Hospital in Chennai
... patient medical records, for detailed information of the drugs, the dosage schedule (form, route, and frequency) and the duration of treatment from the time of admission till discharge or shifting from the ...
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Time to cure and predictors of recovery among children aged 6-59 months with severe acute malnutrition admitted in Jimma university medical center, Southwest Ethiopia
... SAM children who did not get vaccination for their age have a longer hospital stay so; implementation of the extended immunization program should be strengthened. The results pose arguments for integration of play ...
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Evaluation of a Medical and Mental Health Unit compared with standard care for older people whose emergency admission to an acute general hospital is complicated by concurrent 'confusion': a controlled clinical trial Acronym: TEAM: Trial of an Elderly Acute care Medical and mental health unit
... an acute medical service very pressed for bed avail- ability, and under rigorous performance management of patient flows, in particular, the government-prescribed maximum four hour Emergency Department wait ...
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