News tagged with hospital setting

Study examines accuracy of prognostic tools used to predict mortality among older adults

A review of 16 prognostic indices used to predict risk of death in older adults in a variety of clinical settings, such as in nursing homes and hospitals, found that there is insufficient evidence to recommend the widespread ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New aggression tool predicted violent patients in medical and surgical wards

Using a specially designed risk assessment tool was an effective way of identifying violent hospital patients in medical and surgical units, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

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created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team approach reduces urinary tract infections in rehab patients

Nurses, occupational and physical therapists, case managers and education staff, all working together at a 300-bed Nebraska rehabilitation hospital, have successfully implemented a team approach to dramatically reduce infections ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hospitalized patients need better understanding of CPR and outcomes

Many hospitalized patients overestimate their chance of surviving an in-hospital cardiac arrest and do not know what CPR really involves, a University of Iowa study has shown.

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Packard Children's has smallest child yet to get pacemaker

Jaya Maharaj was 15 minutes old when she was sent to surgery at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and given a pacemaker that saved her life. The tiny girl — born nine weeks early, weighing 3.5 pounds, ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New devices could hold key to predicting premature births

Scientists and doctors from the University of Sheffield are developing two novel devices that could lead to the improved prediction of premature births.

Medicine & Health / Health

created 4 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Compound may help in fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs

North Carolina State University chemists have created a compound that makes existing antibiotics 16 times more effective against recently discovered antibiotic-resistant "superbugs."

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created 1 hour ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Employers feel no love for unscrupulous practice of 'service sweethearting'

A new study led by two Florida State University marketing professors finds that some frontline service employees who are rewarded for hikes in customer loyalty and satisfaction also may engage in "service ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 10

New study shows high cost of defensive medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers estimate that U.S. orthopaedic surgeons create approximately $2 billion per year in unnecessary health care costs associated with orthopaedic care due to the practice of defensive ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Study indicates that induced labor may not lower risk of infection or respiratory problems in newborns

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that suggest that induction of labor in patients who ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Zealand team finds early plant arrivers dominated landscape

(PhysOrg.com) -- It seems intuitive that not all plant species could have taken a foothold on land at the same time all those millions of years ago as conditions on Earth evolved to the point where they could survive; some ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Stanford develops new tool for teaching doctors to treat sepsis

Jack was sinking fast, his vital signs registering alarming numbers. With every passing second, his doctor, Charles Prober, could see his patient being overwhelmed by sepsis, a deadly complication of infection ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Medical center-based farmers markets improve health

Farmers markets at medical centers may contribute to greater wellness in surrounding communities while adding public health value to a market's mission, say Penn State College of Medicine researchers who have developed and ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath

(AP) -- Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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