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Pilot study shows effectiveness of new, low-cost method for monitoring hand hygiene compliance
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Epidemiologists and computer scientists at the University of Iowa have collaborated to create a new low-cost, green technology for automatically tracking the use of hand hygiene dispensers before healthcare workers enter ...
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Intensive care units poorly equipped to care for the dying
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Almost half of the patients who die in intensive care units die within 24 hours, but the environment is not equipped to provide good end-of-life care. Most relatives are nevertheless happy with the care given, shows a thesis ...
Flowering plants speed post-surgery recovery
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Dec 29, 2008 |
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Contact with nature has long been suspected to increase positive feelings, reduce stress, and provide distraction from the pain associated with recovery from surgery. Now, research has confirmed the beneficial ...
Results show surgical safety checklist drops deaths and complications by more than one third
Jan 14, 2009 |
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An international pilot study involving the Toronto General Hospital (TGH), a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto, and other hospitals from around the world, has found that using a Surgical Patient ...
Study finds air traffic control tracking method reduces errors in trauma management
Jun 11, 2009 |
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New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that a method used by air traffic controllers tracks patient data more effectively and with fewer errors compared with curren ...
Simulated training for ultrasound-guided procedures improves safety without risk to patients
Nov 29, 2009 |
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Using mannequins to teach doctors-in-training how to do ultrasound-guided procedures is an effective way to improve their skills without compromising patient care and safety, according to a new study from ...
Patients wonder, 'Could this be something serious?'
Dec 04, 2007 |
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Nearly 4,800 patient surveys and 100 covertly recorded visits by actors posing as patients revealed that empathy is lacking in many exam rooms around the Rochester, N.Y., area – however, doctors who do convey empathy are ...
Overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals increases levels of MRSA infections
Jun 24, 2008 |
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A review article authored by a University of Queensland academic has found overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals are two key factors in the transmission of MRSA (Meticillin – Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections ...
Next generation of health care workers train through medical simulation (w/Video)
May 19, 2009 |
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Soldiers and pilots use simulation training to learn accuracy, safety and confidence. Now, University of Missouri medical, nursing, health professions and University of Missouri - Kansas City pharmacy instructors ...
When couples face the diagnosis of cancer, women carry a larger emotional burden than men
Feb 29, 2008 |
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In a couple where one of the partners is diagnosed with cancer, women are more consistently and severely distressed than men, regardless of whether they are the person with the disease or the healthy partner. The results ...
Operations engineering for more efficient operating rooms
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Work by specialists from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has led to significant improvements in turnover times for operating rooms at three California safety net hospitals, allowing "many more hours of daytime surgery ...
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