(A286) Safe Hospital Program and Safe Medical Unit in Mexico

Safe injection practice (Safe-1 program).

WHO defines Safe Injection, as an injection that does no harm to recipients; does not expose the health care worker to any risk; and does not result in waste that is dangerous for the community. In India, 300 crore injections are given in an year out of which 180 crore are unsafe; diseases transmitted through unsafe injection practices include hepatitis B: 21million, hepatitis C: 2 million, and...

Safe in the Sun

سرطانهای جلدی را می توان به انواع پیش بدخیم و بدخیم تقسیم نمود. شایعترین ضایعه جلدی پیش بدخیم، کراتوز آفتابی نام دارد که بصورت ضایعات خشک و دلمه دار جلدی بروز می کنند - لنتیگو  آفتابی یک ضایعه پیش بدخیم دیگرن است که بصورت لکه های قهوه ای و صاف (غیر برجسته روی پوست مشاهده می شوند) ضایعات پیش بدخیم در صورت عدم درمان می توانند بدخیم شوند. 

Is Daycare Tonsillectomy Safe?

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common procedures performed by Ear, Nose, and Throat surgeon.  Usually, the procedure is carried out as an inpatient surgery. With the increasing need to reduce healthcare costs, spare precious hospital beds, and shorten elective surgery lists, there is currently a trend towards performing tonsillectomy on a daycare basis.  Materials and Methods: A...

Implementation of a safe and effective insulin infusion protocol in a medical intensive care unit.

OBJECTIVE In a recent randomized controlled trial, lowering blood glucose levels to 80-110 mg/dl improved clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. In that study, the insulin infusion protocol (IIP) used to normalize blood glucose levels provided valuable guidelines for adjusting insulin therapy. In our hands, however, ongoing expert supervision was required to effectively manage the insuli...

Are we really in safe hands? How safe is safe?