Cryoglobulinemia in a moroccan nephrology department

Patient satisfaction in a Moroccan emergency department

BACKGROUND Measuring healthcare quality and improving patient satisfaction have become increasingly prevalent, especially among healthcare providers and purchasers of healthcare. Currently, research is interested to the satisfaction in several areas, and in various cultures. The aim of this study was; to confirm the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the Emergency Department Qual...

Thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke by tenecteplase in the emergency department of a Moroccan hospital

INTRODUCTION Thrombolysis has radically changed the prognosis of acute ischemic stroke. Tenecteplase is a modified form of rt-PA with greater specificity for fibrin and a longer half-life. We report the experience of a Moroccan tertiary hospital in thrombolysis using Tenecteplase. METHODS We conducted an open prospective study of all patients who were treated with Tenecteplase for an acute is...

Cryoglobulinemia.

Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy in a Moroccan Emergency Department: An observational study

BACKGROUND Withdrawing and withholding life-support therapy (WH/WD) are undeniably integrated parts of medical activity. However, Emergency Department (ED) might not be the most appropriate place to give end-of life (EOL) care; the legal aspects and practices of the EOL care in emergency rooms are rarely mentioned in the medical literature and should be studied. The aims of this study were to a...

Pre-Dialysis Visits to a Nephrology Department and Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Dialysis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pre-dialysis care by a nephrology out-patient department (OPD) may affect the outcomes of patients who ultimately undergo maintenance dialysis. This study examined the effect of pre-dialysis care by a nephrology OPD on the incidence of one-year major cardiovascular events after initiation of dialysis. DESIGN, SETTING PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS The study consisted o...