Finding the Whey to Improve Surgical Outcomes

Surgical safety checklists: do they improve outcomes?

The concept of using a checklist in surgical and anaesthetic practice was energized by publication of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008. It was believed that by routinely checking common safety issues, and by better team communication and dynamics, perioperative morbidity and mortality could be improved. The magnitude of improvement demonstrated by the WHO pilot studies was surprising. ...

Using instructional scaffolding to improve clinical education of Surgical Technologist

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Finding Position of FACTS Elements in Power System Containing the Wind Farm to Improve System Parameters

The main concerns of network operators is the improvement of system parameters, and various ways have been developed to achieve this goal. If the use of renewable energy including wind in the grid is used, the sustainability debate and the status of the power system parameters will be twofold. In the upcoming research, we will examine the status of the parameters by placing the Facts on the 24-...

Partnering to Improve Outcomes

http://ccn.aacnjournals.org Sandra Lins is the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium project coordinator at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center in Dearborn, Mich. She coordinates all data collection and quality improvement efforts related to percutaneous coronary interventions. Denise Guffey is the former manager of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Oakwood Hospital ...

Does early surgical repair of hip fractures improve patient outcomes?