Global Oximetry – An Oximeter for Every Patient, Every Time

Right Care for the Right Patient Each and Every Time

PURPOSE To implement a biometric patient identification system in the field of radiation oncology. MATERIALS AND METHODS A biometric system using palm vein scanning technology has been implemented to ensure the delivery of treatment to the correct patient each and every time. By interfacing a palm vein biometrics system (PVBS) (PatientSecure®, Imprivata, Lexington, Massachusetts) with the rad...

Fleet Line Every Time

If your irrigation system is not performing as efficiently as you would like then it may be time to consider updating. This can be done by renewing sprinklers, installing a more advanced control panel, renewing that worn out pump — or a complete redesign of the whole system using modern technology. If you already have Weather-matic equipment installed, Prime offers a full repair and maintenance...

Real time patient safety audits: improving safety every day.

BACKGROUND Timely error detection including feedback to clinical staff is a prerequisite for focused improvement in patient safety. Real time auditing, the efficacy of which has been repeatedly demonstrated in industry, has not been used previously to evaluate patient safety. Methods successful at improving quality and safety in industry may provide avenues for improvement in patient safety. ...

Drug-eluting stents: effective and safe for every patient and every lesion?

When Andreas Grüntzig performed the first percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 1978, he did not expect that this procedure would become one of the most often performed interventions in medicine worldwide. The Achilles’ heels of balloon angioplasty were early reocclusions and restenosis. However, .60% of the patients after plain old balloon angioplasty did well without any need for ...

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