Peripheral paediatric clinics: survey and medical audit.

Survey on Audit Process of Medical Laboratories in Hamadan Province

Introduction: Audit is an organized and documented process in which qualified and trained auditors evaluate the laboratories using tools such as checklists. This study was designed and conducted to survey the audit process in medical laboratories of Hamadan province. Methods and Materials: This study was cross-sectional and retrospective research. Laboratories of Hamadan province were studied ...

Survey of prevalence of xerostomia in a population of Kerman, Iran, attending medical and dental clinics

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The effects of xerostomia on oral health have been studied for decades; however, the prevalence of this disorder in the general population remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of xerostomia in the population of Kerman, Iran. METHODS: A total of 1010 subjects participated in this cross-sectional study. Study volunteers completed a s...

Audit of paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The causes and outcome of cardiopulmonary arrests were studied in a paediatric hospital over a 12 month period. Forty five resuscitation attempts were made involving 41 children and one adult. Twenty eight (68%) of the children were under 1 year of age and 10 (24%) were neonates. Twenty one (47%) arrests were primarily respiratory and 11 (24%) primarily cardiac in origin. Eighty two per cent of...

An audit of paediatric audits.

An audit of audits at a children's hospital over a six year period showed that 27.8% fulfilled the criteria for a full audit and 22.2% were re-audited. It is recommended that newcomers to audit are given training on audit methodology and that all audit departments should audit their audits annually.

Paediatric consultant GP-hotline audit.