This study was conducted to evaluate the quantities of medical waste generated and the factors associated with the generation rate at medical establishments in Taiwan. Data on medical waste generation at 150 health care establishments were collected for analysis in 2003. General medical waste and infectious waste production at these establishments were examined statistically with the potential ...

During 1 September 1981 to August 1982 aspiration cytology was carried out in all isolated thyroid swellings referred to the Aberdeen Thyroid Clinic: cytological findings were not disclosed, did not influence management, and were compared retrospectively with the histological diagnosis. In a total of 70 swellings sensitivity for the detection of neoplasia was 86% and overall accuracy 92%; the p...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance indicators for obstetrics and gynecology wards in Iran. METHODS This study was designed as a cross-sectional study and was carried out in obstetrics and gynecology wards of Afshar and Shahid Sadoughi hospitals in 2015. The information required for the performance indicators was gathered through questionnaires, statistical fo...

The aim of this prospective follow-up study wasto determine the incidence and risk factors of iatrogenic illness and the outcome among cases admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit in ateaching hospital in Libya. The incidence of iatrogenic complications was 22.9% among 423 cases admitted over a 1-year period. Human error (18.4%) followed by machine defects (4.5%) were the most common ca...

of its high prevalence and its likely adverse effects on the health of employees and the quality of psychiatric care. Overcrowding in wards is another well-known problem in psychiatric hospitals worldwide resulting, in part, from the dramatic decline in psychiatric in-patient beds during past decades. It typically arises when there is shortage of beds in relation to need or when acute beds are ...

I’ve written before about rising demand for acute care in the United Kingdom, insufficient capacity in community services, delayed transfers of care, and the comparatively low number and high occupancy of hospital beds. But hospitals shouldn’t default to blaming other services. Some of the major variation in bed occupancy among hospitals might be explained by what happens there—our internal pro...

OBJECTIVES To determine the possible impact on hospital bed occupancy if a "rapid diagnosis and treatment centre" (RDTC) were operational; to determine the number of patients that such a unit should be able to accommodate to avoid delays in transfer to this unit. DESIGN Retrospective review of accident and emergency (A&E) department notes from consecutive adults over a 16 day period. SETTIN...