Objective Patients admitted as emergencies to hospitals at the weekend have higher death rates than patients admitted on weekdays. This may be because the restricted service availability at weekends leads to selection of patients with greater average severity of illness. We examined volumes and rates of hospital admissions and deaths across the week for patients presenting to emergency services...

BACKGROUND In September 2011, Kingston General Hospital (KGH) opened a dedicated orthopedic weekend trauma room. Previously, 1 weekend operating room (OR) was used by all surgical services. We assessed the impact this dedicated weekend trauma room had on hospital length of stay (LOS), time to surgery and 30-day mortality for patients with hip fractures. METHODS Patients admitted between Oct. ...

Purpose: This study determines the information dissemination during Covid-19 pandemic and examine impact on educational activity of postgraduate students in Allied Health Sciences institute Pakistan. Methodology: Present quantitative is based survey method that was carried out to assess effectiveness among allied health science different universities Lahore Finding: The response rate remained 8...

Extremely premature and very low birth weight infants have multiple, costly and complex health and developmental issues. After the neonatal period, the best chance for these children to avoid extreme disability and dependence, and thereby reach their potential, is with timely and intensive early intervention by appropriate allied health services, such as speech, occupational and physiotherapy. ...

OBJECTIVE To explore stroke survivors', caregivers', and health care professionals' perceptions of weekend passes offered during inpatient rehabilitation and its role in facilitating the transition home. DESIGN Qualitative descriptive. SUBJECTS Sixteen stroke survivors, 15 caregivers, and 20 health care professionals' from a rehabilitation hospital. METHODS Participants discussed their pe...

Continence has been implicated as a contributing factor in falls related injury. In aged care rehabilitation, continence was identified by podiatry as an issue in regards to footwear selection and was an opportunity to improve falls prevention education and improved quality of life for the patient. The key elements of this education focused on the importance of slip-resistance in footwear and w...

OBJECTIVES To review the literature regarding quality of care of nurse-led and allied health personnel-led primary care clinics with specific attention to the quality indicators for fall prevention, continence care, pulmonary rehabilitation, mental health, pharmaceutical care, and wound care services. DATA SOURCES Literature search from 1990 to 2010 including Ovid Medline, Cochrane Database, ...