at a Tertiary Care Hospital Michelle Science, MD, FRCPC; Adrienne Showler, MD; Lisa Burry, PharmD; Daniel Ricciuto, MD; Andrew Morris, MD, SM; Anupma Wadhwa, MD, FRCPC; The Antibiotic Stewardship Corridor; Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lakeridge Hospital, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Hos...

INTRODUCTION Medical schools in Australia are being funded by the Commonwealth Government Department of Health and Aging to move a considerable amount of undergraduate clinical education into rural and remote settings. There are concerns that these students may be disadvantaged in terms of exposure to appropriate clinical learning opportunities. This study compared learning opportunities for st...

Objective. The purpose of this study was to review inpatients undergoing tracheostomies at a tertiary care pediatric hospital in a 24-month period and to identify the indications, comorbidities, hospital course, patient complexity, and predischarge planning for tracheostomy care. The goal was to analyze these factors to highlight potential areas for improvement. Study Design. Case series with c...

Background: Periodic epidemiological studies are necessary to understand the pattern of poisoning in each region. This study was designed to evaluate the pattern of acute poisoning cases treated in a tertiary care hospital in Navi Mumbai, India. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre during July 2012 to July 2013. All c...

Background Febrile neutropenia with childhood cancer alters the outcome significantly. To study the clinical and laboratory parameters, which predict the outcome among cancer patients with febrile neutropenia this study was undertaken. Materials and Methods The study included children less than 18 years with febrile neutropenia episodes. Clinical and hematological / laboratory parameters were r...

Background and objectives:  Intraoperative blood transfusion is a common medical intervention worldwide. Although mostly lifesaving when indicated, inappropriate administration of intraoperative can be potentially life-threatening. The aim of this study was to analyze the most common surgery/invasive procedures requiring intraoperative transfusion and to determine indications for intraoperative...

Background: The aim of present cross-sectional survey is to investigate healthcare workers' knowledge, attitude, and behaviour regarding pharmacovigilance at tertiary care hospital, Faisalabad. Methods: was conducted in study populations Eighty (80) male female health workers were included this study. Demographic data information about collected on an interview schedule administered through cus...

This study was conducted to evaluate the availability of antidotes/key emergency drugs in tertiary care hospitals of the Punjab province, and to assess the knowledge of health care professionals in the stocking and administration of antidotes in the proper management of poisoning cases. Seventeen (n=17) tertiary care hospitals of Punjab Pakistan were selected. Two performas (A and B) were desig...

• “Regional” care for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) implies meaningful networking associations between community hospitals and rural hospitals that do not provide tertiary cardiovascular services and a tertiary cardiovascular service provider. The definition of networking ranges from being a merged affiliate (same hospital system) to sharing common patient care protocols as well a...