AIMS To evaluate the effect of regular input by a geriatrician to an orthopaedic ward. METHOD A geriatrician saw all patients aged over 65 years admitted to an acute orthopaedic ward-this was compared to an adjacent orthopaedic ward which had consultation only service, and also to both wards in the preceding year. All subjects over the age of 65 years with fractured neck of femur admitted ove...

introduction: breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death among women. the aim of this study was to assess the pathologic findings of patients with breast cancer who were referred to the pathology ward in bandarabbas during 2002 to 2010. methods and materials: in this descriptive study in 2010, all patients with breast cancer who were referred to the pathology ward of bandara...

A significant amount of professional time is wasted during a medical ward round retrieving patient notes from the ward trolley. If the efficiency of this non-clinical, non-functional interaction could be improved it would save time, maintain continuity and have financial implications. One identified constraint was the structure of the traditional ward trolley; a stationary filing tray with vert...

BACKGROUND Over 200 cryptosporidiosis outbreaks have been reported, but little is known if other enteric pathogens were also involved in some of these outbreaks. Recently, an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis linked to poor hygiene by two Cryptosporidium hominis subtypes occurred in a pediatric hospital ward (Ward A) in China, lasting for more than 14 months. In this study, the concurrence during t...

BACKGROUND Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at particular risk of acquiring pertussis and transmitting the infection to high-risk susceptible patients and colleagues. In this paper, the return on investment (ROI) of preventively vaccinating HCWs against pertussis to prevent nosocomial pertussis outbreaks is estimated using a hospital ward perspective, presuming an outbreak occurs once in 10 years....

Abstract Aims With surgical teams in the NHS pushed to their limit under unprecedented demands, simple and effective ways for maintaining standards of patient care are necessitated. This quality improvement project aims implement user-friendly coherent ward round stickers as an adjunct rounds deliver standardised care. Methods Baseline performance was measured against The Royal College Surgeons...

Copyright: © 2013. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Background: Re-engineering primary health care is a cornerstone of the health sector reform initiated nationally in South Africa in 2009. Using the concept of ward based NGO-run health posts, Tshwane District, Gauteng, began implementing community oriented primary ...

Competition throughout the business world is currently very tight and also development of information technology fast by requiring companies to have new innovations creations use all which can certainly maintain market consumers they have, then each industry must formulate strategic plans so that policies taken be effective efficient, not only planning in general field, but field systems greatl...