BACKGROUND Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) results in excess morbidity and mortality, particularly among HIV-infected individuals. This study was conducted at a secondary level hospital serving communities with a high HIV prevalence in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim was to describe patient and provider delay in the diagnosis of TB in patients with suspected TB requiring admission,...

AIM To describe the relative impact on survival of the delay from estimated time of collapse to call for an ambulance among patients who suffer from a bystander witnessed out of hospital cardiac arrest of a cardiac aetiology. METHODS A majority of all ambulance organizations in Sweden (covering 85% of Sweden inhabitants) participate in a National survey of out of hospital cardiac arrest. RE...

OBJECTIVE To analyze maternal deaths at Nkhoma Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Hospital and identify factors causing delays in care. METHODS Maternal death audits are performed after every maternal death at Nkhoma CCAP Hospital. Information regarding the care provided at the health facility, the referral process, and any delays in the community was collected by an audit team usin...

UNLABELLED Introduction and subject: The aim of the study was to determine the factors involved in the delayed medical care of patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted in patients admitted to the coronary care unit at Dr. Juan Graham Casasús hospital with a diagnosis of ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction. I...

OBJECTIVE To examine the particular features that characterized patients who arrived in the hospital relatively early compared to those who arrived relatively late after the onset of cardiac symptoms. METHODS A sample of 6 hospitals located in Greek urban and rural regions was selected. In these hospitals we recorded almost all non-fatal admissions with first event an acute coronary syndrome,...

The objective of this paper is to analyse the server utilization and delay tolerance of a patient monitoring wireless body area network (WBAN) in hospital premises. The WBAN considered in this paper uses three tier heterogeneous networking method for communication and the vital data packets are prioritized as normal and emergency packets. In network, first tier consists of ZigBee nodes, second ...

Eighty-one cases of acute appendicitis in children aged less than six years were identified in the Belfast urban area between 1985 and 1992. Appendiceal perforation, found in 43%, was related to symptom duration but not to age at presentation. Prolongation of symptoms was related to parental delay in seeking medical advice (52% > 36 hours), delayed or inappropriate general practitioner referral...

Early diagnosis and start of treatment are fundamental goals in cancer care. This study determines the time lag and the factors that influence the time to diagnosis and start of treatment. Study participants were parents of childhood cancer patients diagnosed between August 2013 and July 2014 in a hospital in Kenya. Patient, physician, diagnosis, treatment, health care system, and total delay w...