Background and objectives: The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) has obligated health settings to follow the reference guidelines developed by the Ministry in implementing of emergency department triage system. The present study aimed at auditing the compliance of emergency department triage system in Shahid Madani hospital, in terms of compliance with MOHME guideline, an...

A new district general hospital psychiatric unit was opened at the University Hospital of Wales in June 1972. Information was obtained on all acute psychiatric hospital admissions in Cardiff for the year beginning 1 June 1972, and a comparison was made between patients admitted to the general hospital unit and those admitted to the menta hospital. The findings show that patients admitted to the...

Cardiology Department, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, Via Palermo 636, Catania, 95122, Italy; Cardiology Department, Garibaldi Hospital, Catania, Italy; Cardiology Department, Muscatello Hospital, Siracusa, Italy; Cardiology Department, Civile Hospital, Ragusa, Italy; Cardiology Department, Abele Aiello Hospital, Mazzara del Vallo, Italy; Cardiology Department, Civili Riuniti Hospital, Sciacca, Ita...

This article introduces the synoptic catalog, a computerized combination of a hospital library catalog and a bookseller's catalog. Majors Scientific Books and Richmond Memorial Hospital Libraries in Virginia collaborated to develop the model. A logical evolution in catalog theory and practice, the design expands the identification, collocation, and evaluation functions of the traditional librar...

Direct Admission toHospitals Among Children in theUnited States While a decade of research and policy interventions has begun to transform hospital discharge processes, research focused on hospital admissions is lacking. Emergency departments (EDs) are increasingly serving as portals of hospital admission, contributing to national concerns about ED volumes,wait times, anddiscontinuityof care.1D...

Any junior doctor navigating the early stages of training will recognise the need to develop the ability to crystallise the essence of a clinical case with a few succinct questions and directed examination, enabling subsequent investigations and treatments to be well directed. Whilst the acquisition of this experience requires hard yards on the shop floor, this book makes an excellent companion...

Hospital medicine is the fastest growing specialty in the United States. An interesting aspect of the rapid expansion of hospital medicine is the expansion of the field beyond the United States. Although the health care systems, regulations, and cultural norms in these nations differ, there are striking similarities in the profession's development. We performed a literature review to better und...