the monitoring and reporting of adverse drug reactions (adrs) in hospitals aims to identify and quantify the risks associated with the use of drugs. the present study was performed to characterize the rate and the pattern of adrs, due to cardiovascular drugs and anticoagulants, in a tertiary care teaching hospital. for this purpose, all the patients treated with cardiovascular drugs and anticoa...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: reforms in inpatient care are critical for the enhancement of the efficiency of health systems. it still remains the main costly sector of the health system, accounting for more than 60% of all expenditures. inappropriate and ineffective use of the hospital infrastructure is also a big issue. we aimed to analyze statistical data on healt...

conclusions the findings indicate that hand hygiene should be included in the formal curriculum, continuous education and supervision are necessary to ensure compliance. objectives the current study aimed to assess the knowledge and the attitudes of the hcps regarding hh. materials and methods questionnaires were distributed to hcps in two university affiliated hospitals. after completion, memb...

BACKGROUND There is a great disparity in spatial accessibility to hospital care between ethnic minority and non-minority regions in China. Being one of the basic social demands, spatial access to hospital care in minority regions draws increasing attention in China in recent years. We performed this study to have a better understanding of spatial access to hospital care in ethnic minority regio...

background: the tuberculin test is widely used to identify tuberculosis infection. some individuals infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis may have an initial negative skin test reaction to tuberculin. the two step purified protein derivative skin test can decrease misinterpretation of tuberculin test .this study was aimed at comparing the two- step tuberculin skin test and booster phenomenon...

For some considerable time now the interface between ambulatory and hospital care has been mooted as a cause of inefficiencies in the German health system and there have been calls for a softening of the strict separation between the two sectors. This debate emphasizes the need for detailed empirical information on the interdependence between the two sectors. Using extensive administrative data...

OBJECTIVE To explore organisational workflow and workplace culture influencing antibiotic prescribing behaviour from the perspective of key health care providers working in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Qualitative approach using semistructured interviews, focus groups and onsite observation between 8 January 2013 and 2 July 2013. Nursing staff, ge...