BACKGROUND A growing number of health care organizations are implementing a system of electronic patient records (EPR). This implies a change in work routines for nursing staff, but it could also be regarded as an opportunity to improve the quality of care. OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper is to obtain more insight into the usefulness of EPR as perceived by nursing staff and to clarify t...

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was used for examination of free radicals in thermally treated vaselinum album (VA). Thermal treatment in hot air as sterilization process was tested. Conditions of thermal sterilization were chosen according to the pharmaceutical norms. Vaselinum album was heated at the following conditions (T--temperature, t--time): T = 160°C and t = 120 min,...

Electron paramagnetic resonance ~EPR! measurements of Si/SiO2 systems began over 30 years ago. Most EPR studies of Si/SiO2 systems have dealt with two families of defects: Pb centers and E8 centers. Several variants from each group have been observed in a wide range of Si/SiO2 samples. Some of the most basic aspects of this extensive, body of work remain controversial. EPR is an extraordinary p...

The health care environment is unique because of the large and complex organisation with a traditional hierarchic structure that is governed by laws and regulations. This paper examines how a large Swedish health care organisation work with usability issues regarding Electronic Patient Record (EPR) deployment and usage. EPR systems have great impact on work environment and clinical work routine...

Malignant melanoma is a tumor characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of melanocytes, mainly in skin, but also in eyes. Its incidence is rising each year. To improve the diagnosis and treatment of the tumor, it is essential to develop new effective methods to early detect and characterize melanoma. Previously, we demonstrated in a single-shot study that it was possible to map free radic...

OBJECTIVES Electronic patient record (EPR) systems are increasingly used and have matured sufficiently so as to contribute to high quality care and efficient patient management. Our objective is to summarize current trends and major achievements in the field of EPR in the last year and to discuss their future prospects. RESULTS Integrating health data from a variety of sources in a comprehens...

Optical and EPR studies indicate that the iron present in lipoxygenase participates in catalysis. Addition of linoleic acid hydroperoxide to lipoxygenase 1 causes an increase in abosrbance over the range of 350 to 650 nm which is reversed when linoleic acid hydroperoxide is destroyed upon the addition of linoleic acid under anaerobic conditions. Lipoxygenase 1 alone exhibits no EPR signal but u...

In 1996 a national strategy for the development of electronic patient records (EPR) for the Danish hospitals and primary care was launched. An element in the strategy was to support a number of regional EPR development projects. The EPR-Observatory has in the two recent years collected data from the regional projects, dealing with the expectations in four areas: 1) Impact on organisational issu...

This minireview describes the practical use of assay systems to detect nitric oxide (NO) by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy for evaluation of endothelial functions. The iron(II)-dithiocarbamate complexes, such as iron(II)-(N-methyl-D-glucamine dithiocarbamate), are commonly used in EPR detection of NO both in vivo and in vitro. However, due to their redox activity, these comp...