Patient assessment is the process an EMT or paramedic follows to evaluate an injured or ill patient. The process includes a scene size-up, which is the identification and mitigation of risks, a ...

Main outcome measures: Development of the framework and qualitative process feedback on its acceptability, face validity, and feasibility for use in community pharmacies. Results: Using this process, ...

Patient-assessment Techniques for Cataract Surgery Nino Hirnschall; Oliver Findl Disclosures Expert Rev Ophthalmol. 2011;6 (2):211-219.

1 Introduction Pre-anesthesia Assessment Clinic (PAC) has been developed to assess preoperative risks related to surgery or patient illness, to select laboratory tests, and to consider the best ...

Background Cancer cachexia is a complex metabolic syndrome characterised by a loss of muscle with or without loss of fat mass, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Despite its clinical ...

Patient flow forecasting is a fundamental tool in healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, enabling stakeholders to predict and plan for the treatment requirements of patients accurately.

Thus, these were then able to assess these metrics not just averaged over the whole case but broken down according to each step of the case individually. This approach, based on a deep-learning model, ...

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the Global Assessment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GAPPS) in order to identify patient safety incidents with patient harm or ...

Background Logic and experience suggest that it is easier in some situations than in others to change behaviour and organisation to improve patient safety. Knowing which ‘context factors’ help and ...

As they disrobed the patient, they determined that the patient was dyspneic, with rapid breathing. The pulse oximeter provided an initial reading of 79 percent on room air.