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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Assessing the clinical or pharmaco-economical benefit of target controlled desflurane delivery in surgical patients using the Zeus anaesthesia machine.

30 Oct 2009 The Zeus anaesthesia machine includes an auto-control mode which allows targeting of end-tidal volatile and inspired oxygen concentrations. We assessed the clinical benefits and economic impact of this target-controlled anaesthesia compared with ... Read more...

The impact of enteral feeding protocols on nutritional support in critically ill children.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that feeding protocols may assist in achieving optimal nutritional care in critically ill children. The present study aimed to assess the impact of enteral feeding protocols on nutritional support practices through a ... Read more...

Clinical foundation for efficient treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

29 Sep 2009 Only a few decades ago, the entity known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was unknown and untreated. Now, there is a rush to put literally millions of Americans on continuous positive airway pressure devices. Community practice standards are ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Clinical Protocols'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Transfusion for trauma in Australia. 30 Oct 2009
• Assessing the clinical or pharmaco-economical benefit of target controlled desflurane delivery in surgical patients using the Zeus anaesthesia machine. 30 Oct 2009
• The impact of enteral feeding protocols on nutritional support in critically ill children. 29 Sep 2009
• Clinical foundation for efficient treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. 29 Sep 2009
• New clinical protocol to evaluate craniomaxillofacial deformity and plan surgical correction. 29 Sep 2009
• Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with carcinoma of the prostate gland. 29 Sep 2009
• Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with melanoma of the skin. 29 Sep 2009
• Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with primary non-small cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, or carcinoid tumor of the lung. 29 Sep 2009
• Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with primary carcinoma of the colon and rectum. 29 Sep 2009
• Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with invasive carcinoma of the breast. 29 Sep 2009
• The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol. 20 Sep 2009
• Unstable subaxial cervical spine injury with normal computed tomography and magnetic resonance initial imaging studies: a report of four cases and review of the literature. 13 Sep 2009
• Design and recruitment of the Chicago Healthy Living Study: a study of health behaviors in a diverse cohort of adult childhood cancer survivors. 13 Sep 2009
• Structured information during the ICU stay to reduce anxiety: study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. 12 Sep 2009
• Compliance with and use of up-to-date National Academies of Medical Dispatch Medical Priority Dispatch System protocols in dispatch practice and research studies must be a requirement. 8 Sep 2009
• Prophylactic cranial irradiation: going, going, gone. 7 Sep 2009
• Nurse-led services protect public from medics' quirks. 30 Aug 2009
• Cookbook medicine. 30 Aug 2009
• Limitations of guidelines for low back pain therapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Needle-stick injury: a novel intervention to reduce the occupational health and safety risk in the haemodialysis setting. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Clinical Protocols'

Definition: Precise and detailed plans for the study of a medical or biomedical problem and/or plans for a regimen of therapy.

Descriptor UI: D002985

Alternative terms: Clinical Protocols; Protocols, Clinical; Clinical Protocol; Protocol, Clinical; Treatment Protocols; Treatment Protocol; Protocols, Treatment; Clinical Research Protocol; Research Protocols, Clinical; Protocols, Clinical Research; Research Protocol, Clinical; Clinical Research Protocols; Protocol, Clinical Research;

Related Mesh Headings: Clinical Trials as Topic; Patient Care Planning; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Patient Selection; Critical Pathways;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; standards;

Tree Number: E02.183; N05.715.360.775.225;

History Note: 88

Technical Notes: "precise & detailed plans for the study of a med or biomed problem" or "plans for a regimen of ther"; IM GEN only; do not use for cancer polychemother protocols ( = ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS); DF: CLIN PROTOCOLS