Decision Support Techniques
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making.

29 Nov 2009 This article discusses delegation challenges and legal and regulatory oversight associated with delegation in the clinical practice setting. The authors address moral and legal attributes of the roles and responsibilities of health care providers ... Read more...

Redesign of a university hospital preanesthesia evaluation clinic using a queuing theory approach.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Changes in patient length of stay (the duration of 1 clinic visit) as a result of the introduction of an electronic patient file system forced an anesthesia department to change its outpatient clinic organization. In this study, we ... Read more...

Blood lactate monitoring in critically ill patients: a systematic health technology assessment.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To decide whether the use of blood lactate monitoring in critical care practice is appropriate. We performed a systematic health technology assessment as blood lactate monitoring has been implemented widely but its clinical value in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Decision Support Techniques'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making. 29 Nov 2009
• Redesign of a university hospital preanesthesia evaluation clinic using a queuing theory approach. 30 Oct 2009
• Human information processing, health information technology, and medical outcomes. 5 Oct 2009
• How can we help people to choose a method of contraception? The case for contraceptive decision aids. 29 Sep 2009
• Blood lactate monitoring in critically ill patients: a systematic health technology assessment. 29 Sep 2009
• Lactate: finally ready for prime time? 29 Sep 2009
• Using decision analysis to integrate evidence into decision making. 29 Sep 2009
• Accessing pre-appraised evidence: fine-tuning the 5S model into a 6S model. 29 Sep 2009
• Antiangiogenic approaches to age-related macular degeneration today. 29 Sep 2009
• A prediction model for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 29 Sep 2009
• A model of prostate-specific antigen screening outcomes for low- to high-risk men: information to support informed choices. 26 Sep 2009
• The diabetes mellitus medication choice decision aid: a randomized trial. 26 Sep 2009
• Patient-centered care: what is the best measuring stick? 26 Sep 2009
• ACP Journal Club. Editorial: Accessing preappraised evidence: fine-tuning the 5S model into a 6S model. 13 Sep 2009
• Clinically important head injuries after head trauma in children. 12 Sep 2009
• Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. 12 Sep 2009
• Measurement of serum procalcitonin: a step closer to tailored care for respiratory infections? 7 Sep 2009
• Effect of procalcitonin-based guidelines vs standard guidelines on antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infections: the ProHOSP randomized controlled trial. 7 Sep 2009
• Clinical utility and DSM-V. 30 Aug 2009
• On categorical diagnoses in DSM-V: cutting dimensions at useful points? 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Decision Support Techniques'

Definition: Mathematical or statistical procedures used as aids in making a decision. They are frequently used in medical decision-making.

Descriptor UI: D003661

Alternative terms: Decision Support Techniques; Decision Support Technique; Technique, Decision Support; Techniques, Decision Support; Decision Support Technics; Decision Support Technic; Technic, Decision Support; Technics, Decision Support; Models, Decision Support; Decision Support Model; Decision Support Models; Model, Decision Support; Decision Modeling; Modeling, Decision; Decision Aids; Aid, Decision; Aids, Decision; Decision Aid; Decision Analysis; Analysis, Decision; Analyses, Decision; Decision Analyses;

Related Mesh Headings: Evidence-Based Medicine;

Tree Number: E05.245; L01.700.508.190;

Online Note: use DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES to search DECISION SUPPORT TECHNICS 1988-90

History Note: 91; was DECISION SUPPORT TECHNICS 1988-90