Guideline Adherence - Statistics & numerical data
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Protective measures and H5N1-seroprevalence among personnel tasked with bird collection during an outbreak of avian influenza A/H5N1 in wild birds, Ruegen, Germany, 2006.

16 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: In Germany, the first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 occurred among wild birds on the island of Ruegen between February and April 2006. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of recommended protective ... Read more...

Adherence to guidelines for surveillance colonoscopy in patients with ulcerative colitis at a Canadian quaternary care hospital.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are at high risk of colonic dysplasia. Therefore, surveillance colonoscopy to detect early dysplasia has been endorsed by many professional organizations. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether ... Read more...

Influence of stroke subtype on quality of care in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Little is known about in-hospital care for hemorrhagic stroke. We examined quality of care in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) admissions in the national Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Guideline Adherence - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Protective measures and H5N1-seroprevalence among personnel tasked with bird collection during an outbreak of avian influenza A/H5N1 in wild birds, Ruegen, Germany, 2006. 16 Oct 2009
• Capsule endoscopy to screen for colon cancer scores low on sensitivity, high on controversy. 12 Oct 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
• Adherence to guidelines for surveillance colonoscopy in patients with ulcerative colitis at a Canadian quaternary care hospital. 30 Aug 2009
• Influence of stroke subtype on quality of care in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program. 30 Aug 2009
• Hospital rates of thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: the influence of organizational culture. 25 Aug 2009
• Surgeon training, protocol compliance, and technical outcomes from breast cancer sentinel lymph node randomized trial. 22 Aug 2009
• A survey of thyroid gland scintigraphy. 17 Aug 2009
• Appropriateness of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody testing in a tertiary hospital. 30 Jul 2009
• Lupus anticoagulant: case-based external quality assessment. 30 Jul 2009
• Hand hygiene: adherence influenced by knowledge and subjective norms. 30 Jul 2009
• Economic burden of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Is physician adherence to prescription guidelines a general trait of health care practices or dependent on drug type?--a multilevel logistic regression analysis in South Sweden. 30 Jul 2009
• Survey of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus policies in UK eye departments. 30 Jul 2009
• AAGBI guidelines on the use of neuromuscular blockade monitoring. 30 Jul 2009
• Nurses and physicians' perceptions of the importance and impact of healthcare-associated infections and hand hygiene: a multi-center exploratory study in Hong Kong. 25 Jul 2009
• Transient ischaemic attack services in New Zealand. 22 Jul 2009
• [Compliance of alcoholic hand disinfection in pediatrics and neonatology] 21 Jul 2009
• [Persistence and frequency of prescriptions of subcutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy (SCIT) prescribed within the German statutory health insurance] 16 Jul 2009
• Transporting children with special health care needs: comparing recommendations and practice. 11 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Guideline Adherence'

Definition: Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or institutional requirements, guidelines, recommendations, protocols, pathways, or other standards.

Descriptor UI: D019983

Alternative terms: Guideline Adherence; Adherence, Guideline; Policy Compliance; Compliance, Policy; Protocol Compliance; Compliance, Protocol; Institutional Adherence; Adherence, Institutional;

Related Mesh Headings: Advance Directive Adherence;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N04.761.337; N05.715.360.395;

History Note: 98

Technical Notes: by organization, health facility or facility personnel; coord with GUIDELINES AS TOPIC or PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC if pertinent; for patient adherence to guidelines of care use PATIENT COMPLIANCE