Hospitals, University
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Rates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia colonization and infection in relation to antibiotic cycling protocols.

29 Nov 2009 This study evaluated whether antibiotic cycling programmes using broad-spectrum agents including carbapenems were associated with increased rates of colonization or infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Retrospective analyses of colonization or ... 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...

Implementation of a mandatory checklist of protocols and objectives improves compliance with a wide range of evidence-based intensive care unit practices.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine a) if a checklist covering a diverse group of intensive care unit protocols and objectives would improve clinician consideration of these domains and b) if improved consideration would change practice patterns. DESIGN: Pre- ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hospitals, University'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia colonization and infection in relation to antibiotic cycling protocols. 29 Nov 2009
• Redesign of a university hospital preanesthesia evaluation clinic using a queuing theory approach. 30 Oct 2009
• Implementation of a mandatory checklist of protocols and objectives improves compliance with a wide range of evidence-based intensive care unit practices. 29 Sep 2009
• Selection of colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in postneurosurgical meningitis in an intensive care unit with high presence of heteroresistance to colistin. 29 Sep 2009
• Timed up & go test score in patients with hip fracture is related to the type of walking aid. 29 Sep 2009
• Increased participation in activities of daily living is associated with lower cholesterol levels in people with spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Appropriateness of collaborations between industry and the medical profession: physicians' perceptions. 29 Sep 2009
• Increasing incidence of elderly onset patients with myasthenia gravis in a local area of Japan. 29 Sep 2009
• Glycaemic control in hospitalised diabetic patients at the University Hospital Basel in 2002 and in 2005. 17 Sep 2009
• Assessment of the capacity to consent to treatment in patients admitted to acute medical wards. 31 Aug 2009
• [Development of German child and adolescent psychiatry and the Marburg clinic] 30 Aug 2009
• Training and recruiting future pharmacists through a hospital-based student internship program. 30 Aug 2009
• [The improvement in care of patients with severe burns] 30 Aug 2009
• Adherence to guidelines for surveillance colonoscopy in patients with ulcerative colitis at a Canadian quaternary care hospital. 30 Aug 2009
• The impact of patient-perceived restricted access to anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study. 30 Aug 2009
• Creation of inpatient capacity during a major hospital relocation: lessons for disaster planning. 30 Aug 2009
• Geriatric ward hospitalization reduced incidence delirium among older medical inpatients. 30 Aug 2009
• Analysis of heart rate variability with electromyography in heart transplant recipients. 30 Aug 2009
• Role of biofilm in Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization and infection. 30 Aug 2009
• Colonization with multiple Staphylococcus aureus strains among patients in European intensive care units. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Hospitals, University'

Definition: Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.

Descriptor UI: D006785

Alternative terms: Hospitals, University; University Hospitals;

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

Tree Number: N02.278.020.300.310; N02.278.421.639.725;

Online Note: use HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY to search UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS 1975-77; use HOSPITALS, TEACHING 1968-74

History Note: 91(78); was see under HOSPITALS, TEACHING 1978-90; was UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS see under HOSPITALS, TEACHING 1968-77

Technical Notes: coord IM with special hosp (e.g., HOSPITALS, CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; etc.) or med specialty (IM or NIM) if pertinent; specify geog; DF: HOSP UNIV