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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a 20-year children's hospital experience.

29 Nov 2008 We reviewed our 20-year experience with infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Nine infants (4.2% of all ALL) were identified; all were < 6 months of age. White blood cell counts ranged from 42,000-1.6 million/microL, 6 of 8 had ... Read more...

Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community.

2 Nov 2008 BACKGROUND: The exchange of information is an integral component of continuity of health care and may limit or prevent costly duplication of tests and treatments. This study determined the probability that patient information from previous visits ... Read more...

[The 3-hour meeting concept: an organisational approach for involvement of junior doctors in education]

25 Oct 2008 In an 850-bed Danish University hospital, "3-hour meetings" provide junior doctors with three hours within normal working hours for discussing training with an innovative purpose. The meetings are followed-up by dialogue and action throughout the ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Hospitals, University'

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• Infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a 20-year children's hospital experience. 29 Nov 2008
• Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community. 2 Nov 2008
• [Space for learning: in a figurative sense--and literally] 25 Oct 2008
• [The 3-hour meeting concept: an organisational approach for involvement of junior doctors in education] 25 Oct 2008
• The long haul. A turnaround requires a long-term commitment. 4 Oct 2008
• Effect of correctly using alcohol-based hand rub in a clinical setting. 29 Sep 2008
• Clinical utility of infection control documentation of prior methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization or infection for optimization of empirical antibiotic therapy. 29 Sep 2008
• Nonurgent use of the emergency department. 29 Sep 2008
• Trends in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bloodstream infection in relation to usage density of cephalosporins and carbapenems during 7 years. 29 Sep 2008
• Clinical features and treatment outcomes of infections caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis. 29 Sep 2008
• Medical error disclosure among pediatricians: choosing carefully what we might say to parents. 29 Sep 2008
• One-on-One with HUMC's CIO Lex Ferrauiola & CTO Ben Bordonaro. Hackensack University Medical Center's IT chiefs are taking on the ultimate task--a big to big conversion. Interview by Anthony Guerra. 29 Sep 2008
• Is there a need for a GP consultant at a university hospital? 28 Sep 2008
• Staten Island settles again. Record $88.9 million payout for individual hospital. 20 Sep 2008
• Rediscovering university teaching hospitals for Australia. 13 Sep 2008
• Perinatal outcome of fetal atrioventricular block: one-hundred-sixteen cases from a single institution. 31 Aug 2008
• Poor functional status as a risk factor for surgical site infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 30 Aug 2008
• Increased mortality of ventilated patients with endotracheal Pseudomonas aeruginosa without clinical signs of infection. 30 Aug 2008
• Bronchoscopy is associated with decreased mesenteric arterial flow. 30 Aug 2008
• Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates in Tehran, Iran. 30 Aug 2008

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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