Safety
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Is there a relationship between high-quality performance in major teaching hospitals and residents' knowledge of quality and patient safety?

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: The relationship of the quality of teaching hospitals' clinical performance to resident education in quality and patient safety is unclear. The authors studied residents' knowledge of these areas in major teaching hospitals with higher- and ... Read more...

Efficacy and safety of tonabersat, a gap-junction modulator, in the acute treatment of migraine: a double-blind, parallel-group, randomized study.

30 Oct 2009 The ability of tonabersat to relieve the symptoms of migraine attacks with or without aura was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, parallel-group study. Patients received 20 or 40 mg of tonabersat, or 50 mg of ... Read more...

Assessment of postlicensure safety of rotavirus vaccines, with emphasis on intussusception.

30 Oct 2009 The global implementation of rotavirus vaccines will result in a major step toward limiting the disease burden of rotavirus infection. However, as history has shown with the experience of Rotashield (Wyeth Lederle Vaccines), the introduction of a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Safety'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Is there a relationship between high-quality performance in major teaching hospitals and residents' knowledge of quality and patient safety? 30 Oct 2009
• Efficacy and safety of tonabersat, a gap-junction modulator, in the acute treatment of migraine: a double-blind, parallel-group, randomized study. 30 Oct 2009
• Doctors, admit your mistakes. 30 Oct 2009
• Assessment of postlicensure safety of rotavirus vaccines, with emphasis on intussusception. 30 Oct 2009
• Anticoagulants for patients with prosthetic heart valves. 29 Oct 2009
• [Cryothermal energy: a new perspective for interventional therapy of cardiac arrhythmias?] 11 Oct 2009
• Multistate outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections caused by contamination of prefilled heparin and isotonic sodium chloride solution syringes. 10 Oct 2009
• Can the Food and Drug Administration ensure that our pharmaceuticals are safely manufactured? 10 Oct 2009
• Etomidate versus ketamine for sedation in acutely ill patients. 8 Oct 2009
• Adverse events in diabetes drug trial. Oct 2009
• Rear-seat motor vehicle travel in the U.S.: using national data to define a population at risk. 29 Sep 2009
• Safety of symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic heart failure due to severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. 29 Sep 2009
• Safe, efficient, and cost-effective orthognathic surgery in the outpatient setting. 29 Sep 2009
• Premature condemnation of clinical decision support as a useful tool for patient safety in computerized provider order entry. 29 Sep 2009
• Wicked problems in designing healthcare facilities. 29 Sep 2009
• Internet safety. 29 Sep 2009
• Associations between parenting styles and teen driving, safety-related behaviors and attitudes. 29 Sep 2009
• Balancing "no blame" with accountability in patient safety. 29 Sep 2009
• COMAR technical information statement: expert reviews on potential health effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and comments on the bioinitiative report. 29 Sep 2009
• The impact of replacing heavy passenger vehicles (LTVs and SUVs) in the British Columbia fleet with lighter versions. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Safety'

Definition: Freedom from exposure to danger and protection from the occurrence or risk of injury or loss. It suggests optimal precautions in the workplace, on the street, in the home, etc., and includes personal safety as well as the safety of property.

Descriptor UI: D012449

Alternative terms: Safety; Safeties;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data; standards;

Tree Number: N06.850.135.060.075;

Online Note: search ACCIDENT PREVENTION 1966-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under ACCIDENT PREVENTION 1975-90

Technical Notes: IM in unspecified circumstances ("the economics of safety" = SAFETY /econ) or specified circumstances ("safety in coal mines" = SAFETY (IM) + COAL MINING (IM)); CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY & EQUIPMENT SAFETY are also available