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Decision Making (Latest Articles)
Latest indexed articles for 'Decision Making'
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Discussing treatment preferences with patients who want "everything".
30 Aug 2009 
When asked about setting limits on medical treatment in the face of severe illness, patients and their families often respond that they want "everything." Clinicians should not take this request at face value, but should instead use it as the basis ...
rec_pub_19721022-discussing-treatment-preferences-patients-want-everything.htm
30 Aug 2009 We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of distributing insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) for malaria prevention at antenatal clinics in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A decision tree model was used to estimate costs, outcomes, and ...
rec_pub_19706921-cost-effectiveness-adding-bed-net-distribution-malaria-prevention.htm
Thrombolysis in stroke: still not ready for community hospital use by emergency physicians.
30 Aug 2009 
rec_pub_19695417-thrombolysis-stroke-ready-community-hospital-use-emergency-physicians.htm
The impact of intra-operative transoesophageal echocardiography on cardiac surgical practice.
30 Aug 2009 The use of transoesophageal echocardiography during cardiac surgery has increased dramatically and it is now widely accepted as a routine monitoring and diagnostic tool. A prospective study was carried out between September 2004 and September 2007, ...
rec_pub_19686478-the-impact-intra-operative-transoesophageal-echocardiography-cardiac.htm
29 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated the association between patient decision involvement and surgery received among racially and ethnically diverse patients or patients' attitudes about surgery and the role of family and friends in surgical ...
rec_pub_19720966-decision-involvement-receipt-mastectomy-racially-ethnically-diverse.htm
Informed recruitment in partner studies of HIV transmission: an ethical issue in couples research.
25 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Much attention has been devoted to ethical issues related to randomized controlled trials for HIV treatment and prevention. However, there has been less discussion of ethical issues surrounding families involved in observational studies ...
rec_pub_19709442-informed-recruitment-partner-studies-hiv-transmission-ethical-issue.htm
Residents' duty hours and professionalism.
25 Aug 2009
rec_pub_19710495-residents-duty-hours-professionalism.htm
23 Aug 2009 Sediment mantling the floor of Sydney estuary contains a wide range of chemicals at highly elevated concentrations over extensive areas. Appropriate sediment management decisions are urgently required to prevent further degradation of sediment ...
rec_pub_19705195-use-sediment-risk-ecological-conservation-value-strategic-management.htm
23 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: We conducted an Internet-based randomized trial comparing four graphical displays of the benefits of antibiotics for people with sore throat who must decide whether to go to the doctor to seek treatment. Our objective was to determine ...
rec_pub_19707579-the-effect-alternative-graphical-displays-used-present-benefits.htm
Making the "right" health care decisions: why values matter.
23 Aug 2009
rec_pub_19707576-making-right-health-care-decisions-values-matter.htm
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