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June 12, 2024 - and then reusing it for subsequent treatments in the same patient. … Reusing dialyzers lowers the cost of a dialysis treatment and reduces the amount of biomedical waste … per day, or more than 500 treatments per week. … to limit the number of patients initiating therapy at the same time may all reduce the potential for … Characteristics and treatment of patients not reusing dialyzers in reuse units.
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May 01, 2003 - Some practitioners prefer surgical therapy to treatment with methotrexate in patients with more than … (Table) We do not advocate using
hCG levels alone to exclude patients from methotrexate therapy. … and
benefits of treatment, the expected course and duration of treatment, as well as the importance … with methotrexate; such pain does not necessarily represent failure of medical
therapy. … Management of separation pain after single-dose
methotrexate therapy for ectopic pregnancy.
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August 21, 2013 - Root cause analysis reports help identify common factors
in delayed diagnosis and treatment of outpatients … Root cause analysis reports help identify common factors in
delayed diagnosis and treatment of outpatients … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-reports-help-identify-common-factors-delayed-diagnosis-
and-treatment … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-reports-help-identify-common-factors-delayed-diagnosis-and-treatment … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-reports-help-identify-common-factors-delayed-diagnosis-and-treatment
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October 31, 2018 - Reducing treatment errors through point-of-care
glucometer configuration. … Reducing Treatment Errors Through Point-of-Care Glucometer
Configuration. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-treatment-errors-through-point-care-glucometer-configuration
Hypoglycemia … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-treatment-errors-through-point-care-glucometer-configuration
https
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March 29, 2023 - and appropriate methods for follow-up
must be established to ensure that patients receive effective treatment … Healthcare
providers should identify and discuss the available treatment options for perinatal mental … health concerns,
including medication, therapy, and support groups. … As part of shared decision making with their providers,
patients should be encouraged to choose the treatment … personalized to the patient's needs and may include
regular check-ins, medication management, and therapy
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September 29, 2017 - Clinicians' expectations of the benefits and harms of
treatments, screening, and tests: a systematic … Clinicians' Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening,
and Tests: A Systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests … systematic review found that providers' expectations surrounding the risks and benefits of tests and
treatments … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests-systematic-review
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June 01, 2022 - The priority treatment goal that characterizes the early phase of psychotherapy is to help the patient … A common error in treatment of patients with BPD is to underestimate the importance of self-injurious … There is controversy about the role of the hospital, particularly regarding its therapeutic usefulness … Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder. … Practice guideline for the assessment and treatment of patients with suicidal behaviors.
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November 17, 2021 - impact of pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medication safety and patient-reported outcomes during treatment … Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment … September 13, 2023
Use of therapeutic outcomes monitoring method for performing of pharmaceutical … events in cancer patients: strategies to efficiently avoid chemotherapy errors in in- and outpatient treatment … January 2, 2009
Minimising treatment-associated risks in systemic cancer therapy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72811/psn-pdf
September 01, 2022 - Algorithm-Based Decision Support System Guides
Trauma Staff During Initial Treatment, Leading to Fewer … psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/algorithm-based-decision-support-system-guides-trauma-staff-during-
initial-treatment … psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/algorithm-based-decision-support-system-guides-trauma-staff-during-initial-treatment … psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/algorithm-based-decision-support-system-guides-trauma-staff-during-initial-treatment … Fewer overall medical errors: The 435 patients whose treatment was guided by the system during a
2-year
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July 01, 2008 - withdrawal syndrome including the use of Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS) and pharmacologic treatments … facilities (licensed Opioid Agonist Therapy [OAT] programs)
Treating Opioid Withdrawal
Methadone … Comparison of pharmacological treatments for opioid-dependent adolescents: a randomized controlled trial … What Went Wrong
Patient’s worsening in the face of opioid agonist therapy should have triggered the … chronic medical illnesses requiring ongoing care and not just “quick fixes”
Effective, evidence-based treatments
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November 30, 2021 - List possible disease treatments that fit into the hospice model
The Case
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm … , also known as disease-directed therapies. … culture of hospice and palliative care has become estranged from clinicians who deliver
diagnostic and therapeutic … .7 Examples include chemotherapy, radiation, hemodialysis, and
therapeutic paracentesis. … Whole brain radiation therapy was administered.
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September 15, 2021 - found significant confusion among physicians in understanding Physician Orders for Life-
Sustaining Treatment … The researchers propose that patient video messaging can increase clarity about
treatment, and preserve … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/triad-vii-do-prehospital-providers-understand-physician-orders-life-sustaining-treatment
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April 21, 2021 - of
pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medication
safety and patient-reported outcomes during treatment … impact of
pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medication safety and patient-reported outcomes during treatment … the
intervention group reported considerably fewer medication errors and side effects and increased treatment
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April 28, 2021 - dialysis or a kidney transplant.1 For the majority of these patients, dialysis is a life-sustaining treatment … dialysis,3 despite the fact that it offers patients greater flexibility and sense of control over
their treatment … assuming the responsibility for performing the dialysis procedure
and the potential need to manage treatment … care team.7
Mitigating Safety Risks in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Home Care
Regardless of the treatment … Experiences of safety among patients receiving home
dialysis therapies.
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May 04, 2022 - veterans-affairs
Delayed communication of abnormal test results can contribute to diagnostic and treatment … Veterans Affairs specifies abnormal test results be
communicated to the patient within seven days if treatment … is required, and within 14 days if no treatment is
required.
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July 06, 2022 - multilevel-factors-associated-time-biopsy-after-abnormal-screening-
mammography-results-race
Delays in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment … web-mm/delayed-breast-cancer-diagnosis-false-sense-security
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breast-cancer-treatment-delays-socioeconomic-and-health-care-access-latent-classes-black-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breast-cancer-treatment-delays-socioeconomic-and-health-care-access-latent-classes-black-and
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September 29, 2017 - Patients' expectations of the benefits and harms of
treatments, screening, and tests: a systematic review … Patients' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening, and
tests: a systematic review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests- … review found that patients generally overestimate benefits and underestimate harms
related to tests and treatments … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests-systematic-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addiction-disease-isolation-so-pandemic-puts-recovery-risk
May 05, 2021 - June 3, 2020
Addiction treatment providers in Pa. face little state scrutiny despite … People Who Use Substances
October 30, 2024
Mothers face broken addiction treatment … September 21, 2022
Bias in mental health diagnosis gets in the way of treatment. … March 30, 2022
Addiction treatment providers in Pa. face little state scrutiny despite
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May 01, 2019 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references
For submassive and massive pulmonary embolism, there are many therapeutic … Robust clinical trial data are not available comparing these therapies; clinicians must choose based … teams can facilitate rapid patient assessment and risk stratification,
multidisciplinary discussion of therapeutic … members regarding therapeutic decisions is necessary to avoid medical errors. … Thrombolytic therapy in unstable patients with acute pulmonary embolism: saves
lives but underused.
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January 01, 2021 - with aggressive
pulmonary toilet and bronchodilator therapy
• Eight hours after admission, her serum … extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
– Ongoing resuscitation, including administration of vasopressor
therapy … • Without full appreciation of disease severity, they considered her to
be low-risk and initiated therapy … hemodynamic instability and requires
aggressive interventions such as systemic thrombolysis,
vasopressor therapy … • DOAC therapy is associated with lower all-cause mortality and is
recommended unless contraindicated