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Displaying 1–20 of 30 International Literature in Knowledge Library
posted by WM Admin on 6 May 2015
In this qualitative study, conducted over three hospitals in Melbourne, the authors explore how communication failures occur in documents and…
posted by WM Admin on 13 Feb 2015
This survey assessed the perceptions of 57 care providers and 109 patients in three major centers in Scotland, Norway, and…
posted by WM Admin on 13 Feb 2015
In this qualitative study, interviews were conducted with 19 general surgeons, 18 anesthesiologists, and 18 ward nurses responsible for the…
posted by Research Admin on 19 Jan 2015
An international working group within the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society assembled an evidence-based comprehensive framework for optimal perioperative…
posted by WM Admin on 23 Dec 2014
The authors describe the development and testing of the Acute Risk Change for Cardiothoracic Admissions to Intensive Care (ARCTIC) index,…
posted by WM Admin on 15 Dec 2014
In this meta-analysis, the authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of fast track surgery (FTS) for patients with gastric cancer…
posted by WM Admin on 25 Apr 2014
Perioperative team members at a community hospital in the United States implemented a new approach to communication to address patient…
posted by WM Admin on 20 Feb 2014
This study used a pre- and post-interention questionnaire to measure the effects of sending a smoking cessation ‘quit-pack’ to 177…
posted by WM Admin on 29 Oct 2013
The Association of periOperative Nurses (AORN) has identified communication during personnel changes (hand offs) as a point of vulnerability for…
posted by WM Admin on 29 Aug 2013
In this randomized controlled trial, the authors investigated a perioperative smoking cessation intervention designed for a busy preadmission clinic to…
posted by Research Admin on 30 May 2013
A 2012 survey of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurse members identified the top 10 safety issues reported by perioperative…
posted by Research Admin on 15 May 2013
This review aims to present a consensus for optimal perioperative care in colonic surgery and to provide graded recommendations for…
posted by Research Admin on 14 May 2013
This review aims to present a consensus for optimal perioperative care in rectal/pelvic surgery, and to provide graded recommendations for…
posted by WM Admin on 26 Feb 2013
The authors review some of the mechanisms by which checklists work and evaluate the evidence supporting their use in the…
posted by WM Admin on 25 Feb 2013
This brief review in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia provides an overview and a context perspective of relevant current practical…
posted by WM Admin on 29 Jan 2013
This prospective study investigated the effect of introducing fast-track principles for perioperative care in unselected patients undergoing open or laparoscopic…
posted by WM Admin on 14 Dec 2012
The Department of Health's Enhanced Recovery Partnership Programme (ERPP) started a spread and adoption scheme of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery…
posted by WM Admin on 26 Nov 2012
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a multifaceted intervention on peri-operative nurses' (a) knowledge of…
posted by WM Admin on 24 Sep 2012
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, published in The Lancet, the authors aimed to assess whether the risk of perioperative…
posted by WM Admin on 22 Aug 2012
This prospective cross-sectional survey study investigated service providers’ perceptions of organisational communication and identify areas for improvement across the perioperative…