Management of Patients With Sepsis in Canadian Community Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Multicenter Observational Study

Autor: Victor C. K. Lo MD, MASc, Haitong Su MD, Yuet Ming Lam MD, Kathleen Willis BScN, Virginia Pullar BSc, Matthew Kowgier PhD, Ryan P. Hubner MBChB, BSc, Jennifer L. Y. Tsang MD, PhD

Publikováno v: Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, Vol 7 (2020)

Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening syndrome and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality representing significant financial burden on the health-care system. Early identification and intervention is crucial to maximizing positive outcomes. We

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/b9581e0e2cad457885336eff2890d94f

The Use of a Palliative Care Screening Tool to Improve Referrals to Palliative Care Services in Community-Based Hospitals

Autor: Andrea Priestley, Kelli Turner, Isabella F. Churchill, Virginia Pullar, Kristen Postma, Madelyn P. Law, Charlene Duliban

Publikováno v: Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing. 22:327-334

Despite efforts to improve access to palliative care services, a significant number of patients still have unmet needs throughout their continuum of care. As such, this project was conducted to increase recognition of patients who could benefit from

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https://doi.org/10.1097/njh.0000000000000664

The Use of a Palliative Care Screening Tool to Improve Referrals to Palliative Care Services in Community-Based Hospitals: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Autor: Churchill I; Isabella Churchill, BSc, is master's student, Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Kelli Turner, BSc, MD, is medical student, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Charlene Duliban, RN, BHSc, MHSc, is nurse educator, Education and Practice, Niagara Health, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Virginia Pullar, BSc, CHIM, is decision support coordinator, Decision Support, Niagara Health, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Andrea Priestley, BScN, RN, is nurse, Walker Family Cancer Centre, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Kristen Postma, MN, RN(EC), NP-Adult, CHPCN, is nurse practitioner, Palliative Care, Niagara Health, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Madelyn Law, PhD, is associate vice-provost, teaching & learning (primary), and associate professor, Department of Health Sciences, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada., Turner K, Duliban C, Pullar V, Priestley A, Postma K, Law M

Publikováno v: Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association [J Hosp Palliat Nurs] 2020 Aug; Vol. 22 (4), pp. 327-334.