A study in the November 10 issue of IJAMA/I says that the quality of public reporting of bloodstream infection rates among hospitals may be effected by the variation in surveillance methods.
Older adults who survive severe sepsis are more likely to develop substantial cognitive impairment and functional disability, says a new study.
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Iraq’s first specialist cancer hospital for children could not have opened in a needier location — since 1993, Basra province has seen a sharp rise in the incidence of childhood cancer.
Wrong-site and wrong-patient surgical and procedure errors continue, according to data from a liability insurance database in Colorado,in spite of preventive measures.
The October issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing says that many overseas nurses have negative experiences of living and working in the UK, particularly
A large number of hospitals in Britain are serving unhealthy food to sick children with a report suggesting that the quality of the meals would be rejected in schools.
Scar-free gallbladder removal is being offered to all suitable patients by a team of surgeons from Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York who have pioneered the technique.
A study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that surgical sponges with implanted radio frequency (RF) tags may be an effective
The hospital is a potentially harmful zone as critically ill patients face an added risk of infectious diseases like pneumonia from their breathing tubes.
A bedside Bible ban, considered by a National Health Service (NHS) hospital trust that feared they could spread germs, has reportedly been rejected.
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