Combined Approaches to the Skull Base for Intracranial Extension of Tumors via Perineural Spread can Improve Patient Outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheri Palejwala ◽  
Jonnae Barry ◽  
Crystal Rodriguez ◽  
Chandni Parikh ◽  
Stephen Goldstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skull Base ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Intracranial Extension ◽  
Perineural Spread ◽  
Improve Patient

Combined approaches to the skull base for intracranial extension of tumors via perineural spread can improve patient outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 46-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheri K. Palejwala ◽  
Jonnae Y. Barry ◽  
Crystal N. Rodriguez ◽  
Chandni A. Parikh ◽  
Stephen A. Goldstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skull Base ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Intracranial Extension ◽  
Perineural Spread ◽  
Improve Patient

Microporous Polysaccharide Hemosphere Absorbable Hemostat (AristaAH®) in Re-Operative Cardiac Surgical Procedures

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-98
Author(s):  
Brian A Bruckner ◽  
Matthias Loebe
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Transfusion Requirement ◽  
Cardiac Surgical Procedures ◽  
Platelet Inhibitors ◽  
Hemostatic Agents ◽  
Surgical Field ◽  
Improve Patient

Patients undergoing re-operative cardiac surgical procedures present a great challenge with regard to obtaining hemostasis in the surgical field. Adhesions are ever-present and these patients are often on oral anti-coagulants and platelet inhibitors. As part of a well-planned surgical intervention, a systematic approach to hemostasis should be employed to decrease blood transfusion requirement and improve patient outcomes. Topical hemostatic agents can be a great help to the surgeon in achieving surgical field hemostasis and are increasingly being employed. Our approach, to these difficult patients, includes the systematic and planned use of AristaAH, which is a novel hemostatic agent whose use has proven safe and efficacious in our patient population.

scholarly journals How to improve emergency care to adults discharged within 24 hours? Acute Care planning in Emergency departments (The ACE study): a protocol of a participatory design study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e041743
Author(s):  
Christina Østervang ◽  
Annmarie Touborg Lassen ◽  
Charlotte Myhre Jensen ◽  
Elisabeth Coyne ◽  
Karin Brochstedt Dieperink
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Phase 3 ◽  
Ace Study ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Improve Patient

IntroductionThe development of acute symptoms or changes in diseases led to feelings of fear and vulnerability and the need for health professional support. Therefore, the care provided in the acute medical and surgical areas of the emergency department (ED) is highly important as it influences the confidence of patients and families in managing everyday life after discharge. There is an increase in short-episode (<24 hours) hospital admissions, related to demographic changes and a focus on outpatient care. Clear discharge information and inclusion in treatment decisions increase the patient’s and family’s ability to understand and manage health needs after discharge, reduces the risk of readmission. This study aims to identify the needs for ED care and develop a solution to improve outcomes of patients discharged within 24 hours of admission.Methods and analysisThe study comprises the three phases of a participatory design (PD). Phase 1 aims to understand and identify patient and family needs when discharged within 24 hours of admission. A qualitative observational study will be conducted in two different EDs, followed by 20 joint interviews with patients and their families. Four focus group interviews with healthcare professionals will provide understanding of the short pathways. Findings from phase 1 will inform phase 2, which aims to develop a solution to improve patient outcomes. Three workshops gathering relevant stakeholders are arranged in the design plus development of a solution with specific outcomes. The solution will be implemented and tested in phase 3. Here we report the study protocol of phase 1 and 2.Ethics and disseminationThe study is registered with the Danish Data Protection Agency (19/22672). Approval of the project has been granted by the Regional Committees on Health Research Ethics for Southern Denmark (S-20192000–111). Findings will be published in suitable international journals and disseminated through conferences.

67 The Evolution of A Frailty Service

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. i12-i42
Author(s):  
C Abbott ◽  
K Bishop ◽  
F Hill ◽  
C Finlow ◽  
R Maraj
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Pdsa Cycle ◽  
North Wales ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Constant State ◽  
Clinical Resource ◽  
Improve Patient

Abstract Introduction In September 2017 our frailty service was started within our medium sized DGH in North Wales. Working with our management team we secured a significant clinical resource including: We describe how resources, setting and staffing develop over a 2 year period in order to create a service which meets the needs of the local population. Method The service has been in a constant state of development since it has been in operation, utilising a PDSA model with regular meetings of clinical and managerial staff to analyse performance. Results With each new PDSA cycle the amount of patients reviewed has increased. With the move to AMU we increased the monthly number of patients reviewed from 29 to 172 patients reviewed, 97 of which were discharged directly from the unit. Conclusion Using QI methodology our Frailty Service has improved dramatically since its inception. We will continue to analyse how we work to improve patient outcomes and cost effectiveness.

scholarly journals Cochlear Implant Research and Development in the Twenty-first Century: A Critical Update

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 481-508
Author(s):  
Robert P. Carlyon ◽  
Tobias Goehring
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Speech Processing ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
First Century ◽  
Directional Microphones ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Processing Algorithms ◽  
Improve Patient

AbstractCochlear implants (CIs) are the world’s most successful sensory prosthesis and have been the subject of intense research and development in recent decades. We critically review the progress in CI research, and its success in improving patient outcomes, from the turn of the century to the present day. The review focuses on the processing, stimulation, and audiological methods that have been used to try to improve speech perception by human CI listeners, and on fundamental new insights in the response of the auditory system to electrical stimulation. The introduction of directional microphones and of new noise reduction and pre-processing algorithms has produced robust and sometimes substantial improvements. Novel speech-processing algorithms, the use of current-focusing methods, and individualised (patient-by-patient) deactivation of subsets of electrodes have produced more modest improvements. We argue that incremental advances have and will continue to be made, that collectively these may substantially improve patient outcomes, but that the modest size of each individual advance will require greater attention to experimental design and power. We also briefly discuss the potential and limitations of promising technologies that are currently being developed in animal models, and suggest strategies for researchers to collectively maximise the potential of CIs to improve hearing in a wide range of listening situations.

scholarly journals Chemogenetics: Beyond Lesions and Electrodes

Neurosurgery ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly M Poth ◽  
Pavlos Texakalidis ◽  
Nicholas M Boulis
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Molecular Interactions ◽  
Potential Benefit ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
Neurosurgical Techniques

Abstract The field of chemogenetics has rapidly expanded over the last decade, and engineered receptors are currently utilized in the lab to better understand molecular interactions in the nervous system. We propose that chemogenetic receptors can be used for far more than investigational purposes. The potential benefit of adding chemogenetic neuromodulation to the current neurosurgical toolkit is substantial. There are several conditions currently treated surgically, electrically, and pharmacologically in clinic, and this review highlights how chemogenetic neuromodulation could improve patient outcomes over current neurosurgical techniques. We aim to emphasize the need to take these techniques from bench to bedside.

A New Method for Selecting the Best Design

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Mark E. Benden ◽  
Kristen Miller ◽  
Eric Wilke ◽  
Eduardo Ibarra
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
New Method ◽  
Driver Safety ◽  
Transport Vehicle ◽  
Medical Transport ◽  
Expert Ratings ◽  
Vehicle Seat ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
Individual Expert ◽  
Selection Of

In this article the authors illustrate how individual expert ratings can be employed to prioritize specifications for use in forced rankings. Those rankings are then used to select a design with the best overall usability. The authors provide an example of this approach in the selection of a medical transport vehicle seat to produce a more ergonomic product that could improve patient outcomes and driver safety.

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