News tagged with healthcare settings


New handheld mobile device performs laboratory-quality HIV testing

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that a handheld mobile device can check patients' HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with e ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wound care meta-review draws firm conclusions from Cochrane published studies

Robust evidence exists for some wound care interventions, but there are still gaps in current knowledge requiring international consensus and further high-level clinical evidence, according to a paper published online by ...

Surgery created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infection prevention groups outline steps needed to preserve antibiotics

Infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists play key roles in promoting effective antimicrobial stewardship in collaboration with other health professionals, according to a joint position paper published today ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Latex gloves lead to lax hand hygiene in hospitals, study finds

Healthcare workers who wear gloves while treating patients are much less likely to clean their hands before and after patient contact, according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Ep ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New aggression tool predicted violent patients in medical and surgical wards

Using a specially designed risk assessment tool was an effective way of identifying violent hospital patients in medical and surgical units, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Other created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ATS publishes clinical practice guidelines on interpretation of FENO levels

The American Thoracic Society has issued the first-ever guidelines on the use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) that address when to use FENO and how to interpret FENO levels in different clinical settings. The guidelines, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0