Undetected spurious hypernatraemia wastes health-care resources

Acquired-Hypernatraemia in the Intensive Care Units

Objectives: Determine the incidence and predisposing factors of acquired-hypernatraemia in the intensive care units (ICU) and its impact on the outcome.

Principles of allocation of health care resources.

The methods and principles of allocating centrally provided health care resources to regions and areas are reviewed using the report of the Resource Allocation Working Party (RAWP) (Department of Health and Social Security, 1976) and the consultative document (Department of Health and Social Security, 1976a) as a basis. A range of practical problems arising from these papers (especially the rep...

Health care resources for Rhode Island immigrants.

Immigrants and refugees who enter Rhode Island (RI) bring acute needs for medical, social and legal services. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally processes refugees and immigrants. This process includes a medical evaluation (Health Screenings) and assistance with housing, legal status, and employment. Often the medical field is a point of entry into a set of social, health, and l...

The global distribution of health care resources.

The international disparities in health and health-care provision comprise the gravest problem of medical ethics. The implications are explored of three theories of justice: an expanded version of Rawlsian contractarianism, Nozick's historical account, and a consequentialism which prioritizes the satisfaction of basic needs. The second too little satisfies medical needs to be cogent. The third ...

Misallocating health care and societal resources.