UNLABELLED Tuberculosis (TB) is a notifiable disease by the Communicable Disease Control Law in Taiwan. Several measures have been undertaken to improve reporting of TB but the completeness and timeliness of TB notification in Taiwan has not yet been systemically evaluated. METHODS To assess completeness and timeliness of TB notification, potential TB cases diagnosed by health care facilities...

BACKGROUND The global demand for diagnostic imaging exceeds the supply of radiologists and is of particular significance in poorly resourced healthcare environments where many radiographs are unreported. Delayed or absent reporting may negatively impact patient management. In well-resourced countries there is recognition that extending the role of radiographers to radiological reporting tasks h...

this paper aims to investigate the effect of firm reporting quality, timeliness andquantity for disclosure and reliability of financial reports on the reaction of stockprice delay. statistical population includes 111 active firms in tehran stock exchangeduring 2010-2014 using cochrane method with the confidence level of95%. totally, they were 555 firms-years. in this paper, linear and nonlinear...

background: the main professional goal of nurses is to provide and improve human health. medication errors are among the most common health threatening mistakes that affect patient care. such mistakes are considered as a global problem which increases mortality rates, length of hospital stay, and related costs. this study was conducted to evaluate the types and causes of nursing medication erro...

India enjoys a low incidence of melanoma which could be due to under reporting on account of a low index of suspicion by clinicians and pathologists alike. This is particularly true when a cutaneous lesion lacks pigmentation. This may lead to a missed or delayed diagnosis and delayed therapy. Fine needle aspiration cytology was done on left index finger swelling in a 63 year old man and was dia...

This study investigated the trajectory of traumatic stress symptoms in the aftermath of the 2004 Southeast Asian earthquake-tsunami. A total of 265 adult Thai survivors were assessed at 2 weeks and 6 months following the earthquake-tsunami. The percentages of survivors reporting traumatic stress symptoms were 22% at 2 weeks and 30% at 6 months postdisaster. Four trajectories of traumatic stress...

The delayed presentation of limb fractures in A&E departments Sir, There appears to be a difference of opinion among accident and emergency specialists as to whether patients with injuries over 48 h old should be regarded as inappropriate attenders or otherwise. Varying viewpoints may be reflected in the content of waiting room poster displays, departmental handouts, and in the advice given to ...

Abstract Purpose Sports-related concussion (SRC) is a prevalent concern among adolescent athletes. If SRC suspected, athletes are usually removed from play for assessment and symptom monitoring. Return-to-play decisions heavily rely on athlete self-report of associated symptoms. Social pressures attitudes related to reporting influence an athlete’s decision whether disclose symptoms; not increa...

BACKGROUND The impact of delayed discharge on patients, health-care staff and hospital costs has been incompletely characterized. AIM To systematically review experiences of delay from the perspectives of patients, health professionals and hospitals, and its impact on patients' outcomes and costs. METHODS Four of the main biomedical databases were searched for the period 2000-2016 (February...

BACKGROUND Pelvic fracture urethral injury (PFUI) is associated with a high risk of erectile dysfunction (ED). The effect of the type of posterior urethral disruption repair on erectile function has not been clearly established. We systematically reviewed and conducted a meta-analysis of the proportion of patients with ED at (i) baseline after pelvic fracture with PFUI, (ii) after immediate pri...