Abstract Aim To complete an audit on the level of compliance to WHO surgical safety checklist in operating theatres at a Tertiary hospital India. Method A total 40 general surgeries were observed tertiary India confirm practice checklist. The study was conducted for period 2 months starting from July August 2021. results compared with standard guidelines and further analyzed. Interventions carr...

"Early Aspirin" or a medium dose of aspirin 6 hours after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery is strongly recommend by international guidelines (EACTS 2007/AHA 2011 guidelines, Level1a evidence) to protect venous graft patency. However, compliance with Early Aspirin prescription at our centre is poor due to long standing hospital cultural practices and lack of awareness. We completed a ...

BACKGROUND There is good evidence to support the use of a "protective" ventilation strategy, using small tidal volumes and inspiratory pressures, in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Many general intensive care units in the UK are being slow to adopt this approach and we therefore set out to devise a method to audit ventilation and possibly influence practice in these units. ...

advice of the intensive care team. Under these circumstances it may be reasonable to continue support for a predetermined period, following which the situation is reassessed with the family. On the rare occasions when confl ict cannot be resolved, a second opinion, perhaps from a clinician from another institution, or an ethics consultation may be helpful. Occasionally it may be advisable to ob...

Abstract Introduction Sedative medications are commonly prescribed for older adults; these include neuroleptics, benzodiazepines, opioids, ‘z’ drugs and trazadone. The prevalence of sedative drug prescriptions is increasing (1). Nursing home residents three times more likely to be benzodiazepines (2). Regular medication review education have been shown reduce rates use in nursing homes (3). We ...

1. Purpose of the working party: 1.1 To describe the scope of major digestive and liver disorders and identify changes in patterns of disease. 1.2 To identify diagnostic and therapeutic services required to manage these disorders in the United Kingdom. 1.3 To describe the facilities and staffing required to provide these services. 1.4 To examine the training requirements for medical, nursing, a...

Tissue viability nursing has expanded and developed considerably in recent years. Julie Trudigan discusses a unique post which combines the role of the clinical practice educator with that of a specialist practitioner in tissue viability. This role focuses on practice development, which involves supporting and educating staff caring for patients with tissue viability needs, the development of m...