A 62-year-old male was admitted to our hospital for operation for Aspergillus empyema with a fungus ball in the right upper lobe. We performed a right upper lobectomy and decortication of the middle and lower lobes through a standard posterolateral thoracotomy with dissection of the latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior muscles, in October 2000. Twenty-one days postoperatively (POD), he develo...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of early discharge from hospital after surgery for breast cancer on physical and psychological illness. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial comparing discharge two days after surgery (before removal of drain) with standard management (discharge after removal of drain). SETTING Regional breast unit. SUBJECTS 100 women with early breast cancer undergoing mas...

INTRODUCTION Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has a low survival rate to hospital discharge. Recent studies compared a simplified form of CPR, based on chest compression alone versus standard CPR including ventilation. We performed systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, focusing on survival at hospital discharge. METHODS We extensively searched the published litera...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Many stroke patients and informal carers experience a decreased quality of life after discharge home and are dissatisfied with the care received. We assessed the effectiveness of an outreach nursing care program. METHODS In a multicenter trial, 536 stroke patients were randomized at discharge to standard care (n=273) or standard care plus outreach care (n=263). The outr...

OBJECTIVE To compare strategies for management of women with vaginal discharge in genitourinary medicine (GUM) and family planning (FP) settings. METHODS The setting was a centre housing both FP and GUM departments within a primary care trust in Scotland. The study participants were 200 women presenting with vaginal discharge. A randomised, controlled, crossover design was employed. Strategie...

background: this review focuses on the impact of liaison nurse in nursing care of patient after icu discharge on patient’s outcomes, compared with patients that are not taken care of by liaison nurses. the role of the icu liaison nurse has transpired to solve the gap between intensive care unit and wards. therefore, we aimed to review the outcomes of all studies in this field. methods: a system...

conclusions kmc is more effective, and increases exclusive breast feeding successfully. it can be a good substitution for cmc (conventional methods of care). it is a safe, effective, and feasible method of care for lbwi even in the nicu settings. background exclusive breastfeeding is one of the most important essential components of kangaroo mother care. objective this study was performed to ev...