The study by DiDiodato and McAthur describes work to improve the care of patients admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. They compare length of stay of patients after the implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship programme that was initially led by an infectious diseasetrained pharmacist and then transitioned to a ward-based pharmacist. To estimate the impact on length of ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate if Geriatric Interdisciplinary Home Rehabilitation could improve walking ability for older people with hip fracture compared with conventional geriatric care and rehabilitation. A secondary aim was to investigate the postoperative length of hospital stay (LOS). DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Geriatric ward, ordinary housing, and residential care facilities...

Abstract Background Depression in later life can have a profound effect on quality of life, functional independence, healthcare use and early mortality. For multiple reasons however, depression may often go undetected. The aim this study is to ascertain the point prevalence depressive symptoms specialist geriatric medicine unit, examining rate detection clinically significant symptoms. Methods ...

AIMS To find out the efficacy of epidural analgesia in providing continuous pain relief for patients undergoing brachytherapy for cervical cancer. SETTINGS Teaching Hospital. DESIGN Retrospective Study. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 152 patients of cervical cancer received epidural analgesia during 18 to 21 hours of pelvic brachytherapy. Epidural top up was given using 60-100 microg of...

Introduction: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) is a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu. The emergency department sees between 130 to 140 cases per day. These patients get initial evaluation and basic investigation for acute management treatment. Those requiring further treatment are then admitted the of General Practice post which acts as an observation ward. This step allows be o...