Qual Saf Health Care
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Qual Saf Health Care · Apr 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialEffect on the process of care of an active strategy to implement clinical guidelines on physiotherapy for low back pain: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
To evaluate the effect on the process of care of an active strategy to implement clinical guidelines on physiotherapy for low back pain. ⋯ The active strategy moderately improved adherence to the guidelines. Active strategies are recommended to implement the clinical guidelines on physiotherapy for low back pain.
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Qual Saf Health Care · Oct 2004
Case Reports Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialSafety of telephone consultation for "non-serious" emergency ambulance service patients.
To assess the safety of nurses and paramedics offering telephone assessment, triage, and advice as an alternative to immediate ambulance dispatch for emergency ambulance service callers classified by lay call takers as presenting with "non-serious" problems (category C calls). ⋯ Telephone advice may be a safe method of managing many category C callers to 999 ambulance services. A clinical trial of the full implementation of this intervention is needed, large enough to exclude the possibility of rare adverse events.