Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2020
Review[Assessing the performance of public hospitals using key indicators: a case study in Chile and Ecuador].
Continuous improvement, quality of care, and patient satisfaction demand the implementation of coordinated actions from all the healthcare personnel. They also require collaboration, management skills and attention to different dimensions to improve problems due to the lack of resources such as specialists, medical technology and infrastructure. ⋯ The defined indicators are aimed to improve the performance of a hospital, are easily interpreted, can be measured without spending large amounts of money, and do not need excessive efforts to collect data, mainly if they are supported by information systems.
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Revista médica de Chile · May 2020
Observational Study[Variables associated with a good response to steroids in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy].
The treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is based on corticosteroids, immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis. In our Health System, corticosteroids are commonly used as first line therapy for economic reasons and accessibility. However, the factors associated with a good response are not well known. ⋯ Most of these patients with CIDP had good response to corticosteroid therapy.