International journal of health care quality assurance
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Int J Health Care Qual Assur · Jan 2014
Differences in quality of life between pediatric sickle cell patients who used hydroxyurea and those who did not.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences in quality of life (QoL) between two groups of pediatric sickle cell patients: those who used hydroxyurea and those who chose not to use the medication to treat sickle cell disease. ⋯ This paper proved a need to study the differences in QoL between those pediatric patients who used hydroxyurea and those who did not use the medication.
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Int J Health Care Qual Assur · Jan 2014
The new neck of femur fracture target: experience in a district general hospital.
The hip fracture "best practice tariff" (BPT) came into effect in April 2010. It advocated two key improvements: surgery within 36 hrs of arrival in the emergency department; and multi-disciplinary care directed by ortho-geriatrician from admission to discharge. The aim of this paper is to look at the 36 hours to operation target and its implications for orthopaedic department trauma service staff in a busy district general hospital, and to evaluate the measures implemented to meet the target. ⋯ This paper aims to answer how busy department staff address an issue that professionals in every English hospital are facing.