Articles: checklist.
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Complex interventions are widely used in health systems, public health, education, and communities and are increasingly the subject of systematic reviews. Oversimplification and inconsistencies in reporting about complex interventions can limit the usability of review findings. ⋯ PRISMA-CI development followed the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research Network guidance for extensions and focused on adding or modifying only essential items that are truly unique to complex interventions and are not covered by broader interpretation of current PRISMA guidance. PRISMA-CI provides an important structure and guidance for systematic reviews and meta-analyses for the highly prevalent and dynamic field of complex interventions.
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Arch Argent Pediatr · Oct 2017
Implementation of a checklist to increase adherence to evidence-based practices in a single pediatric intensive care unit.
The use of checklists to increase adherence to evidence-based practices is not yet widespread in pediatric intensive care units. The objective of this study was to achieve 90% compliance with studied practices using an ad hoc checklist. ⋯ The implementation of a checklist increased adherence to studied practices and achieved more than 90% compliance over the last 2 months of the study period.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Oct 2017
Use of an intraoperative checklist to decrease the incidence of re-exploration for postoperative bleeding after cardiac surgery.
We have implemented an intraoperative checklist aiming to reduce the incidence of re-exploration for bleeding after cardiac surgery. The present report addresses the results of adopting such a checklist regarding the incidence of postoperative bleeding. ⋯ An intraoperative checklist is feasible to implement, low cost, quick and simple to measure with a significant reduction in the incidence of re-exploration for bleeding. This report shows an example of the positive effects of transparency in publishing outcomes' data in cardiac surgery.
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Cutaneous allodynia is regarded as an expression of central sensitization in migraine. Although the gold standard is quantitative sensory testing, several practical assessment questionnaires have been developed to assess allodynia in migraine. We aimed to establish the first valid Turkish allodynia assessment questionnaire based on a 12-item allodynia symptom checklist and to evaluate the associated factors. ⋯ Allodynia is common and has clinical significance in migraine; therefore, establishing a validated Turkish questionnaire for the assessment of allodynia was necessary. In this study, a Turkish version of the allodynia symptom checklist was validated and found to be convenient for the identification of allodynia in migraine patients.