scholarly journals Handheld Technology to Improve Patient Care: Evaluating a Support System for Preference-based Care Planning at the Bedside

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Ruland
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Support System ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Handheld Technology ◽  
Improve Patient

Abstract 11119: Real-Time Nanopore Sequencing for Bacterial Pneumonia After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, a Pilot Proof-of-Concept Study

Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 144 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Weissman ◽  
Mariam Bramah Lawani ◽  
Thomas Rohan ◽  
Clifton W CALLAWAY
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Pathogen Detection ◽  
Bacterial Pathogen ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Antibiotic Administration ◽  
Nanopore Sequencing ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Improve Patient

Introduction: Pneumonia is common after OHCA but is difficult to diagnose in the first 72 hours following ROSC, this results in early untargeted antibiotic administration based on non-specific imaging and laboratory findings. Antibiotic resistance is rising, is influenced by untargeted antibiotic administration, and can increase patient morbidity and mortality as well as healthcare costs. Precision methods of bacterial pathogen detection in OHCA patients are needed to improve patient care. This proof-of-concept pilot study aimed to assess feasibility of bacterial pathogen sequencing and comparability of sequencing results to clinical culture after OHCA. Methods: Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) were obtained from residual clinical specimens collected within 12 hours of ROSC. Bacterial DNA was extracted using the Qiagen PowerLyzer PowerSoil DNA kit, sequenced using the MinION nanopore sequencer, and analyzed with Oxford Nanopore Technologies’ EPI2ME bioinformatics software. Sequencing results were compared to culture results using McNemar’s chi-square statistic. Study-defined pneumonia was based on presence of at least two characteristics within 72 hours of ROSC: fever (temperature ≥38°C); persistent leukocytosis >15,000 or leukopenia <3,500 for 48 hours; persistent chest radiography infiltrates for 48 hours per clinical radiology read; bacterial pathogen cultured. Results: We enrolled 38 consecutive OHCA subjects: mean age 61.8 years (18.0); 16 (42%) female; 25 (66%) White, 7 (18%) Black, 6 (16%) “Other” race; 7 subjects (18%) survived and 31 (82%) died; 16 (42%) subjects had pneumonia. Sequencing results were available in 12 hours while culture results were available in 48-72 hours after collection. There was a non-significant difference in the proportion of the same pathogens identified for each method per McNemar’s chi-square: p = 0.38, difference of 0.095 (-0.095, 0.286). Conclusions: Nanopore sequencing detects pathogenic bacteria comparable to clinical microbiologic culture and in less time. This technology can produce a paradigm shift in early bacterial pathogen detection in OHCA survivors, which can improve patient care. The technology is applicable to other patient populations and for viral and fungal pathogens.

Fetal Occipital Encephalocele: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
pp. 875647932110668
Author(s):  
Amanda Hogan ◽  
Natalie Ullmer
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Treatment Planning ◽  
Neural Tube ◽  
Neural Tube Defects ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Occipital Encephalocele ◽  
Improve Patient

Encephaloceles are considered neural tube defects, but their exact cause is unknown. The outcome is dismal, and essential management and counseling are needed for patients. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional sonography can be used to detect encephaloceles as early as 11 weeks, assist in treatment planning, and improve patient care. This case report presents an occipital encephalocele diagnosed by sonography and followed until delivery.

scholarly journals Using patient-reported outcome measurement to improve patient care

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 874-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Øvretveit ◽  
Lisa Zubkoff ◽  
Eugene C Nelson ◽  
Susan Frampton ◽  
Janne Lehmann Knudsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Improve Patient
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