Indications and appropriateness criteria for echocardiography

2015 ◽  
pp. 207-211
Author(s):  
Helen Rimington ◽  
John B. Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Appropriateness Criteria

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Staging and Follow-up of Vulvar Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. S212-S228
Author(s):  
Yulia Lakhman ◽  
Hebert Alberto Vargas ◽  
Caroline Reinhold ◽  
Esma A. Akin ◽  
Priyadarshani R. Bhosale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulvar Cancer ◽  
Appropriateness Criteria ◽  
Acr Appropriateness Criteria

Comparing peripherally inserted central catheter-related practices across hospitals with different insertion models: a multisite qualitative study

2020 ◽  
pp. bmjqs-2020-011987
Author(s):  
Sarah L Krein ◽  
Molly Harrod ◽  
Lauren E Weston ◽  
Brittani R Garlick ◽  
Martha Quinn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Vascular Access ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Patient Discharge ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Appropriateness Criteria ◽  
Placement Decisions ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Discharge Education

BackgroundPeripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) provide reliable intravenous access for delivery of parenteral therapy. Yet, little is known about PICC care practices or how they vary across hospitals. We compared PICC-related processes across hospitals with different insertion delivery models.MethodsWe used a descriptive qualitative methodology and a naturalist philosophy, with site visits to conduct semistructured interviews completed between August 2018 and January 2019. Study sites included five Veterans Affairs Medical Centres, two with vascular access teams (VATs), two with PICC insertion primarily by interventional radiology (IR) and one without on-site PICC insertion capability. Interview participants were healthcare personnel (n=56), including physicians, bedside and vascular access nurses, and IR clinicians. Data collection focused on four PICC domains: use and decision-making process, insertion, in-hospital management and patient discharge education. We used rapid analysis and a summary matrix to compare practices across sites within each domain.ResultsOur findings highlight the benefits of dedicated VATs across all PICC-related process domains, including implementation of criteria to guide PICC placement decisions, timely PICC insertion, more robust management practices and well-defined patient discharge education. We also found areas with potential for improvement, such as clinician awareness of PICC appropriateness criteria and alternative devices, deployment of VATs and patient discharge education.ConclusionVascular access nurses play critical roles in all aspects of PICC-related care. There is variation in PICC decision-making, care and maintenance, and patient education across hospitals. Quality and safety improvement opportunities to reduce this variation are highlighted.

scholarly journals ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Infective Endocarditis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. S52-S61
Author(s):  
Sachin B. Malik ◽  
Joe Y. Hsu ◽  
Lynne M. Hurwitz Koweek ◽  
Brian B. Ghoshhajra ◽  
Garth M. Beache ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Appropriateness Criteria ◽  
Acr Appropriateness Criteria

scholarly journals ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Seizures-Child

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. S199-S211
Author(s):  
Anna Trofimova ◽  
Sarah S. Milla ◽  
Maura E. Ryan ◽  
Sumit Pruthi ◽  
Jeffrey P. Blount ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Appropriateness Criteria ◽  
Acr Appropriateness Criteria

scholarly journals Adapting Santiago Method to Determine Appropriate and Resource Efficient Sanitation Systems for an Urban Settlement in Lima Peru

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1197
Author(s):  
Ainul Firdatun Nisaa ◽  
Manuel Krauss ◽  
Dorothee Spuhler
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Appropriateness Criteria ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Sanitation Systems

The pre-selection of locally appropriate sanitation technologies and systems is crucial for strategic sanitation planning as any decision is only as good as the options presented. One approach that allows us to systematically consider the local conditions and a diverse range of conventional and novel technologies and systems is the Santiago method. In this paper, we discuss whether the Santiago method can be applied to the case of Latin America and what we would gain from this application. We do so by expanding the Santiago technology library with technologies that have been shown to be promising in metropolitan areas of Latin America, such as condominial sewer, container-based sanitation, and activated sludge. We then apply Santiago to the semi-informal settlement Quebrada Verde (QV) in Lima, Peru. Using Santiago, we were able to generate 265,185 sanitation system options from 42 technologies and 18 appropriateness criteria. A set of 17 appropriate and divers are then selected. The diversity is defined by 17 system templates. To further evaluate these 17 systems, resource recovery and loss potentials are quantified. Higher nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and total solids recovery are observed for systems that combine urine diversion and biofuel production. The case of QV shows that the Santiago method is applicable in the Latin American context.

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