HCV Microelimination Program and Patient Trajectories After HCV Cure in an Outpatient HIV Clinical Unit

The objective of this study was to verify the incidence of phlebitis in a clinical medical unit. A prospective cohort study was conducted using nonparticipatory observations guided by a structured questionnaire, with 100 patients admitted to the clinical medical unit, in whom 234 peripheral venous accesses were used. Phlebitis was identified in 60% of patients and in 55.6% of the peripheral venous accesses, and most of them remained intact for more than 72 hours (53%). The presence of phlebitis per patient was associated with longer hospitalization on the clinical unit (p=0.002) and a greater number of accesses per patient (p<0.001). Length of retention of venous access for more than 72 hours was also associated with the presence of phlebitis (p<0.001). Phlebitis occurred in the majority of the patients and peripheral venous accesses analyzed. Therefore, it is necessary to intensify the training protocols for nursing staff in order to reduce the rates of phlebitis.

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British surgical practice. General editors: Sir Ernest Rock Carling, F.R.C.S., F.R.C.P., Consulting Surgeon, Westminster Hospital, and J. Paterson Ross, M.S., F.R.C.S., Surgeon and Director of Surgical Clinical Unit, St. Bartholomew's Hospital; Professor of Surgery, University of London. In eight volumes. 8⅝ × 6⅝ in. Volume III. Pp. 524 + xxxvi, with 37-p. index. 287 illustrations. 1948. London: Butterworth & Co. Ltd. Price per volume £3, Index £1

British Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1002/bjs.18003614240 ◽

1948 ◽

Vol 36 (142) ◽

pp. 223-223

Keyword(s):

Surgical Practice ◽

Clinical Unit ◽

P Index ◽

Westminster Hospital

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Executive Briefing: Sunnybrook's Matrix Organizational Model—Moving Ahead

Healthcare Management Forum ◽

10.1016/s0840-4704(10)61385-3 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 12-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Peter H. Ellis ◽

Patrick M. Gaskin

Keyword(s):

Case Mix ◽

Organizational Model ◽

Clinical Unit ◽

Resource Implication ◽

Single Structure ◽

Reporting Relationships

Traditionally, hospitals have denied the true intricacy of their organization by forcing all reporting relationships into a single structure. To address this complexity, Sunnybrook has developed three independent, yet interrelated, organization dimensions. Three structures—the traditional, the clinical unit and the programmatic dimension —provide a better link of accountability by holding departments responsible for the efficiency of their operations, holding physicians accountable for the resource implication of volume and case mix, and ensuring that the activities of the hospital's departments and clinical units are in line with the hospital's overall mission and programs.

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The academic and clinical unit for musculoskeletal nursing – a future direction?

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing ◽

10.1016/s1361-3111(03)00068-2 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 141-149

Author(s):

Jackie Hill ◽

Claire Hale ◽

Kate Lightfoot

Keyword(s):

Clinical Unit ◽

Future Direction

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? estimation of liver attenuation by measurement of the frequency shift of backscattered echoes: Preliminary results using a prototype clinical unit

Ultrasonic Imaging ◽

10.1016/0161-7346(84)90075-0 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 230-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

B Garra

Keyword(s):

Frequency Shift ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Clinical Unit

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Caracterização da utilização de cateteres venosos periféricos em unidade clínica de um hospital universitário / Characterization of the use of peripheral venous catheters in a clinical unit of university hospital

Journal of Nursing and Health ◽

10.15210/jonah.v10i3.18367 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Natália De Oliveira Lima ◽

Maria Olinda Ferreira de Sousa ◽

Ellen Marcia Peres ◽

Helena Ferraz Gomes ◽

Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

University Hospital ◽

Clinical Unit

Objetivo: descrever características sociodemográficas e clínicas relacionadas ao uso dos cateteres venosos periféricos em pacientes de uma unidade clínica hospitalar. Método: descritivo, quantitativo, realizado em um Hospital Universitário do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, com 50 pacientes em uso de dispositivo intravenoso periférico, de maio a julho de 2018 e de julho a setembro de 2019. Utilizou-se um formulário sobre o perfil dos pacientes e o processo de cateterização venoso. A análise foi por estatística descritiva. Resultados: predomínio de idosas, com diagnóstico relacionado ao sistema imunológico. Ocorreram 148 punções, com média de 2,7 por paciente. O tempo de permanência variou de menos de 24 horas a sete dias. A remoção dos cateteres foi eletiva seguida de complicações, como obstrução e flebite. Conclusão: o cuidado de enfermagem relacionado à terapia intravenosa é um desafio na instituição, revelando a necessidade de investimentos em educação continuada e permanente.

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