David S Macpherson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5545214 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | David S Macpherson |
| NOMBRES | David S |
| APELLIDO | Macpherson |
| FIRMA | MACPHERSON D S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 2 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1989 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1994 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Outpatient Internal Medicine Preoperative Evaluation
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect on resource use of a program outpatient internal medicine preoperative evaluation in a two arm parallel design randomized clinical trial. In a tertiary care teaching Veterans Affairs hospital, 355 patients (179 inpatient arm, 176 outpatient arm)(mean age 65.5 years) were referred for internal medicine preoperative evaluation before elective surgery. Outpatient internist preoperative evaluation …
Mechanical restraints on the medical wards
We prospectively identified 102 mechanically restrained hospital patients and determined their hospital course. The cohort was elderly, cognitively impaired with multiple chronic diseases. The in-hospital mortality was 21 percent. Nosocomial infection developed in 12 percent and new pressure sores in 22 percent. Prolonged use of restraints (greater than 4 days) was the strongest independent predictor of nosocomial infection (relative risk 1.8, 95…
Mechanical restraints on the medical wards
We prospectively identified 102 mechanically restrained hospital patients and determined their hospital course. The cohort was elderly, cognitively impaired with multiple chronic diseases. The in-hospital mortality was 21 percent. Nosocomial infection developed in 12 percent and new pressure sores in 22 percent. Prolonged use of restraints (greater than 4 days) was the strongest independent predictor of nosocomial infection (relative risk 1.8, 95…
Mechanical restraints on the medical wards
We prospectively identified 102 mechanically restrained hospital patients and determined their hospital course. The cohort was elderly, cognitively impaired with multiple chronic diseases. The in-hospital mortality was 21 percent. Nosocomial infection developed in 12 percent and new pressure sores in 22 percent. Prolonged use of restraints (greater than 4 days) was the strongest independent predictor of nosocomial infection (relative risk 1.8, 95…
Outpatient Internal Medicine Preoperative Evaluation
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect on resource use of a program outpatient internal medicine preoperative evaluation in a two arm parallel design randomized clinical trial. In a tertiary care teaching Veterans Affairs hospital, 355 patients (179 inpatient arm, 176 outpatient arm)(mean age 65.5 years) were referred for internal medicine preoperative evaluation before elective surgery. Outpatient internist preoperative evaluation …
Confidence interval (2 obras) · Emergency Medicine (2 obras) · Emergency Medicine (2 obras) · Internal Medicine (2 obras) · Internal Medicine (2 obras) · Medicine (2 obras) · Surgery (2 obras) · Surgery (2 obras) · Ambulatory (1 obras) · Ambulatory care (1 obras)