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A bacteriological study of hospital beds before and after disinfection with phenolic disinfectant
(2000-03-01)
In hospitals, one of the ways to control microbial contamination is by disinfecting the furniture used by patients. This study's main objective was to evaluate the microbiological condition of hospital mattresses before ...
Expert arguments for trends of psychiatric bed numbers: a systematic review of qualitative data
(Frontiers Media, 2021)
Introduction: Mental health policies have encouraged removals of psychiatric beds in many countries. It is under debate whether to continue those trends. We conducted a systematic review of expert arguments for trends of ...
Filamentous fungi vectored by ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a public hospital in north-eastern Brazil
(2013-03-01)
Background: The increase in opportunistic fungal infections has led to the search for putative sources of contamination in hospital environments. Aim: Ants in a public hospital in Itabuna, north-eastern Brazil were examined ...
Philanthropic general hospitals: a new setting for psychiatric admissions
(Revista De Saude PublicaSao PauloBrasil, 2006)
Psychiatric Hospital Beds and Prison Populations in South America Since 1990 Does the Penrose Hypothesis Apply?
(American Medical Association, 2015)
IMPORTANCE In 1939, English mathematician, geneticist, and psychiatrist Lionel Sharples Penrose hypothesized that the numbers of psychiatric hospital beds and the sizes of prison populations were inversely related; 75 years ...
Structure for prevention of health care-associated infections in Brazilian hospitals: A countrywide study
(Elsevier B.V., 2016-01-01)
Background: Minimal structure is required for effective prevention of health careeassociated infection (HAI). The objective of this study was to evaluate the structure for prevention of HAI in a sample of Brazilian hospitals. ...
From modern push-button hospital-beds to 20th century mechatronic beds : a review
(IOP Publishing, 2016)
Abstract: The aim of this work is to present the different aspects of modern high complexity electric beds of the period 1940 until 2000 exclusively. The chronology of the product has been strictly divided into three big ...
Effect of a quality improvement intervention with daily round checklists, goal setting, and clinician prompting on mortality of critically ill patients: A randomized clinical trial
(2016-04-12)
IMPORTANCE: The effectiveness of checklists, daily goal assessments, and clinician prompts as quality improvement interventions in intensive care units (ICUs) is uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a multifaceted ...
Resultado da implantação de um Núcleo Interno de Regulação de Leitos nos indicadores administrativo-assistenciais em um hospital de ensino
(2015)
Objective To compare hospital indicators before and after implementing an Internal Bed Regulation Committee at a reference hospital. Methods It is an quantitative, evaluation, exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional ...