Sfoglia per Soggetto "health care facility"

Bloodstream infections and sepsis in Greece: Over-time change of epidemiology and impact of de-escalation on final outcome

Koupetori, M.; Retsas, T.; Antonakos, N.; Vlachogiannis, G.; Perdios, I.; Nathanail, C.; Makaritsis, K.; Papadopoulos, A.; Sinapidis, D.; Giamarellos-Bourboulis, E. J.; Pneumatikos, I.; Gogos, C.; Armaganidis, A.; Paramythiotou, E. (2014)

Background: Choice of empirically prescribed antimicrobials for sepsis management depends on epidemiological factors. The epidemiology of sepsis in Greece was studied in two large-periods.Methods: Sepsis due to bloodstream ...

Containment and therapeutic relationships in acute psychiatric care spaces: the symbolic dimensions of doors

Missouridou E., Fradelos E.C., Kritsiotakis E., Mangoulia P., Segredou E., Papathanasiou I.V. (2022)

Background: There is an increasing trend of door locking practices in acute psychiatric care. The aim of the present study was to illuminate the symbolic dimensions of doors in Greek mental health nurses’ experiences of ...

COVID-19 and nuclear cardiology: Introducing the “forward” virtual visit

Angelidis G., Valotassiou V., Psimadas D., Georgoulias P. (2021)

[No abstract available]

Detection of imported COVID-19 cases worldwide: Early assessment of airport entry screening, 24 January until 17 February 2020

Mouchtouri V.A., Bogogiannidou Z., Dirksen-Fischer M., Tsiodras S., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2020)

The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of entry screening measures applied at airports in response to the COVID-19 epidemic worldwide. Between 24 January and 17 February 2020, 5.2% (95% CI 3.1-8.5) of the 271 ...

Efficiency assessment across homogeneous specialty clinics in the region of thessaly, Greece

Geitona, M.; Androutsou, L.; Yfantopoulos, J. (2012)

Background: Hospital care expenditure is the most significant cost driver in the health care sector. Reductions in public hospitals' expenses are among the principal austerity measures included in the memorandum recommendations. ...

The Importance of Icodextrin Use for Technique and Patient Survival in Peritoneal Dialysis

Liakopoulos V., Stefanidis I., Mertens P.R. (2018)

[No abstract available]

Management of covid-19 patients in the emergency department

Pantazopoulos I., Tsikrika S., Kolokytha S., Manos E., Porpodis K. (2021)

COVID-19 is an emerging disease of global public health concern. As the pandemic overwhelmed emergency departments (EDs), a restructuring of emergency care delivery became necessary in many hospitals. Furthermore, with ...

Managing Viral Emerging Infectious Diseases via current Molecular Diagnostics in the Emergency Department: the Tricky Cases

Mouliou D.S. (2022)

Introduction: Emerging infectious diseases’ diagnosis has been a major problem in most hospitals and other senior care facilities, especially for the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The various clinical ...

Pertussis Prevalence in Adult Population in Greece: A Seroprevalence Nationwide Study

Papagiannis D., Thireos E., Mariolis A., Katsioulis A., Gartzonika K., Malliaraki N., Agnantis C., Tsaras K., Malli F., Rouka E.C., Tsiaousi I., Symvoulakis E.K., Rachiotis G., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)

The reported cases of pertussis vary considerably globally. In the present nationwide study, we aimed to record the Bordetella pertussis prevalence in Greece by measuring serum IgG specific antibody levels to pertussis ...

Point-prevalence survey of healthcare facilityonset healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infection in Greek hospitals outside the intensive care unit: The C. DEFINE study

Skoutelis A., Pefanis A., Tsiodras S., Sipsas N.V., Lelekis M., Lazanas M.C., Gargalianos P., Dalekos G.N., Roilides E., Samonis G., Maltezos E., Hatzigeorgiou D., Lada M., Metallidis S., Stoupis A., Chrysos G., Karnesis L., Symbardi S., Loupa C.V., Giamarellou H., Kioumis I., Sambatakou H., Tsianos E., Kotsopoulou M., Georgopali A., Liakou K., Perlorentzou S., Levidiotou S., Giotsa-Toutouza M., Tsorlini-Christoforidou H., Karaiskos I., Kouppari G., Trikka-Graphakos E., Ntrivala M.-A., Themeli-Digalaki K., Pangalis A., Kachrimanidou M., Martsoukou M., Karapsias S., Panopoulou M., Maraki S., Orfanou A., Petinaki E., Orfanidou M., Baka V., Stylianakis A., Spiliopoulou I., Smilakou S., Zerva L., Vogiatzakis E., Belesiotou E., Gogos C.A. (2017)

Background The correlation of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with in-hospital morbidity is important in hospital settings where broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents are routinely used, such as in Greece. The C. DEFINE ...