Essays on Hospitalisation

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There are limited or no effective interventions for recurrence of coronary heart diseases among the patients who smoke. Smoking cessation interventions has been suggested to have little benefit; however, there is little evidence on its cost- effectiveness and efficacy of such programs for cardiac inpatients. This study describes the efficacy and cost- effectiveness of intensive smoking cessation methods for cardiac patients admitted in the hospital cardiac unit. The experimental design assesses the efficacy and cost- effectiveness of the intervention that includes face- to- face counselling in combination with the nicotine replacement therapy using 8 cardiac wards of hospitals in ...

Scenario of Paediatric Care within a Hospital Setting

INTRODUCTION Every day, children becomes ill or get involved in various types of accidents that require medical attention. Whether these children are taken to a paediatrician, specialist, clinic or a hospital setting, a nurse will tend to them. Therefore, a paediatric nurse plays a crucial role which is as imperative as that of a doctor. Paediatric nurses are known to provide essential information in regard to treatment, prevention of future illnesses and injuries in children, and helping the child and the family as well all through the illness or injury. In this paper, I will develop a scenario of paediatric care within a hospital setting for a ...

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Background: Gluteal muscle contracture (GMC) is a clinical syndrome characterized by limited hip movements.

Methods: In this prospective study, 23 patients received traditional incision surgery and 22 patients received small incision surgery for the treatment of GMC. The two groups were compared for duration of surgery, length of incisions, requirement of postsurgical analgesia, postsurgical complications, off-bed activity times, duration of hospitalisation, clinical outcomes and one year recurrence rates. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS software; enumeration data were analysed by χ2 tests; and measurement data were analysed by t tests. Results: The small incision surgery group was significantly superior ...