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All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century.
deaths and the COVID-19 mortality rate per million were calculated for hospitals, nursing homes and other places of death, according to diagnostic status (confirmed/possible infection). To evaluate ...
The Belgian health examination survey: objectives, design and methods.
trained nurses. The data collection included: 1) a short set of questions through a face-to-face interview, 2) a clinical examination consisting of the measurement of height, weight, waist circumference, ...
Predictors of nursing-home entry for elders in Belgium
care services is expected to rise during the coming years. For a better planning of health care resources policy makers have to be aware of risk factors associated to nursing home entry (NHE). The ...
Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infections in Belgian hospitals, Report 2019, Data up to and including 2018
term care facilitie nursing homes Manuscript versions: File: Version: Published Full text access: Public Access Full text language: English Category: E11 FOS Classification: 3.03 Health sciences ...
Levels of Persistent organic pollutants in breast milk: Belgian results from the 6 th WHO-coordinated survey
POP s in breast milk POP s levels in Belgian breast milk samples still decrease over time Main POP s still measurable are DDT, HCB and B- HCH breast milk advised as first choice for nursing babies The ...
Levels of organochlorinated pesticide residues and other persistent organic pollutants in breast milk: the Belgian results from the 6th WHO-coordinated survey
over time Main POP s still measurable are DDT, HCB and B- HCH breast milk advised as first choice for nursing babies The results support further monitoring and reduction of exposure Health Topics: Health and ...
Care Infections & Antibiotic Resistance in Belgium
associated mortality decreased. In long-term care facilities (among others nursing homes), similar evolutions are taking place (decrease in MRSA, increase in multi-resistant gut bacteria). Long term monitoring ...
Results of the Belgian Sentinel Network of General Practitioners on the Involvement of Therapists in Stroke Rehabilitation.
received significant more physiotherapy after one month (63%) compared to non-paralysed patients (38%) (P = 0.005). Residing in a nursing home was associated with higher proportions of patients receiving ...
Poor adherence to guidelines for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): results of a worldwide survey.
questionnaire was made available to medical doctors and nurses working in ICU s worldwide. We investigated practices related to central line (CL) insertion, maintenance and measurement of CLABSI-related data ...
Resultaten van de 6e nationale campagne ter bevordering van de handhygiëne in ziekenhuizen, 2014-2015
all types of healthcare workers (around 6% to 12%), with nurses performing best and physicians still low (Figure 9). As concerns the different types of services, there was a general increase in ...