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Initiative for Quality Improvement and Epidemiology in Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Clinics (IQED-Foot)- Results of the 4th data collection (audit years 2013-2014)
charcot foot diabetes Diabetic Foot diabetic foot ulcer feedback quality improvement quality of care Abstract: This report describes the results of the fourth audit among the recognized diabetic foot ...
Policy statement on multidisciplinary cancer care.
drafts of the document were widely circulated for consultation and amendments by the working group before final approval. RESULTS: The working group unanimously formulated a Policy Statement on ...
Accuracy of human papillomavirus testing on self-collected versus clinician-collected samples: a meta-analysis.
Screening Papillomaviridae Papillomavirus Infections Predictive Value of Tests Reproducibility of Results Self Care specimen handling Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Abstract: BACKGROUND: Screening for human ...
Quality of care of people with type 2 diabetes in eight European countries: findings from the Guideline Adherence to Enhance Care (GUIDANCE) study.
investigate potential predictors of meeting targets for HbA1c, blood pressure and total cholesterol.Results: In the total sample, adherence to process recommendations was high for some measures, for example, ...
Evaluation of the care trajectories diabetes type 2 and chronic kidney disease: results.
Diabetes type 2 disease EVALUATION Kidney result results Type Health Topics: Quality of healthcare Qualité des soins de santé Kwaliteit van de gezondheidszorg Service: Étude des soins de santé ...
Palliative care service use in four European countries: a cross-national retrospective study via representative networks of general practitioners.
patients (≥ 18 years) in their practices and the care they received in the last three months of life using a standardized form. Sudden deaths were excluded. RESULTS: We studied 4,466 deaths. GP s perceived ...
Human papillomavirus testing versus repeat cytology for triage of minor cytological cervical lesions.
For the HC2 assay, a positive result was defined as proposed by the manufacturer. For repeat cytology, different cut-offs were used to define positivity: Atypical squamous cells of undetermined ...
The APTIMA HPV assay versus the Hybrid Capture 2 test in triage of women with ASC-US or LSIL cervical cytology: a meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy.
Capture 2 (HC2) test has consistently been shown to perform better in triage of women with cervical cytology results showing atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC- US) but often not in ...
Evidence regarding human papillomavirus testing in secondary prevention of cervical cancer.
(higher sensitivity, similar specificity) than repeat cytology to triage women with equivocal Pap smear results. Several other tests show at least similar accuracy but mRNA testing with the APTIMA (®) ...
Initiative for quality improvement and epidemiology among children and adolescents with diabetes (IQECAD)
duration exceeding 1 year (N=861). Quality of care indicators were defined using international recommendations. Results Following the audit, the IPH provided each HBMC with a quality indicator feedback ...