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An interaction of renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin systems contributes to vascular hypertrophy in angiotensin II-induced hypertension: in vivo and in vitro studies by Ceravolo, Graziela S, Montezano, Augusto C, Jordão, Maria T, Akamine, Eliana H, Costa, Tiago J, Takano, Ana P, Fernandes, Denise C, Barreto-Chaves, Maria L, Laurindo, Francisco R, Tostes, Rita C, Fortes, Zuleica B, Chopard, Renato P, Touyz, Rhian M, Carvalho, Maria Helena C

“…The kallikrein-kinin and renin-angiotensin systems interact at multiple levels. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that the B1 kinin receptor (B1R)…”
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Measuring quality of patient information documents with an expanded EQIP scale by Charvet-Berard, A.I, Chopard, P, Perneger, T.V

“…Abstract Objective To develop an expanded version of the ensuring quality information for patients (EQIP) scale to measure quality of patient information…”
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Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients: definite need for improvement by CHOPARD, P., DÖRFFLER‐MELLY, J., HESS, U., WUILLEMIN, W. A., HAYOZ, D., GALLINO, A., BACHLI, E. B., CANOVA, C. R., ISENEGGER, J., RUBINO, R., BOUNAMEAUX, H.

“… Aim of the study.  To examine the frequency and adequacy of thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients hospitalized in eight Swiss medical hospitals…”
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Adequacy of venous thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients (IMPART): multisite comparison of different clinical decision support systems by NENDAZ, M. R., CHOPARD, P., LOVIS, C., KUCHER, N., ASMIS, L. M., DÖRFFLER, J., SPIRK, D., BOUNAMEAUX, H.

“…Background: The adequacy of thromboprophylaxis prescriptions in acutely ill hospitalized medical patients needs improvement. Objective: To prospectively assess…”
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Identifying acutely ill medical patients requiring thromboprophylaxis by Chopard, P, Spirk, D, Bounameaux, H

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Measuring human-error probabilities in drug preparation : a pilot simulation study by GARNERIN, P, PELLET-MEIER, B, CHOPARD, P, PERNEGER, T, BONNABRY, P

“…Designing a safe medication process requires the ability to model its reliability using methods such as probabilistic risk assessment (PRA). However, lack of…”
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Drug selection errors in relation to medication labels: a simulation study by Garnerin, P., Perneger, T., Chopard, P., Arès, M., Baalbaki, R., Bonnabry, P., Clergue, F.

“…Summary The aim of this study was to assess the impact of differences in drug label information on injectable drug selection errors. Differences in the display…”
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PP367 PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF INSUFFICIENT FOOD INTAKE IN 1688 HOSPITALIZED ADULT PATIENTS: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS BASED ON TWO PROSPECTIVE VERTICAL QUALITY-CONTROL STUDIES by Thibault, R, Chikhi, M, Clerc, A, Darmon, P, Chopard, P, Kossovsky, M.P, Pichard, C

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An evaluation of thromboembolism prophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients by Chmelik, P, Chopard, P

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862P Clinical utility of circulating tumor HPV16 DNA detection in plasma from oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients by de Carvalho, A.C., Torrens, L., Chopard, P., Gaborieau, V., Cortez, R., Waterboer, T., Saintigny, P., Roux, P-E., Virani, S., Brennan, P., Perdomo, S.

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Evaluation of quality improvement interventions to reduce inappropriate hospital use by KOSSOVSKY, MICHEL P., CHOPARD, PIERRE, BOLLA, FILIPPO, SARASIN, FRANÇOIS P., LOUIS-SIMONET, MARTINE, ALLAZ, ANNE-FRANÇOISE, PERNEGER, THOMAS V., GASPOZ, JEAN-MICHEL

“…Objectives. To assess the impact of process analyses and modifications on inappropriate hospital use. Design. Pre–post comparison of inappropriate hospital use…”
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Histomorfometria das meninges encefálicas de ratos Wistar em diferentes faixas etárias by Pereira, Kleber F(Universidade Federal de Goiás Curso de Ciências Biológicas), Lima, Vanessa M(Universidade Federal de Goiás Curso de Ciências Biológicas), Conegero, Celso I(Universidade Estadual de Maringá Departamento de Ciências Morfofisiológicas), Chopard, Renato P(Universidade de São Paulo Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas)

“…O desenvolvimento do sistema nervoso é bastante complexo, existindo poucos estudos sobre a organização dos envoltórios cerebrais relacionados ao crescimento…”
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Exercise training restores hypertension-induced changes in the elastic tissue of the thoracic aorta by Jordão, Maria Tereza, Ladd, Fernando V L, Coppi, Antonio Augusto, Chopard, Renato P, Michelini, Lisete C

“…Pharmacological antihypertensive therapies decrease both wall hypertrophy and collagen, but are unable to diminish the elastic content in the thoracic aorta…”
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Identifying acutely ill medical patients requiring thromboprophylaxis by CHOPARD, P., SPIRK, D., BOUNAMEAUX, H.

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SUN-P205: Indication and Prescription of Oral Nutritional Supplements in a Swiss University Hospital by Mareschal, J., Altwegg, J., Berthet, D., Chikhi, M., Chopard, P., Graf, S., Sierro, C., Pichard, C., Genton, L.

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What is quality and how is it achieved? Practitioners' views versus quality models by Hudelson, P, Cléopas, A, Kolly, V, Chopard, P, Perneger, T

“…Quality improvement in healthcare organisations requires structural reorganisation and systems reform, and also the development of an appropriate…”
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Relationship between hospital length of stay and quality of care in patients with congestive heart failure by Kossovsky, M P, Sarasin, F P, Chopard, P, Louis-Simonet, M, Sigaud, P, Perneger, T V, Gaspoz, J-M

“…Objective: To determine the relationship between hospital length of stay (LOS) and quality of care in patients admitted for congestive heart failure (CHF)…”
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Microscopic anatomy of the human vertebro-basilar system by Chopard, R P, Lucas, G de A, Laudana, A

“…Concerning the structure of connective-muscular components the authors studied the walls of the terminal segments of the vertebral arteries as well as the…”
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Colour coding: A way to prevent syringe swap errors (ssE): ESAAP1-1 by Garnerin, P., Tsoncheva, D., Chopard, P., Perneger, T., Bonnabry, P.

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Effects of a structured patient-centered discharge interview on patients' knowledge about their medications by Louis-Simonet, Martine, Kossovsky, Michel P, Sarasin, François P, Chopard, Pierre, Gabriel, Victor, Perneger, Thomas V, Gaspoz, Jean-Michel

“…Many recently hospitalized patients lack knowledge about important aspects of their medications. We evaluated whether a structured discharge interview could…”
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