Search Results - "Ward, M. E"

Team interventions in acute hospital contexts: a systematic search of the literature using realist synthesis by Cunningham, U, Ward, M E, De Brún, A, McAuliffe, E

“…Research on team effectiveness in healthcare has focussed on whether effective teams yield positive outcomes for patients and on the effectiveness of team…”
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Community and hospital spread of Escherichia coli producing CTX-M extended-spectrum β-lactamases in the UK by Woodford, N., Ward, M. E., Kaufmann, M. E., Turton, J., Fagan, E. J., James, D., Johnson, A. P., Pike, R., Warner, M., Cheasty, T., Pearson, A., Harry, S., Leach, J. B., Loughrey, A., Lowes, J. A., Warren, R. E., Livermore, D. M.

“…Objectives: During 2003, the Health Protection Agency's Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory began to receive isolates of Escherichia coli…”
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Dr Thomas B Boulton OBE, TD, MD, FRCA, FDSRCS, 1925–2016 by Ward, M. E.

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Race, neighbourhood characteristics and disparities in chemotherapy for colorectal cancer by Hao, Y, Landrine, H, Jemal, A, Ward, K C, Bayakly, A R, Young, J L, Flanders, W D, Ward, E M

“…BackgroundStudies have found significant race/ethnic and age differences in receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy for stages III colon and II/III rectal cancers…”
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Successful oesophageal pH monitoring with a catheter‐free system by Ward, E. M., Devault, K. R., Bouras, E. P., Stark, M. E., Wolfsen, H. C., Davis, D. M., Nedrow, S. I., Achem, S. R.

“…Summary Background : Traditional catheter‐based oesophageal pH testing is limited by patient discomfort and the tendency for patients to alter their diet and…”
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Increased frequency of chromosome translocations in airline pilots with long-term flying experience by Yong, L C, Sigurdson, A J, Ward, E M, Waters, M A, Whelan, E A, Petersen, M R, Bhatti, P, Ramsey, M J, Ron, E, Tucker, J D

“…Background: Chromosome translocations are an established biomarker of cumulative exposure to external ionising radiation. Airline pilots are exposed to cosmic…”
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Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and asthma exacerbations in children by Cunningham, AF, Johnston, SL, Julious, SA, Lampe, FC, Ward, ME

“…This study was undertaken to investigate the reported association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and the expression of…”
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Review article: the non-inherited gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes by WARD, E. M, WOLFSEN, H. C

“…The non-inherited gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes represent a group of rare disorders characterized by the presence of multiple, non-adenomatous polyps on…”
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The relationship between upper respiratory infections and hospital admissions for asthma: a time-trend analysis by Johnston, S L, Pattemore, P K, Sanderson, G, Smith, S, Campbell, M J, Josephs, L K, Cunningham, A, Robinson, B S, Myint, S H, Ward, M E, Tyrrell, D A, Holgate, S T

“…We have shown that viruses are associated with 80 to 85% of asthma exacerbations in school-age children in the community. We hypothesize that viral infections…”
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The global burden of cancer: priorities for prevention by Thun, Michael J., DeLancey, John Oliver, Center, Melissa M., Jemal, Ahmedin, Ward, Elizabeth M.

“…Despite decreases in the cancer death rates in high-resource countries, such as the USA, the number of cancer cases and deaths is projected to more than double…”
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Effect of medium type, age and aeration on the MICs of tigecycline and classical tetracyclines by Hope, R., Warner, M., Mushtaq, S., Ward, M. E., Parsons, T., Livermore, D. M.

“…Background: Tigecycline is a minocycline derivative, belonging to a chemical class prone to oxidation and to medium-related effects on susceptibility. We…”
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Estimating hourly anaesthetic and surgical reimbursement from private medical insurers’ benefit maxima: implications for pricing services and for incentives by Stubbs, D., Ward, M. E., Pandit, J. J.

“…Summary While some speculation surrounds annual private practice incomes of anaesthetists, little is known of the hours of work needed to generate any presumed…”
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Randomised controlled trial of nasal ventilation in acute ventilatory failure due to chronic obstructive airways disease by Bott, J, Carroll, M P, Conway, J H, Keilty, S E, Ward, E M, Brown, A M, Paul, E A, Elliott, M W, Godfrey, R C, Wedzicha, J A, Moxham, J

“…Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD) are a common cause of admission to hospital, and have a high mortality. Nasal intermittent…”
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Relation between direct detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in human coronary arteries at postmortem examination and histological severity (Stary grading) of associated atherosclerotic plaque by Thomas, M, Wong, Y, Thomas, D, Ajaz, M, Tsang, V, Gallagher, P J, Ward, M E

“…Numerous studies have suggested a link between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease. However, it is still unclear…”
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Human factors & safety culture: Challenges & opportunities for the port environment by Corrigan, S., Kay, A., Ryan, M., Brazil, B., Ward, M.E.

“…•One of the very few empirical studies focusing on Human Factors and Safety Culture in the port environment.•The application of a robust methodological…”
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Mortality among a cohort of uranium mill workers: an update by Pinkerton, L E, Bloom, T F, Hein, M J, Ward, E M

“…Aims: To evaluate the mortality experience of 1484 men employed in seven uranium mills in the Colorado Plateau for at least one year on or after 1 January…”
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Chlamydia pneumoniae and atherosclerosis by Wong, Y-K, Gallagher, P J, Ward, M E

“…OBJECTIVE To review the literature for evidence that chronic infection withChlamydia pneumoniae is associated with atherosclerosis and acute coronary…”
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Benefits and safety of CT fluoroscopy in interventional radiologic procedures by Carlson, S K, Bender, C E, Classic, K L, Zink, F E, Quam, J P, Ward, E M, Oberg, A L

“…To determine the benefits and safety of computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy when compared with conventional CT for the guidance of interventional radiologic…”
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The detection of DNA from a range of bacterial species in the joints of patients with a variety of arthritides using a nested, broad-range polymerase chain reaction by WILKINSON, N. Z, KINGSLEY, G. H, JONES, H. W, SIEPER, J, BRAUN, J, WARD, M. E

“…Bacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis of many types of inflammatory arthritides. The aim of this study was to identify any bacterial DNA in…”
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Bacillus anthracis contamination and inhalational anthrax in a mail processing and distribution center by Sanderson, W.T., Stoddard, R.R., Echt, A.S., Piacitelli, C.A., Kim, D., Horan, J., Davies, M.M., McCleery, R.E., Muller, P., Schnorr, T.M., Ward, E.M., Hales, T.R.

“…Aims:  Four inhalational anthrax cases occurred in a large mail processing and distribution center in Washington, DC, after envelopes containing Bacillus…”
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