Stephen Ward

Expectant Management vs Medication for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants

Matthew Maxwell Laughon, Sonia Thomas, Kristi L. Watterberg, Kathleen A. Kennedy et autres

Importance: The management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants is controversial. Objective: To determine whether expectant management compared with active treatment of a protocol-defined PDA in preterm infants decreases the incidence of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Design, Setting, and …

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Early Intratracheal Budesonide to Reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants

Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Waldemar A. Carlo, Kayla J. Nowak, Laura Elizabeth Wiener et autres

Importance: Extremely preterm infants are at high risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and death. Multiple small randomized clinical trials showed that a combination of budesonide with surfactant compared with surfactant alone reduced BPD or death. Objective: To determine if early intratracheal administration …

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Risk factors associated with invasive orthopaedic interventions in males with haemophilia enrolled in the Universal Data Collection program from 2000 to 2010

Patricia Tobase, Heidi D. Lane, Abdullah Siddiqi, John Michael Soucie et autres

BACKGROUND: Invasive orthopaedic interventions (IOI) are often used to control recurrent haemarthrosis, pain and loss of joint function, in males with haemophilia (Factor VIII and Factor IX deficiency). AIM: Identify risk factors associated with IOIs in males with haemophilia enrolled in the …

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Improving preparedness of junior doctors to manage patients with diabetes: a pilot educational programme from ward-based pharmacists

Stephen Ward, Gemma Wasson

Background: Diabetes is a complex condition and junior doctors can feel underprepared when tasked with safely prescribing insulin. Hyperglycaemia is known to increase mortality and morbidity, yet a British study in 2008 demonstrated that a quarter of doctors responding to the survey …

Bridging the gap: improving safe prescribing from university to workplace

Stephen Ward, Gemma Wasson

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Deformation embedding for point-based elastoplastic simulation

Ben Jones, Stephen Ward, Ashok Jallepalli, Joseph Perenia et autres

We present a straightforward, easy-to-implement, point-based approach for animating elastoplastic materials. The core idea of our approach is the introduction of embedded space —the least-squares best fit of the material's rest state into three dimensions. Nearest-neighbor queries in the embedded space efficiently …

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Survey of palliative care need at Sheffield Northern General Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary (phase 3)

Merryn Gott, Christine Ingleton, Clare Gardiner, Nicola C. Richards et autres

Palliative Care Formulary (4th edn)

Stephen Ward

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Off-site expert support for nurses undertaking ECGs in primary care

Gwyn Weatherburn, Stephen Ward, Glenis Johnston, Sally Chisholm

One of the aims of the Department of Health is to respond to patient needs by considering how services can be delivered in more innovative ways, including more services being provided in primary care and increased activities being undertaken by nursing staff. …

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American Indian Medicine

JOHN HENRY McWHORTER, McWhorter, Stephen Ward

Parents' perceptions of hospital services for sudden infant death syndrome.

Stephen Ward, D.A. McNamara, Oliver Ward

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AS RELATED TO THE TRAINING AND BACKGROUND OF THE SUPERVISOR

Stephen Ward

The major purpose of this study was to investigate student reading achievement as it was related to the training and background of the reading supervisor. The study sought to determine if a reading supervisor's area of specialization, degree of preparation, and experience …