Publications by authors named "A M Duclos"
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- The study aimed to evaluate the impact of short stress-coping interventions (cardiac biofeedback, mindfulness, and positive psychology) on the OSCE performance of medical students.
- Despite no significant improvement in academic scores for any intervention group compared to the control, students reported a more positive perception of their performance after the interventions.
- Conclusively, these brief interventions did not enhance students' actual academic performance during the OSCE, though they influenced their self-assessment.
Background/objectives: The large number and heterogeneity of causes of uveitis make the etiological diagnosis a complex task. The clinician must consider all the information concerning the ophthalmological and extra-ophthalmological features of the patient. Diagnostic machine learning algorithms have been developed and provide a correct diagnosis in one-half to three-quarters of cases.
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- Hypoadrenocorticism in cats is rare, often presenting with abnormal serum sodium and potassium levels, but some cases show normal values; a study analyzed 41 cats with varying results.* -
- The study found that cats with electrolyte imbalances were more likely to exhibit symptoms like hypothermia and weakness, while over half of the subjects (85.4%) were discharged after treatment.* -
- About one-third of the cats showed hypercalcemia, and those without serious underlying conditions often had a good prognosis post-hospitalization; testing for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is recommended.*
Background: Handoffs are a major determinant of patient's safety but their implementation remains heterogeneous and non-standardized. Organizational factors, including the order in which individual cases are handled within the handoff, may play a role in their quality. We aimed to confirm the existence of the portfolio effect (e.
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- Surgeons can enhance patient safety by monitoring surgical outcomes using statistical process control tools, which have adapted from the manufacturing industry to healthcare.
- * Identifying the right tool is essential; an observed minus expected (O-E) chart is easy to use but may lack depth, while a cumulative sum (CUSUM) method is more complex and requires statistical training.
- * A new risk-adjusted O-E CUSUM chart combines the ease of the O-E chart with the detailed analysis of CUSUM, allowing surgeons to track outcomes effectively and make data-driven improvements to patient safety.