Publications by authors named "Claire Douglas"
Article Synopsis
- Integrated kidney care connects preventative measures for chronic kidney disease with health services for those already affected, focusing on smooth transitions between different stages of the disease and treatment options.
- Supportive care is crucial for individuals with kidney failure, yet it is often lacking or poorly integrated, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where resources are limited.
- The International Society of Nephrology has developed consensus definitions and guidelines to improve the understanding and implementation of conservative kidney management and supportive care in these under-resourced settings.
Initial Coronavirus Disease-2019 Closure Strategies Adopted by a Convenience Sample of US School Districts: Directions for Future Research.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
June 2020
School closures are an important strategy to mitigate the impacts of a pandemic. But an optimal approach to transitioning from in-person to distance learning approaches is lacking. We analyzed a convenience sample of public K-12 schools in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiopulmonary resuscitation policies in northwest England hospices: a telephone survey.
Int J Palliat Nurs
December 2004
Design: A survey into existence of resuscitation policies in hospices in Northwest England.
Methods: All 25 hospices in the region were contacted. The clinical services manager or equivalent person was interviewed by telephone by means of a structured questionnaire.
Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis (PEM) is a form of neurological dysfunction caused by the remote effect of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) on the brain. In certain cases it is associated with the presence of Anti-Hu antibodies. Up to 65% of patients with SCLC and PEM, who have Anti-Hu antibodies present, die of neurological complications rather than tumour progression.
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