Publications by authors named "Linda Bisset"
Article Synopsis
- Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequent and serious in hospitalized patients, with early detection vital for better management, but current practices fall short.
- An automated electronic alert system was developed at Nottingham University Hospitals using established AKI criteria (RIFLE and AKIN) to notify healthcare providers of any significant increases in patient serum creatinine levels.
- The implementation of this system between May 2011 and April 2013 resulted in over 59,000 alerts, revealing a 10.7% incidence of AKI among inpatients and highlighting higher mortality rates correlated with AKI stage, showcasing the system's potential for improving early detection and management.
We hypothesized that polymorphisms in 5 genes related to thrombolytic and inflammation pathways will independently influence occurrence, severity, and 3-month functional outcome in patients with ischemic stroke. This was a case-control design with ischemic stroke patients recruited from 4 public hospitals (n = 640) and community controls (n = 627). Baseline clinical data were collected, and follow-up telephone interviews were conducted with 520 patients at 90 days postevent to determine stroke outcome using the Barthel Index (BI), Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatitis C virus infection rates and risk factors in an Australian hospital endoscopy cohort.
Aust N Z J Public Health
October 2009
Objective: To determine the reservoir and risk factors of HCV infection in a hospital population.
Methods: The presence of anti-HCV in 2,119 endoscopy patients was related to putative risk factors for exposure using the SAS statistical package.
Results: Most of the 4.
Background: Patient-ready endoscopes were monitored over an 80-week period to determine the efficacy of decontamination procedures in a busy endoscopy center. Decontamination failure was related to patient and procedural parameters.
Methods: Samples from patient-ready endoscopes were cultured aerobically and anaerobically and subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV.
Notifications of acute icteric hepatitis B have declined since the introduction of vaccination but it is not clear whether the reservoir of infection and the proportion of adults who remain susceptible have also changed. This has been investigated by evaluation of serological evidence of infection and immunity, patient recall of vaccination and risk factors for exposure to hepatitis B in 2115 adult endoscopy patients in central Sydney. Twenty-one percent were immune, two thirds of these by vaccination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The objective was to determine the contribution of transfusion in the past to the risk of current infection with hepatitis B or C among patients attending a large hospital for endoscopic procedures.
Study Design And Methods: Blood samples had been tested for hepatitis markers by routine methods. Patients completed a comprehensive risk factor questionnaire and results were analyzed using computer software.