Publications by authors named "N Beecroft"
Article Synopsis
- Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) is a complex disease with varying progression and treatment options, but these treatments can come with side effects.
- Active surveillance (AS) is being considered as a strategy to postpone the initiation of more toxic treatments for certain patients.
- The article reviews existing research on managing mRCC, highlighting the appropriate use of AS in patients who are asymptomatic and haven't yet received systemic therapy, noting that the median period on AS before starting treatment can be between 14 to 60 months.
Objective: To report urologic outcomes from a series of IUIs, sustained during nonurologic procedures, with regards to timing of diagnosis and management of the injury. Iatrogenic ureteral injury (IUI) is the most common mechanism of ureteral trauma. Injuries can be intraoperatively diagnosed (IOD) or postoperatively diagnosed (POD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNursing Handovers in Critical Care: A Retrospective Analysis of Information Content and Function.
Proc Int Symp Hum Factors Ergon Healthc
September 2019
Translating validated handover protocols from physicians in non-critical care settings to nursing report in critical care is challenging. Our objectives are to identify information content in verbal reports, where information is documented, and the function of non-documented communication. This is a descriptive study of 20 reports describing 27 patients from two medical intensive care units.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We evaluate the prevalent microorganisms, antibiotic sensitivity patterns and associated outcomes in patients with Fournier's gangrene.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients with Fournier's gangrene was conducted between October 2011 and April 2018 at our institution. Univariate analysis was performed using the independent t-test or Kruskal-Wallis H test for continuous variables and exact test for categorical variables.
Objective: To report and compare presentation and management of Fournier's Gangrene (FG) in female vs male patients at a single tertiary care center.
Methods: Patient demographics, clinical characteristics, treatments and outcomes were summarized and compared between males and females who were treated for FG from 2011 to 2018 at a single institution.
Results: Of the 143 patients treated for FG at our institution, 33 (23%) were female.