The risk matrix approach: a helpful tool weighing probability and impact when deciding on preventive and diagnostic interventions.

Background: Clinical guidelines are developed to lower risks, mostly viewed upon as probability. However, in daily practice, risk is perceived as the combination of probability and the impact of desired and adverse events. This combination of probability and impact can be visualized in a risk matrix.

Perinatal factors related to pregnancy and childbirth satisfaction: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Satisfaction of pregnancy and childbirth is an important quality measure of maternity care. Satisfaction questionnaires generally result in high scores. However, it has been argued that dissatisfaction relies on a different construct.

Implementing a Preeclampsia Prediction Model in Obstetrics: Cutoff Determination and Health Care Professionals' Adherence.

. Despite improved management, preeclampsia remains an important cause of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. Low-dose aspirin (LDA) lowers the risk of preeclampsia.

Taurine Concentrations Decrease in Critically Ill Patients With Shock Given Enteral Nutrition.

Background: Nutrition studies in the intensive care unit (ICU) have shown that adequate enteral nutrition (EN) support has clinical benefits. However, the course of amino acid concentrations in plasma has never been investigated in patients admitted with shock receiving EN. We hypothesized that plasma concentrations, when deficit, increase during EN and that persistent deficiency is associated with poor outcome.