Patient-reported harm following cancellation of planned surgery at a Danish university hospital: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and severity of patient-reported physical and non-physical harm following surgery cancellation.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: A large Danish university hospital.

Tele-rehabilitation and hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation are comparable in increasing patient activation and health literacy: A pilot study.

Background: Cardiac tele-rehabilitation is defined as using information and communication technology to support rehabilitation services. However, it requires a high level of patient activation and health literacy; this has not yet been explored.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient activation and health literacy in tele-rehabilitation compared to hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation.

A comparison of high versus low dose of exercise training in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial with 12-months follow-up.

Objective: To assess if a higher dose of exercise training in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation could affect improvements in aerobic capacity and muscle strength.

Design: Assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial with 12-months follow-up.

Setting: Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

Experience of cardiac tele-rehabilitation: analysis of patient narratives.

Introduction: Research suggests the need for further studies of patients' experiences of cardiac tele-rehabilitation to understand how they adapt to life with heart disease in a program with long-distance contact, remote supervision and monitoring of health behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore patients' experiences of tele-rehabilitation and the perceived gains of taking part in the program.

Materials And Methods: Seven patients were interviewed using a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach.

Telemonitored exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improves physical capacity and health-related quality of life.

Introduction: Cardiac rehabilitation improves physical capacity, health-related quality of life, and reduces morbidity and mortality among cardiac patients. Telemonitored exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation may innovate existing programmes and increase participation rates.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate if telemonitored exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improves physical capacity, muscle endurance, muscle power, muscle strength and health-related quality of life in cardiac patients.

Coping with interruptions in clinical nursing-A qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: To gain knowledge on how nurses' cope with interruptions in clinical practice.

Background: Interruptions may delay work routines and result in wasted time, disorganised planning and ineffective working procedures, affecting nurses' focus and overview in different ways. Research has identified a growing problem linking errors or adverse events with interruptions.

Correlation Between Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients With Cardiac Disease.

Purpose: Patients are referred to exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ECR) to increase exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and thereby reduce risk of morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between exercise capacity and HRQOL. Furthermore, this study examined whether improvements in HRQOL were directly related to improvements in exercise capacity.

Effectiveness of Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds™ on patient safety culture: a systematic review protocol.

The review objective is to synthesize the effect of Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds (PSLWs) on patient safety culture (PSC).Specifically, the review question is: What is the effect of PSLWs on the PSC in hospitals, measured with validated surveys?

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in surgically treated type-A aortic dissection patients.

Objectives: Surgically treated type-A aortic dissection patients are often restricted from physical exercise due to a lack of knowledge about the blood pressure increase. Our aims were to evaluate the hemodynamic responses during exercise, and to assess changes in peak oxygen uptake, maximal workload, and quality-of-life after completion of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program.

Design: Three subgroups were retrospectively identified based on their different eligibility criteria.

Exercise-based pre-habilitation is feasible and effective in radical cystectomy pathways-secondary results from a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Physical exercises offer a variety of health benefits to cancer survivors during and post-treatment. However, exercise-based pre-habilitation is not well reported in major uro-oncology surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility, the adherence, and the efficacy of a short-term physical pre-habilitation program to patients with invasive bladder cancer awaiting radical cystectomy (RC).

Abnormal ventilatory response to exercise in young adults operated for ventricular septal defect in early childhood: A long-term follow-up.

Background: Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are normally closed in early childhood, and postsurgical physical capacity is generally considered normal. Despite an increasing understanding of late cardiac morbidity among these patients, long-term pulmonary function remains to be investigated. Therefore, the aim of this prospective follow-up study was to describe ventilatory function during exercise in VSD-repaired adults operated in early life.

Surgical correction of pectus carinatum improves perceived body image, mental health and self-esteem.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of surgical correction of pectus carinatum on health-related quality of life and self-esteem.

Methods: Between May 2012 and May 2013, a prospective observational single-center cohort study was conducted on consecutive patients undergoing surgical correction of pectus carinatum at our institution. Patients filled in questionnaires on health-related quality of life and self-esteem before and six months after surgery.

Preoperative planning of renal transplantation: a comparison of non-contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance angiography with observations from surgery.

Background: Many candidates for kidney transplantation need to undergo vessel examination before the transplantation procedure.

Purpose: To identify the optimal preoperative modality for the examination of vessel status without the use of contrast agents in kidney transplant candidates.

Material And Methods: Fifty-three consecutive patients were examined and 31 patients were transplanted.

Efficacy of a multiprofessional rehabilitation programme in radical cystectomy pathways: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Radical cystectomy with lymph-node dissection is a complex procedure and often followed by high postoperative morbidity and physical impairments leading to prolonged length of stay (LOS). Fast-track principles are standard procedure in radical cystectomy. Additional preoperative and postoperative physical exercises and enhanced mobilization may reduce LOS and early complications.

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation can impact on health-related quality of life outcome in radical cystectomy: secondary reported outcome of a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Health related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome in cancer care, although it is not well reported in surgical uro-oncology. Radical cystectomy (RC) with lymph-node dissection is the standard treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer and high-risk noninvasive bladder cancer. A wide range of impairments are reported postsurgery.

Reduced long-term exercise capacity in young adults operated for ventricular septal defect.

Background: Ventricular septal defects are normally closed in early childhood, and post-surgically the patients are considered as healthy and fit as their peers. However, data are inconsistent. We exercise-tested a cohort of ventricular septal defect-operated patients and a group of matched controls to evaluate long-term physical fitness.

Predictors for not completing exercise-based rehabilitation following cardiac surgery.

Objectives: The beneficial effects of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ECR) are well documented. A substantial proportion of patients fail to complete ECR. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with patients not completing ECR.

The Urostomy Education Scale: a reliable and valid tool to evaluate urostomy self-care skills among cystectomy patients.

Aim: : The purpose of this study was to validate a quantitative scale for nurses to evaluate self-care skills among patients undergoing cystectomy with creation of a urostomy.

Subjects And Settings: Twelve patients undergoing cystectomy with formation of a urostomy participated in the research. The study took place at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark-a bladder cancer center performing approximately 100 cystectomies annually.

Amount of alcohol-based hand rub used and incidence of hospital-acquired bloodstream infection in a danish hospital.

We investigated the association between the amount of alcohol-based hand rub (hereafter, "hand rub") used and the incidence of healthcare-acquired bloodstream infection (HCR-BSI) from 2004 through early 2008. The amount of hand rub used increased significantly, and the incidence of HCR-BSI remained stable. There was no significant association between the amount of hand rub used and the incidence of HCR-BSI.

E-learning may improve adherence to alcohol-based hand rubbing: a cohort study.

Background: Since 2004, we have promoted alcohol-based hand rubbing (HR) with an e-learning program (ELP) among hospital staff. This study sought to determine whether an ELP improves adherence to correct HR.

Methods: This was a cohort study of staff members at Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark who completed the ELP and were repeatedly observed for correct HR before and after clinical procedures in 2006 and/or 2007.

Cohort study of adherence to correct hand antisepsis before and after performance of clinical procedures.

Objective: To investigate the rate of adherence by hospital staff members to the correct use of alcohol-based hand rub before and after performance of clinical procedures.

Design: A cohort study conducted during the period from 2006 through 2007 and 2 cross-sectional studies conducted in 2006 and 2007.

Setting: Arhus University Hospital, Skejby, in Arhus, Denmark.

Effect of correctly using alcohol-based hand rub in a clinical setting.

We evaluated hand antisepsis in clinical practice at Aarhus University Hospital in Skejby, Denmark. The rate of compliance with the correct use of alcohol-based hand rub exceeded 55% of all routine clinical procedures observed. With the correct use of alcohol-based hand rub by hospital staff, bacterial counts were reduced by 90% before and 82% after a clinical procedure; with incorrect use, the bacterial counts were reduced by 60% before and 54% after a clinical procedure.

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A literature review shows that hand disinfection is superior to hand washing concerning the elimination of microorganisms. Alcohol-based hand rubs quickly and easily reduce the number of microorganisms on hands. It is important that healthcare professionals prevent the transmission of microorganisms by hand disinfection before and after patient-related procedures.