Impact of hospital accreditation on quality improvement in healthcare: A systematic review.

Objective: This is the first systematic review aims to build the evidence for the impact of accreditation on quality improvement of healthcare services, as well as identify and develop an understanding of the contextual factors influencing accreditation implementation in the hospital setting through the lens of Normalisation Process Theory (NPT).

Data Sources: Data were gathered from five databases; MEDLINE, PUBMED, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library. And supplemental sources.

Deformation of an airfoil-shaped brain surrogate under shock wave loading.

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), during military operations, has increased the incidence of blast-induced traumatic brain injuries (bTBI). The shock wave is created following detonation of the IED. This shock wave propagates through the atmosphere and may cause bTBI.

Viscoelastic properties of shock wave exposed brain tissue subjected to unconfined compression experiments.

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affect millions of people each year. While research has been dedicated to determining the mechanical properties of the uninjured brain, there has been a lack of investigation on the mechanical properties of the brain after experiencing a primary blast-induced TBI. In this paper, whole porcine brains were exposed to a shock wave to simulate blast-induced TBI.

Influence of saline solution absorption and compressive rate on the material properties of brain tissue.

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affect millions of people each year and can result in long-term difficulties in thinking or focusing. Due to the number of people affected by these injuries, significant research has been dedicated to determining the mechanical properties of the brain using postmortem tissue from animals harvested within 24 h. The postmortem brain tissue is often stored in a solution until a rheological experiment is ready to begin.

The mechanical behavior of brain surrogates manufactured from silicone elastomers.

The ongoing conflict against terrorism has resulted in an escalation of blast-induced traumatic brain injuries (bTBI) caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The destructive IEDs create a blast wave that travels through the atmosphere. Blast-induced traumatic brain injuries, attributed to the blast wave, can cause life-threatening injuries and fatalities.

Osteoid osteoma of the hamate.

Uncommonly affecting the carpus, osteoid osteoma, a benign bone lesion, will involve the hand in 10% of cases. With negative initial radiographs and persistent tenderness in a 15-year-old boy after a fall, a wrist magnetic resonance imaging revealed extensive hamate edema without a fracture line. He was casted for a presumed hamate fracture.