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Objectives
Sexual assault (SA) is recognized as a public health problem of epidemic proportions. Guidelines recommend the administration of post‐exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after an SA. However, few data are available about the feasibility of this strategy, and this study was conducted to assess this.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective, longitudinal, observational study in SA victims attending...
The increase in activity, greater complexity and severity of the patients treated by the Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery Departments (OTS) leads to an increase in adverse events among patients and in their severity.A clinical safety plan must be available and the pertinent changes made in the organization in order to have the best introduction of clinical safety in OTS departments.The Safety Plan should...
Healthcare quality entails the capacity of a team of healthcare professionals to do what needs to be done, to do it well and in a timely manner striving to meet the patients’ needs through a judicious use of available resources. Total Healthcare Quality is a dynamic concept whereby everybody in an organization undertakes to work to a methodology aimed at continuous improvement. It is a model characterized...
In 1999, the Institute for the Musculoskeletal System (ICAL) was established in Barcelona's Hospital Clínic as an institution entrusted with the organization of the orthopedic and trauma surgery, rheumatology and rehabilitation services offered by the Hospital. At the same time, with a view to making sure that the change was as smooth as possible, a specific quality assurance scheme was implemented,...
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