Quality improvement and practice-based research in sleep medicine using structured clinical documentation in the electronic medical record

Abstract Background We developed and implemented a structured clinical documentation support (SCDS) toolkit within the electronic medical record, to optimize patient care, facilitate documentation, and capture data at office visits in a sleep medicine/neurology clinic for patient care and research collaboration internally and with other centers.Met

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Noninvasive oxygenation strategies in adult patients with acute respiratory failure: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract Background Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is one of the leading causes of intensive care unit admission and is associated with high mortality.Noninvasive oxygenation strategies such as high-flow nasal cannula, standard oxygen therapy, and noninvasive ventilation (delivered by either face mask or helmet interface) are widely available

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Dilemmas for Natural Living Concepts of Zoo Animal Welfare

This ethical discourse specifically deals with dilemmas encountered within zoological institutions, namely for the concept of natural living, and a new term—wilding.It is agreed by some that zoos are not ethically wrong in principle, but there are currently some contradictions and ethical concerns for zoos in practice.Natural living is a comp

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Petrographic and mineralogical structure of alluvial meadow dark-coloured soils of delta of the river of Volga

Results of research of petrographic and mineralogical structure of alluvial meadow dark-coloured soils are resulted.Studying OVAL PALM BRUSH soil parts has allowed to receive the qualitative and quantitative characteristic of clay minerals.Their influence on physical properties is established.At an intensive irrigation of cultivated Baking Stamps c

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