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A comparative study to validate the use of ultrasonography and computed tomography in patients with post-operative intra-abdominal sepsis.

scientific article published in June 2005

A systematic review of topical negative pressure therapy for acute and chronic wounds

scientific article published on June 2008

Adherence to nicotine replacement patch therapy in cardiovascular patients.

scientific article published in January 2006

Are digital photographs reliable to assess donor site scars? An inter-method analysis and validity testing.

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Attitudes, awareness, and barriers regarding evidence-based surgery among surgeons and surgical nurses.

scientific article published on July 2009

Authors' reply: A systematic review of topical negative pressure therapy for acute and chronic wounds (Br J Surg2008; 95: 685-692)

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Basic nursing care: the most provided, the least evidence based. A discussion paper

scientific article published on 4 February 2018

Best of both worlds: combining evidence with local context to develop a nursing shift handover blueprint.

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Clinical relevance of routinely measured vital signs in hospitalized patients: a systematic review

scientific article published on 11 October 2013

Clinimetric properties of the Nociception Coma Scale (-Revised): A systematic review.

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Combining clinical practice and academic work in nursing: a qualitative study about perceived importance, facilitators, and barriers regarding clinical academic careers for nurses in university hospitals.

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Comment on: "Negative pressure wound therapy: a systematic review of effectiveness and safety", P. Vikatmaa, V. Juutilainen, P. Kuukasjärvi, A. Malmivaara, Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008;36(4):438-48

scientific article published on 27 March 2009

Comparison of homecare costs of local wound care in surgical patients randomized between occlusive and gauze dressings.

scientific article published in March 2008

Competencies of specialised wound care nurses: a European Delphi study

scientific article published on 4 February 2013

Developing and testing a computerized decision support system for nurse-to-patient assignment: a multimethod study.

scientific article published on June 2014

Diagnostic accuracy of routine postoperative body temperature measurements

scientific article published on 12 April 2005

Do stakeholders in wound care prefer evidence-based wound care products? A survey in the Netherlands.

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Does evidence permeate all surgical areas equally? Publication trends in wound care compared to breast cancer care: a longitudinal trend analysis

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Dressings and topical agents for surgical wounds healing by secondary intention

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Effect of organisational factors on the variation in incidence of delirium in intensive care unit patients: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis

scientific article published on 12 March 2018

Effectiveness of different nursing handover styles for ensuring continuity of information in hospitalised patients

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Effectiveness of different nursing handover styles for ensuring continuity of information in hospitalised patients

scientific article (publication date: 11 July 2012)

Effectiveness of lactulose syrup after cardiac surgery.

scientific article published in February 2004

Effects of clinical decision-support systems on practitioner performance and patient outcomes: a synthesis of high-quality systematic review findings

scientific article published on 21 March 2011

Evaluation of a Web-Based Self-Management Program for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Explorative Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 24 July 2020

Evidence-Based Care of Acute Wounds: A Perspective

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Evidence-based decisions for local and systemic wound care

scientific article published on 06 July 2012

Explaining the amount of care needed by hospitalised surgical patients: a prospective time and motion study.

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Exploring person-centred fundamental nursing care in hospital wards: A multi-site ethnography

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Factors and models associated with the amount of hospital care services as demanded by hospitalized patients: a systematic review

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Factors associated with workarounds in barcode-assisted medication administration in hospitals

scientific article published on 11 February 2020

Factors determining the patients' care intensity for surgeons and surgical nurses: a conjoint analysis

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Feasibility and early effectiveness of the Tell-us Card communication tool to increase in-hospital patient participation: a cluster randomised controlled pilot study

scientific article published on 21 September 2020

Fundamentals of randomized clinical trials in wound care: reporting standards

scientific article published on 12 August 2013

Greater nurse autonomy associated with lower mortality and failure to rescue rates

scientific article published on 17 February 2017

High-alert medications for pediatric patients: an international modified Delphi study

scientific article published on 10 August 2013

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute surgical and traumatic wounds

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treating acute surgical and traumatic wounds

scientific article (publication date: 16 December 2013)

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treating acute surgical and traumatic wounds

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Implementation of an acute surgical admission ward

scientific article published on 13 August 2014

Improving handoff communication from hospital to home: the development, implementation and evaluation of a personalized patient discharge letter.

scientific article published on 25 May 2016

Influence of the Manchester triage system on waiting time, treatment time, length of stay and patient satisfaction; a before and after study.

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Inter- and intra-observer (dis)agreement among nurses and doctors to classify colour and exudation of open surgical wounds according to the Red-Yellow-Black scheme

scientific article published in July 2007

Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital

scientific article (published 2015-03-10)

Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital

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Intravenous fluid restriction after major abdominal surgery: a randomized blinded clinical trial

scientific article published on 07 July 2009

Is the red-yellow-black scheme suitable to classify donor site wounds? An inter-observer analysis.

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Long-term adherence to a local guideline on postoperative body temperature measurement: mixed methods analysis

scientific article published on 26 April 2011

Low-value care in nursing: A systematic assessment of clinical practice guidelines

scientific article published on 06 July 2018

MONITOR-IC study, a mixed methods prospective multicentre controlled cohort study assessing 5-year outcomes of ICU survivors and related healthcare costs: a study protocol.

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Nasogastric intubation after abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of recent literature

scientific article published on 01 March 2006

Negative pressure therapy for surgical wounds

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Nurse staffing issues are just the tip of the iceberg: a qualitative study about nurses' perceptions of nurse staffing

scientific article published on 8 April 2015

Nurse staffing issues; just the tip of the iceberg.

scientific article published on 7 July 2014

Nurses assessing pain with the Nociception Coma Scale: interrater reliability and validity

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Nurses' experiences and perspectives on medication safety practices: an explorative qualitative study.

scientific article published on 18 March 2014

Occlusive vs gauze dressings for local wound care in surgical patients: a randomized clinical trial.

scientific article published on October 2008

Outpatient preoperative oral nutritional support for undernourished surgical patients: A systematic review

scientific article published on 31 August 2018

Physical activity and the risk of developing lung cancer among smokers: a meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 23 March 2013

Pre-implementation studies of a workforce planning tool for nurse staffing and human resource management in university hospitals.

scientific article published on 27 March 2015

Predicting complex acute wound healing in patients from a wound expertise centre registry: a prognostic study.

scientific article published on 6 September 2013

Preferences of patients, doctors, and nurses regarding wound dressing characteristics: a conjoint analysis.

scientific article published on May 2007

Quality indicators for safe medication preparation and administration: a systematic review

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Quick Guide to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis

scientific article published on 19 December 2015

Quiet please! Drug round tabards: are they effective and accepted? A mixed method study.

scientific article published on 13 June 2014

Randomized clinical trial of donor-site wound dressings after split-skin grafting

scientific article published on 24 January 2013

Safe and effective nursing shift handover with NURSEPASS: An interrupted time series.

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Silver coated endotracheal tubes for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients

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Silver-coated endotracheal tubes for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Spinal cord stimulation for critical leg ischemia: a review of effectiveness and optimal patient selection.

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Spinal cord stimulation for non-reconstructable chronic critical leg ischaemia

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Spinal cord stimulation for non-reconstructable chronic critical leg ischaemia

scientific article (published 2005-07-20)

Students' perspectives on basic nursing care education

scientific article published on 5 February 2018

Systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials assessing spinal cord stimulation for inoperable critical leg ischaemia.

scientific article published in August 2004

Systematic review of dressings and topical agents for surgical wounds healing by secondary intention.

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The Trigger Tool as a Method to Measure Harmful Medication Errors in Children.

scientific article published on 07 April 2015

The challenge of using randomized trials in wound healing (Br J Surg 2010; 97: 303-304)

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

The clinimetric properties of the COMFORT scale: A systematic review.

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The effect of a minimal intervention strategy in addition to nicotine replacement therapy to support smoking cessation in cardiovascular outpatients: a randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 01 December 2006

The effect of structural empowerment of nurses on quality outcomes in hospitals: a scoping review.

scientific article published on 11 January 2017

The effect of suprapubic catheterization versus transurethral catheterization after abdominal surgery on urinary tract infection: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 05 June 2003

The number of smokers needed to screen and treat in a smoking cessation programme.

scientific article published in December 2009

Tools to assess evidence-based practice behaviour among healthcare professionals.

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Topical negative pressure for treating chronic wounds

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Topical silver for preventing infected wounds

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Topical silver for preventing wound infection

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Topical silver for treating infected wounds

scientific article (published 2007-01-24)

Urine interleukin-8 is a marker for urinary tract infection in postoperative patients

scientific article published on 01 October 2001

Values of patients and caregivers for donor site scars: an inter-observer analysis between patients and caregivers and prediction of cosmetic satisfaction.

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What determines the patients’ demand for hospital care services?

scientific article published on 7 July 2014

Which dressing do donor site wounds need?: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 17 October 2011

Which factors determine the patients’ care intensity for surgeons and surgical nurses? A conjoint analysis.

scientific article published on 7 July 2014

[A return of the sheepskin to nursing homes and hospitals?]

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

[Antiseptics to prevent or treat wound infections; myths and evidence]

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

[Knowing better--does pride lead to persisting with superfluous procedures?].

scientific article published in January 2010

[Local wound care: evidence-based treatments and dressings]

scientific article published on 01 May 2006

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