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E Peacock

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed2001

Escherichia coli O157:H7: etiology, clinical features, complications, and treatment.

In recent years, Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 has developed into an emerging cause of foodborne illness. It has been identified as the leading cause of post-diarrheal hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and acute renal failure in infancy and childhood. This article examines, the etiology, clinical features, complications, and treatment of this illness. Prevention strategies are also presented as well as a disaster management case study.

Acute Kidney Injury↗
PubMed1999

Clinical practice guidelines for maintaining adequate iron status with intravenous iron dextran in hemodialysis patients.

While oral iron can be used to manage iron stores in some hemodialysis patients, most require intravenous iron supplementation. Maintenance of iron balance in these patients is critical, since patients with end stage renal disease often suffer from anemia caused by inadequate production of red blood cells and iron deficiency resulting from chronic blood loss. Using guidelines that include maintenance dosing ensures sustained adequate iron stores and maximizes the effects of rHuEPO therapy. Easy-to-administer clinical practice guidelines for repletion and maintenance of iron stores are presented here.

Algorithms↗
PubMed1997

Drug resistant organisms and their implications for the outpatient dialysis setting.

Ever since antibiotics have been used to combat infection, resistance to them has also developed. The elderly and immunosuppressed populations found in today's dialysis facility comprise a group at risk for acquiring infection caused by drug resistant organisms. By utilizing antibiotics prudently and developing infection control strategies based on the disease/organism epidemiology, mode of transmission and individualized needs of the patient as well as the care setting, the proliferation of drug resistant organisms may be curtailed.

Ambulatory Care Facilities↗
PubMed1994

The high prevalence of unsafe sexual behaviors among acute psychiatric inpatients. Implications for AIDS prevention.

We conducted a study to determine the prevalence and sociodemographic distribution of unsafe sexual behaviors among psychiatric inpatients and to investigate an association between crack cocaine use and these behaviors. Two hundred thirty-nine patients admitted to two Philadelphia hospitals during a 12-month period were interviewed to obtain a detailed sexual history and substance abuse history. A history of multiple sex partners was reported by 42.6% of male patients and 13.0% of female patients (p < .01). A history of receptive anal intercourse in the past 6 months was reported by 11.6% of females and 2.1% of males (p < .05). Only about half the study subjects who were sexually active reported ever using a condom during the past 6 months. Crack cocaine use among males and cocaine use among females was statistically significantly associated with a history of having sex with a high risk partner. This study draws attention to the role of crack cocaine and other types of cocaine in the spread of human immunodeficiency virus infection in this population and the need for intensive acquired immunodeficiency syndrome prevention programs on inpatient psychiatric units.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1993

A modeling approach to hospital location for effective marketing.

This paper develops a mixed integer linear programming model for locating health care facilities. The parameters of the objective function of this model are based on factor rating analysis and grid method. Subjective and objective factors representative of the real life situations are incorporated into the model in a unique way permitting a trade-off analysis of certain factors pertinent to the location of hospitals. This results in a unified approach and a single model whose credibility is further enhanced by inclusion of geographical and demographical factors.

Algorithms↗
PubMed1992

Calcitriol injection for the management of renal osteodystrophy.

The introduction of synthetically produced calcitriol in the early 1970s was an important contribution to the prevention and treatment of renal bone disease. However, despite the efficacy and the availability of oral calcitriol many dialysis patients continued to develop secondary hyperparathyroidism (Norris, 1991). Effective treatment was often impossible in patients with osteitis fibrosa because even low oral doses of calcitriol could cause hypercalcemia (Andress, Norris, Coburn, Slatopolsky, & Sherrad, 1989). From 1981 to the present, numerous studies have been conducted that have demonstrated intravenous calcitriol as being more effective and having several advantages over the oral route of administration, particularly in patients with poor compliance and those with a tendency to develop hypercalcemia.

Calcitriol↗