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aspiration pneumonia: Does the withdrawal of oral liquids or the use of modified (thickened) oral fluids prevent the development of...
Awaiting development Reference number: GID-TA10721 Expected publication date: TBC
Question Can rapid microbiological diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia reduce the use of xtendedspectrum antibiotic therapy,...
Evidence-based recommendations on PneuX to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Antimicrobial prescribing: meropenem with vaborbactam (ES21)
Summary of the evidence on antimicrobial prescribing of meropenem with vaborbactam (Vaborem) to inform local NHS planning and decision making
Evidence-based recommendations on intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure from high spinal cord injuries. This involves keyhole abdominal surgery. The aim is to stimulate and possibly strengthen the diaphragm to help people breathe without a ventilator.
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Guidance on the use of fludarabine for B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (TA29)
Evidence-based recommendations on fludarabine (Fludara) for B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
CG191/1 Question In moderate- to high-severity community-acquired pneumonia does using legionella and pneumococcal urinary antigen...
Evidence-based recommendations on procalcitonin testing for diagnosing and monitoring sepsis (ADVIA Centaur BRAHMS PCT assay, BRAHMS PCT Sensitive Kryptor assay, Elecsys BRAHMS PCT assay, LIAISON BRAHMS PCT assay and VIDAS BRAHMS PCT assay).
This quality standard covers the initial assessment and management of suspected acute respiratory infection in over 16s, including acute respiratory infection virtual wards.
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Sections for QS210
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Documented initial assessment
- Quality statement 2: Prescribing antimicrobials
- Quality statement 3: Antibiotic duration
- Quality statement 4: Information about acute respiratory infection virtual wards
- Quality statement 5: Multidisciplinary team
- Quality statement 6: Support to self-manage on a virtual ward
- Quality statement 7: Virtual ward discharge summaries
ventilation compared with usual care in patients with community-acquired pneumonia and type I respiratory failure without a history of...
Dementia. Patient decision aid on enteral (tube) feeding for people living with severe dementia
down their windpipe and cause an infection in their lungs (aspiration pneumonia). This can be serious or even fatal. They may also have...
Stroke and ischaemic attack: 4-hour swallowing assessment (IND36)
This indicator covers the proportion of people who have had an acute stroke whose swallowing is screened by a specially trained healthcare professional within 4 hours of admission to hospital. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as CCG53
Evidence-based recommendations on therapeutic hypothermia for acute ischaemic stroke in adults. This involves using a cooling device to reduce the body’s temperature after a stroke.
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This indicator covers under 75 mortality from respiratory disease. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes