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The Accuracy, Quality and Timing of Referrals to the Ophthalmology Division at the University Hospital of the West Indies

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2018.063
Synopsis: 
This study determined accuracy, quality and timing for ophthalmic referrals to the University Hospital of the West Indies. Ophthalmologist referrals were 89% accurate and general practitioners were 29% accurate. Only 20% of referrals contained all essential information for proper assessment.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the accuracy, quality and timing of ophthalmic referrals.

Design: This was a prospective study. The data was collected using a pro forma. All patients gave voluntary written consent.

Setting: The Ophthalmology Division at the University Hospital of the West Indies

Received: 
04 Apr, 2018
Accepted: 
09 May, 2018
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon chin_et_al_-_referrals_research_submission_for_publication.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Keywords: General practitioners
Hospital
primary care
referral
ophthalmologist
ophthalmology
optometrists
Jamaica
Journal Authors: 
M Chin
L Mowatt
e-Published: 08 Mar, 2019

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Design of the Hospital Integrated Information Management System Based on Cloud Platform

Issue: 
Vol 64, Issue 5: December (2015) – Special Issue on Health Sciences
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.057
Pages: 
521–6
Synopsis: 
The outdated information management style has become the bottleneck of hospital’s management and development. Hospital integrated information management system based on cloud platform software can optimize integration of hospital information resources and improve the level of standardized management. Meanwhile, the use of the cloud platform will reduce the hospital’s investment in hardware and software.

ABSTRACT

Received: 
14 Dec, 2015
Accepted: 
08 Feb, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimjdec2015_521_526.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
management
Hospital
Cloud platform
information technology
Journal Authors: 
L Aijing
Y Jin
e-Published: 18 Apr, 2016

Retrospective Typology of Paediatric Emergency Visits in 1 Year in Sakarya, Turkey

Issue: 
Vol 69, Issue 6: 2021
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.382
Pages: 
403-8
Synopsis: 
In this study, visits of newborns to the paediatric Emergency Department of Sakarya University Maternity and Paediatric Hospital during 2014 were because of non-serious diseases, mainly due to insufficient briefing during discharge and limitations of primary care.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To determine the characteristics of paediatric emergency department (PED) visits by newborn (age ≤ 28 days).

Received: 
13 Jul, 2015
Accepted: 
09 Sep, 2015
Published: 
10 Dec, 2021
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss6-2021_403_408.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Early discharge
emergency
Hospital
newborn.
Journal Authors: 
TM Alvur
N Cinar
D Kose
O Tiryaki
e-Published: 12 Feb, 2016

Frailty and Mortality in a Hospital from Monterrey, Mexico

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.353
Synopsis: 
This original article is on the association of the frailty syndrome and hospital mortality in elderly patients in a general hospital.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the association between frailty and mortality in a Mexican hospital.

Received: 
25 Jun, 2015
Revised: 
29 Jul, 2015
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon diaz_de_leon-gonzalez_et_al-frailty_and_hospital_mortality.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Mortality
elderly
Mexico
Hospital
frailty
Mexicans
Journal Authors: 
E Diaz de León-González
H Gutiérrez-Hermosillo
JA Martínez-Beltran
CE Ochoa-Castro
DP Salinas-Garza
JH Medina-Chavez
R Palacios-Corona
e-Published: 18 Dec, 2015

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

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