Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet
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Multicenter Study
Universal precautions: knowledge, compliance and attitudes of doctors and nurses in Thailand.
A study on the knowledge, compliance and attitudes of doctors and nurses on "universal precautions" (U. P.) was done by questionnaire in April 1993. Four hundred and sixty-nine doctors and 4,554 nurses from 35 hospitals throughout Thailand responded. ⋯ They supported the application of U. P. as a safety measure. Welfare support for health-care workers who have contacted HIV at work is also expected.
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A study on ventilator-associated pneumonia was done in the I. C. U., Nan Hospital from April 1991 to March 1992. ⋯ Nine patients died of pneumonia. Low birth weight was the commonest predisposing factor of death along with prolonged ventilatory support and resistant bacteria. Breaching of aseptic and nursing care techniques was also observed.
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Practice Guideline Guideline
Guidelines for prevention of burn wound infections. The Hospital Infection Control Group of Thailand.
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Practice Guideline Guideline
Guidelines for prevention of traumatic wound infections. The Hospital Infection Control Group of Thailand.
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A case of an elderly female whose clinical manifestations were atypical in view of physiologic aging changes and multiple pathology commonly found in the geriatric group. The liver abscess had presented clinically and radiologically like a hepatic malignancy and pus was obtained during the process of liver biopsy. ⋯ Adult polycystic liver disease was found intraoperatively and the liver pathology did reveal the presence of many amebae in the cavity of the right lobe of the liver. After the administration of ceftriaxone and metronidazole as well as the surgical drainage, the patient recovered uneventfully within sixteen days of admission.