The Clinical Role of LASER for Vulvar and Vaginal Treatments in Gynecology and Female Urology: An ICS/ISSVD Best Practice Consensus Document
In this best practice document, we propose recommendations for the use of LASER for gynecologic and urologic conditions such as vulvovaginal atrophy, urinary incontinence, vulvodynia, and lichen sclerosus based on a thorough literature review. Most of the available studies are limited by their design; for example, they lack a control group, patients are not randomized, follow-up is short term, series are small, LASER is not compared with standard treatments, and most studies are industry sponsored. Because of these limitations, the level of evidence for the use of LASER in the treatment of these conditions remains low and ...
Source: Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease - March 23, 2019 Category: OBGYN Tags: Benign Vulvovaginal Disorders Source Type: research
Severity and Outcome Assessment score: a useful tool for auditing orthognathic surgery
We present our experience of using this quick, simple and reproducible tool in auditing orthognathic treatment outcomes. (Source: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
Source: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - March 7, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Severity and Outcome Assessment score: a useful tool for auditing orthognathic surgery
Many indices and scoring systems exist for assessing skeletal patterns and malocclusion but none have been universally adopted by teams providing orthognathic surgery in the UK. Using a standardised objective measure of a patient ’s condition is important both for service provision, treatment allocation, and other clinical governance domains. The Severity and Outcome Assessment tool (SOA) developed by the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) and British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) provides a standar dised method of assessing patients throughout the orthognathic pathway and lends itself to case sel...
Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - March 5, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: A. Geddes, S. Laverick, A. McBride, G.T. McIntyre Source Type: research
How to engage frontline obstetric staff in clinical risk management? A project in a large teaching hospital in UK
Introduction: The risk management is a key domain of obstetric clinical governance and prerequisite to delivery of safe and good quality care. Therefore, it is included in the mandatory specialist core curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynaecology training in the UK. It remains imperative that all team members understand its principles and are involved in the process. (Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology)
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - February 19, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Maja Kotlinska, Prabath Suraweera Tags: Session 19 – Patient safety and Education Source Type: research
The challenges of implementation of clinical governance in Iran: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
Policy- and decision-makers seek to improve the quality of care in the health sector and therefore aim to improve quality through appropriate policies. Higher quality of care will satisfy service providers and... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - January 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Masoud Behzadifar, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Morteza Arab-Zozani, Ahad Bakhtiari, Meysam Behzadifar, Tina Beyranvand, Negar Yousefzadeh, Samad Azari, Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Mandana Saki, Maryam Saran and Hasan Abolghasem Gorji Tags: Review Source Type: research
