Search results for "Appropriate use"
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Future perspectives of flexible ureteroscopy
2019
Purpose of review In the recent past, there were numerous and promising technological developments in the field of endourology leading to tremendous changes in the management of urolithiasis. This review will try to weave ancient stone therapy with the very modern advent of flexible ureteroscopy and recent developments in robotic systems. Recent findings In the broad field of flexible ureteroscopy for stone surgery, new disposable scopes have been developed and established. The use of robotic instruments is also a new and interesting concept. Additionally, clinical research on the understanding of laser features leads to a specific and appropriate use of lasers for lithotripsy, both holmium…
Antivitamin K Drugs in Stroke Prevention
2014
Among the different subtypes of ischaemic strokes, almost 20 % are of cardiac origin. Different are the causes of cardioembolic stroke, but the most common is the atrial fibrillation, a supraventricular arrhythmia. Appropriate use of antiplatelet drugs and anticoagulants after transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ischaemic stroke depends on whether the underlying cause is cardioembolic or of presumed arterial origin. Adequate antiplatelet therapy is recommended for secondary prevention after cerebral ischaemia of presumed arterial origin, whether for patients with TIA and ischaemic stroke of cardiac origin, mainly due to atrial fibrillation. Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) are highly effective …
Appropriate cytotoxic drugs usages in solid tumors: Impact of appropriate use referentials
2012
Summary Background The appropriate use of anticancer drugs is at major stake of steering health facilities. French health authorities have specifically elaborated evidence-based principles and guidelines on good practice for the management of anticancer drugs called “referentiels de bon usage” (RBU in French). Objectives The primary aim of the survey is to confront therapeutic practices and PGU. The secondary objective is to evaluate the impact of PGU on “outside the prescribing guidelines” therapeutic use, as compared with a similar study conducted in 2004. Patients and methods The survey was conducted from 1st July 2008 to 31st March 2009 at two reference centers in cancer research, and i…