Interventions goals

Surgical intervention is a viable alternative for selected patients with well-documented GERD.1 The goal of surgery is to re-establish the anti-reflux barrier, to position the lower esophageal sphincter within the abdomen where it is under positive (intra-abdominal) pressure, and to close any associated hiatal defect.11 It should be considered in patients who (1) fail to respond to pharmacologic treatment (2) opt for... 

The primary goal is to slow and prevent the progression of CKD. This requires early identification of patients at risk for CKD to initiate interventions early in the course of the disease. 

Therapeutic interventions for SCD should be targeted at preventing and/or minimizing the symptoms related to the disease and its complications. The goals of treatment are to reduce or eliminate the patient s symptoms decrease the frequency of sickle crises, including vaso-occlusive pain crises prevent the development of complications and maintain or improve the quality of life through decreased hospitalizations and decreased morbidity. Specific therapeutic options may... 

FDA Protective action goals and derived intervention levels by age group (Bq/kg) FDA 1998... 

Most QI programs build upon an established quality assurance (QA) process. Quality assurance can be defined as a formal and systematic process in which problems in delivering health care are identified, solutions to the problems are developed and implemented, and follow-up monitoring then is carried out [30]. QA begins with problem identification. After possible sources of the problem are determined, solutions are developed and implemented. Then, the results of the intervention or solution are evaluated to determine whether or not the problem has been resolved. By incorporating a goal of continual improvement, a QA process can contribute to quality improvement activities. 

Purpose T1D-RAID is a cooperative program of the NIDDK and NCI that is designed to facilitate translation to the clinic of novel, scientifically meritorious, therapeutic interventions for the treatment of Type-1 diabetes. The goal of T1D-RAID is to support the pre-clinical tasks needed for the clinical "proof of principle" to determine if a new molecule merits... 

Rapid fluid resuscitation is the best initial therapeutic intervention for treatment of hypotension in sepsis. The goal is to maximize cardiac output by increasing the left ventricular preload, which will ultimately restore tissue perfusion. 

Relationship Between Personal, Outdoor and Indoor Air Concentrations (RIOPA) The overall goal of the national multicenter (Elizabeth, NJ, Houston, TX, and Los Angeles County, CA) RIOPA study is to establish a scientific foundation for effective, timely, public health intervention strategies. Outdoor, indoor, and personal exposures of adults and children to PM are measured and evaluated by mass, elemental, chemical, and source apportionment analyses in the other research programs. Non-smoking asthmatic and non-asthmatic adults and their children are included. Monitoring occurs... 

Each link in the chain, or intersection on the roadmap, provides an opportunity for a detour or intervention. The roadmap analogy shows that there are many routes to treatment and posttreatment goals, but that some are riskier for... 

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